We Are Looking for a Program Chair:

• (February 2010) Would you like to help us plan future programs? We are looking for a Program Chair to help us organize our monthly programs. If you are interested, or have questions, please contact us - we would love to hear from you.

More Semiahmoo Development:

• (December 2009) A planned unit development appication for 624 acres of Birch Point that would result in over 1200 homes and 60,000 sq ft of commercial space. An EIS will be required for this project, stay tuned for details.

• (July 2009)Two development applications which would affect a local IBA are pending with the City of Blaine regarding the tip of Semiahmoo spit. One is a 189 slip marina expansion, and the other would allow 325 residential units and 21,500 of commercial space. the City of Blaine has given these applications a Determination of Significance (DS), and an EIS will be required - stay tuned for details.

Caspian Terns are nesting on Bellingham's waterfront (June 2009).

• Shade Coffee Campaign Bird Atlas. Many of our Neotropical migratory birds have recently completed an arduous journey thousands of miles long from the tropical forests of Central and South America to North America. During our winter months, these migrants take up temporary residence in the tropical forests where they play a critical role in the web of life within these forests by spreading seeds and eating insect herbivores for example.
Seattle Audubon has put together a great site that tells the story of these shade coffee birds.

• In an unprecedented partnership, Audubon, government wildlife agencies, and other conservation groups have come together to produce the first comprehensive analysis of the state of our nation’s birds.
Have a look at this now.

• Climate Change Impacts Birds in our Area. download Audubon Washington's press release.