Wake Audubon is the proud recipient of the 2007 North Carolina Governor's Award for Environmental Organization of the Year!

 

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Here is a list of our current conservation priorities:

• We started the Bird of the Year program in 2008 to educate the community about local bird species in distress.

• We successfully moved a large Purple Martin colony slated for demolition to a new location that will be protected permanently.

• We adopted the Lumber River IBA which entails conducting bird surveys several times a year.

• We adopted Anderson Point Park from the city of Raleigh to promote conservation through habitat restoration, nature walks, and exhibits.

• We organize and conduct annual Christmas Bird Count and Spring Migration Count in Wake County.

• We participate in stream cleanups on both our own adopted stretch of Crabtree Creek and in other areas of Raleigh with a variety of environmental groups.

• We construct, install, and maintain nest boxes in a number of local parks. Funds for these boxes come from Wake Audubon members as well as other charitable organizations.