Bartramian Audubon Society

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Bartramian Audubon Society

Furthering the Audubon cause of conservation and education in Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, and Venango

The Bartramian Audubon Society, a local chapter of the National Audubon Society since 1982, fulfills its mission of preserving the native plant and animal communities in our eco-region by monitoring and protecting vulnerable, rare, threatened, and endangered lifeforms. Recognizing that a large part of conservation is education, Bartramian Audubon Society reaches out to local schools and educators, provides scholarship assistance for teachers and college students, offers nature-oriented presentations and discussions for the general public, and provides field trip opportunities for those who wish to experience first-hand the many natural wonders our area has to offer. Bartramian Audubon Society provides the opportunity for landowners to register their properties as nature sanctuaries and to receive guidance on how to create and sustain a natural environment on their fields, woodlots, or even backyards.
• The Wildlife Sanctuary Program, for properties of 20 acres or more, recognizes landowners who acknowledge not only their rights, but their responsibilities to the environment. Property qualifying as a Wildlife Sanctuary should be biologically diverse and/or possess significant natural qualities, and should be managed in a way compatible with natural processes.
• The Bird and Butterfly Sanctuary Program includes properties of any size, and in areas including urban and suburban settings. These sanctuaries should provide the four basic elements needed by wildlife to survive: food, water, cover/shelter, and breeding sites. Plantings of native shrubs, trees, flowers and other forms of vegetation serve the needs of birds and butterflies and enhance the natural aesthetic character of a property.

10/13/2026

Upcoming BAS Programs NEW START TIME
Our programs are held the second Monday of the month at
6:00 p.m. at the Jennings Environmental Education Center,
2961 Prospect Road, Slippery Rock, PA. The Education Center is located on Rt. 528 just west of its junction with Rt. 8-
about five miles south of Slippery Rock. The programs are
free and open to the public.

November 9, 2026-Monday-6:00 p.m.- Hawkwatching:
Ocean in the Sky
Dr. Brian M. Wargo will showcase the esoteric and often unknown activity of Hawkwatching using pictures and stories,
which he has documented in his book, Bird!: An Exploration
of Hawkwatching. Wargo is currently the Chair of the Board
of the Hawk Migration Association (HMA). Previously, he
served as the chair for the Education and Conservation committee as well as the Data committee for HMA (formerly
HMANA). For about a decade, he was the Eastern Flyway
Editor for Hawk Migration Studies. Wargo is also the Saturday counter at the Allegheny Front Hawk Watch, which is
managed by the Allegheny Plateau Audubon Society for
which Wargo serves as the President. He created the Junior
Hawkwatcher Program which is aimed at getting young people interested in hawkwatching. This program has been adopted by HMA and is being implemented nationally.

December14, 2026-Monday-6:00p.m.-Annual Holiday Potluck
Enjoy good food and good company at our annual holiday
potluck; bring a dish to share and your holiday spirit. Our
teacher and student scholarship winners will tell us about their
experiences at the Ho

10/13/2026

🌴☀️ Greetings from the Bahamas!

While some of us are pulling out our sweaters and preparing for another Michigan winter, many of the Kirtland's Warblers are already enjoying a much warmer climate!

By mid-October, the vast majority of these tiny travelers have already completed their remarkable fall migration from Michigan to their wintering grounds, primarily in the Bahamas.

And here's something amazing: These little birds weigh about a half an ounce, yet they travel more than a thousand miles to reach their winter home!

Even more impressive? Come spring, many will return to the very same general area of Michigan's jack pine forest to raise another generation of Kirtland's Warblers.

✈️ No luggage. No boarding pass. No TSA. No frequent flyer miles. Just one incredible little bird!

Enjoy your winter and stay safe, Kirtland's Warblers. We'll see you back in Michigan (Wisconsin and Ontario, too!) next spring!

Photo credit: The Birds of Abaco https://abacobirds.com/

10/12/2026

10/12/2026

In collaboration with researchers from Virginia Tech and biologists at Eglin Air Force Base, we have a new paper out in Conservation Science and Practice. Led by Dr. Amanda Martin, the paper describes efforts to translocate Reticulated Flatwoods Salamanders to wetlands where populations had been extirpated.

These translocations followed years of habitat restoration to improve breeding wetlands and surrounding uplands. From 2020–2025, more than 2,250 flatwoods salamander larvae were released into three nearby wetlands.

Over the course of the study, we observed reproduction by released salamanders in all three wetlands. This is the first documented evidence of salamander reproduction at these sites in 15–20 years.

This proof-of-concept project represents the first successful translocation of flatwoods salamanders into wetlands where they had been extirpated. Along with previous work showing increased wetland occupancy after habitat management, it highlights the long-term value of restoring habitat while strategically returning salamanders to places where they have disappeared.

Read the full paper on our website: https://www.oriannesociety.org/science-initiative/publications/

10/10/2026

DON'T USE FAKE SPIDERWEBS FOR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS! Here’s what birding experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman have to say about the impact of fake spiderwebs on birds and wildlife, and what you should use instead. https://www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/birding-basics/do-fake-spiderwebs-kill-birds/

10/10/2026

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Slippery Rock, PA

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http://www.bartramianaudubonsociety.org/

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