Your Action Needed by Susan Saul Add this to your calendar The Vancouver City Council will be voting to adopt the proposed Green Building Program at its regular meeting on Monday, January 12, 2026. The Green Building Program is part of the City of Vancouver’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building a moreContinue reading “Bird-Safe Windows and Dark Skies Lighting are on the Vancouver City Council Agenda for January 12, 2026”
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Gorge Bird Watching Trip
By Susan Saul Cindy McCormack led a VAS birding trip on April 26 with stops at Sams Walker Day Use Area at Skamania, the Beacon Rock State Park boat launch, and the River to Rock Trail between the boat launch and Ridell Lake, which is more marsh than lake these days. Highlights included American Dippers feeding youngContinue reading “Gorge Bird Watching Trip”
VAS Pelagic Trip Report – August 26, 2021
A full contingent of birders from as far away as Florida and Pennsylvania, as well as our group from the Vancouver Audubon Society, boarded the Monte Carlo for a Westport Seabirds pelagic trip early Thursday morning. We hoped for cooperative weather so we could get great views of the myriad wildlife that inhabits the offshoreContinue reading “VAS Pelagic Trip Report – August 26, 2021”
Lights Out: Providing Safe Passage for Nocturnal Migrants
Every year, billions of birds migrate north in the spring and south in the fall, the majority of them flying at night, navigating with the night sky. However, as they pass over big cities on their way, they can become disoriented by bright artificial lights and skyglow, often causing them to collide with buildings orContinue reading “Lights Out: Providing Safe Passage for Nocturnal Migrants”
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