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Want to volunteer? Get in touch with us at info@hras.org. Become a member.
We connect people to nature. We are a chapter of the National Audubon Society based in southwestern Westchester County, NY. We offer guided field trips; nature walks; feeder and hawk watches, educational programs. At Lenoir Nature Preserve, Yonkers, we have a Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden. All our activities and programs are free, thanks to volunteers and donors.
october / november happenings
Board Meeting, Thursday, October 30 at 7 PM on Zoom. We are always looking for members to join the board. Come listen to the board talk about directing our chapter. You are welcome to be a fly on the wall; see if being a board member interests you. Email info@hras.org for a Zoom invitation.
Vote November 4 - or sooner We are non-partisan advocates for the environment AND we support a yes vote on the ballot’s Proposition 1. It is a constitutional amendment to allow the Adirondack State Park to acquire 2500 acres and permit the existing site of the 1980 Winter Olympics to add 323 acres to its facilities. The Adirondack Council calls this a win-win for the environment and for tourism. Be sure to turn your ballot over to see Prop 1. More details here.
FeederWatch starts Saturday, November 8, 10 AM to noon, and Sunday, November 9, 2 to 4 PM. Next watches will be Sat, Nov 22, 10 AM - noon, and Sun, Nov 23, 2-4 PM. Learn to identify backyard birds or share your expertise. Volunteers needed to lead the watch. No experience needed, you’ll be paired with an experienced watcher. Contact Ruth Deford. A citizen science project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to research winter bird populations. Indoors at the Lenoir Nature Center, 19 Dudley St, Yonkers. More…
Photos left to right: Red-tail Hawk; Bald Eagle; Cooper’s Hawk