Birds Connect Seattle, formerly the Seattle Audubon Society, is a nonprofit environmental organization that advocates and organizes for cities where people and birds thrive. It is a chapter organization of the National Audubon Society, and is one of the oldest natural history organizations in the Pacific Northwest.
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Birds Connect Seattle |
Formation | 1916; 108 years ago (1916) |
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Type | 501(c)3 non-profit |
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| 91-6009716 |
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Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
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Focus | urban bird conservation |
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Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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Area served | King County, Washington, U.S. |
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Board President | Andrew Schepers |
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Executive Director | Claire Catania |
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Website | birdsconnectsea.org |
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The organization is involved in protecting and enhancing urban habitat, reducing urban hazards to birds, and engaging community in conservation and science initiatives directly in their neighborhoods. Its main office is in Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington.[1] The Seattle chapter serves a large part of King County, Washington. It collaborates with the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department, the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict, Seattle University, University of Washington, and other local environmental, community, and government entities.
Seattle Audubon was founded in 1916 and is the oldest environmental organization in the state of Washington.[2]
In 2002, Seattle Audubon launched BirdWeb, an online guide including species of special concern, rarities, and a searchable database of birds.
In 2005, BirdNote, a two-minute radio show about birds and nature, created under the auspices of Seattle Audubon, began airing on KPLU, a local National Public Radio affiliate.
In 2020, Seattle Audubon partnered with New York City Audubon to expand dBird.org, an online platform for reporting bird mortality and injury. Scientists and conservationists across North America use dBird.org to track and prevent human-related bird mortality.
In July 2022, the organization became the first large chapter in the National Audubon Society network to publicly declare its intention to remove "Audubon" from the organization's name. In March 2023, the organization announced that it would be renamed to Birds Connect Seattle.[3] The name was chosen after receiving 250 suggestions from members and the public.[4]