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Susan O'Handley

News from the Noteworthy: ‘Mindful Birding’: Solace in Our Hectic Lives

With more than two decades in the field of environmental education, the mindful birding program’s core tenets struck a familiar chord. I vividly recall the multi-day field ecology programs I ran for middle- and high-school students. When reflecting on their experiences, I was consistently surprised by how often students cited “solo sits” as their favorite part of the program.…
June 12, 2025

Remembrances: Remembering Rich McCaffery

Armed with a strong commitment to make a difference and a more-than-healthy dose of sarcastic wit, Rich never shied away from doing the work, keeping to the schedule and inspiring others to greatness in all his endeavors. He was the first one to call you out on a not-fully-fleshed-out idea and make you think it through until you landed on the changes that made it make sense.…
December 19, 2024

News from the Noteworthy: Advocacy an Important Part of Audubon

Today, research shows that our bird populations have declined by 2.9 billion birds between 1970 and 2018. The impacts expected in the future as a result of climate change pose a dire risk to many of our most common birds. We need to protect birds at home and also in the places where they winter, as well as important stopover sites in other countries along their flyways.…
April 11, 2024

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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