Butterfly Count at Pueblo Mountain Park, 2013: AVAS’s annual butterfly count in Pueblo Mountain Park will take place on Saturday, July 27 from 9 to noon. Meet at the parking lot at Horseshoe Lodge. This is an opportunity to learn to identify the park’s butterflies. We use binoculars and cameras to capture and identify the butterflies. We will be walking around the park. Mark Yaeger and extraordinary cameraman Clif Smith will lead this trip.
For more information contact Mark at the John-Deaux Gallery, weekdays, at (719) 545-8407.
21st Annual Pueblo County Spring Bird Count Results: (Read)
We've just started compiling the 2013 list of links to streaming web cams from nesting sites around the country. To access those links: (click here)
Thank you for your help with outreach and recruitment with last year’s Adopt an Eyrie program on the Rio Grande National Forest. Volunteers helped monitor several eyrie sites in the area and gathered important data for our resource managers. We are continuing the program this year and have started recruiting for several positions. I would greatly appreciate your help with recruitment and outreach again. Below are links to the websites where folks can get more information and sign up for this opportunity. https://fw.civicore.com/voc/index.php?section=opportunities&action=view2&fwID=20801 http://www.volunteer.gov Brinkley Messick
Volunteer & Partnership Coordinator
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
San Luis Valley Public Lands Center bnmessick@fs.fed.us
Cell:828-406-9495 Office: 719-655-6133 www.voc.org/sanluisvalley
When visiting downtown Pueblo don't forget to visit the John Deaux Galley on Union Ave. Owned & operated by Board member Mark Yaeger - (719) 545-8407, you'll be able to not only engage him in some great birding conversation but also view great bird-related art from local artisans including Radeaux. Visit his website: www.johndeauxartgallery.com
AVAS Mission:
To promote the conservation of nature through education, political action and field activities with a focus on birds, other wildlife and habitat in Southern Colorado
