Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society
History and Accomplishments of Our Chapter

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Throughout our history, the chapter's usual activities have included various bird censuses, field trips, and education programs much too numerous to list.  Our current activities still reflect this.  The Christmas Bird Count has been done every year.  Chapter meetings are held regularly and the programs enlighten our lives.  Here are some highlights and outstanding moments worth remembering.

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1960s through 1980s:

 

May 1965:  Tri-Cities Bird Club formed. Bird census done on an area originally counted in 1908.

 

June 1965:  Club voted to apply for chapter status with the National Audubon Society.

 

January 1966:  First Christmas Bird Count.

 

February 1967:  Received National Audubon Society charter to officially become a NAS chapter.

 

September 1967:  Cleared nature trail in Columbia Park (now known as the Coler Audubon Nature Trail).

 

June 1968:  Proposed Ben Franklin Dam opposed.  Chapter visited and recognized by William O. Douglas.

 

January 1978:  Hanford Reach opened to boat traffic.

 

1978:  Efforts continued to improve Nature Trail in Columbia Park.

 

1980:  Bird Lore column by Howard Ennor debuts in the TriCity Herald.  This ran for 8 years with 337 articles published.

 

1980:  Float trips organized on the Hanford Reach.

 

1986:  Saved Leslie Groves Park from development.

 

1987:  Damming of Little Palouse Falls prevented.

 

1987:  Effort underway to have Hanford Reach designated as a Wild & Scenic River.                                                                                           

Photo:     Volunteers plant tree at Wildlife Refuge

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