by Sam Cable | September 10, 2026 Where are the plants and wildlife that need protection? Every photo sitting on your phone of birds at your feeders, every memory card filled with shots of Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls dancing over the pastures at Ridgefield, and every saved Merlin app recording of a Killdeer flyingContinue reading “Mapping Wildlife: Community Science and Conservation”
Category Archives: Community Outreach
VAS Birdathon & Great Press for Youth Program, Cameraderie!
By Ken Pitts Vancouver Audubon sponsors a group for youth ages 10-18 years of age called Cameraderie, focused on learning nature photography. Shaunak Deshpande, a rising junior at Camas High School, is the leader of the group. He has developed and carried out a fundraiser titled “Wings of Change” to fund equipment for loaner cameras,Continue reading “VAS Birdathon & Great Press for Youth Program, Cameraderie!”
VAS Community Outreach: Birding with Seniors on the Auto Route
By Beth Marlin Lichter On 12/11/25 Ken Pitts and I took senior residents from University Village in Vancouver, to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, River “S” Unit. This is the famous auto route, a 4-mile loop through diverse habitats, always a beautiful ride. Your vehicle is your blind this time of year, however between May 1st and September 30th one is permitted to exit the car along the route and walk the Kiwa Trail as well (unless aContinue reading “VAS Community Outreach: Birding with Seniors on the Auto Route”