The Richmond Audubon is a highly active group that participates and supports a vast array of conservation and scientific programs and events. Our membership is built of individuals with wide ranging talents and passions that are utilized to benefit our community as well as our collective society. Each of these areas provide the opportunity for involvement and service. Come join us and help make a difference. To volunteer contact the committee chairperson specific to your interest. Below are only some of these actions that we have been involved with and most we continue to support and/or provide.

Programs Supported

• MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship)

• IBA (Important Bird Areas)

James River Park Wetlands Restoration

Prothonotary Warbler Project Support

Presquile National Wildlife Refuge - Habitat Restoration

Events Participation

• Workdays

• Outsourcing Events

• Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Gala

Maymont Flower and Garden Show

Jamestown Celebration

RAS Specific Events

• Chapter Meetings

• Auction

• Education

• Picnic

• The Thrasher

• X-mas Bird Count

• Bird-a-thon

• Pre-Meeting Dinners

• RAS Youth Outreach

• Bird Banding (MAPS) Training

• Legislative/Advocacy

• Field Trips

• Letter Writing Campaigns

Partnerships

• National Audubon Society

• Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

• Zeiss Optics

• Souther States

• Friends of Byrd Park - Byrd Park Display

• Wildbirds Unlimited, Wild Bird Centers, Birdwatchers, Inc. and other bird stores

• SMURF  Forestry

• Youth Groups (5)

• Maymont

• VCU Rice Center

• Master Gardener and Master Naturalist Programs

• IBA (Important Bird Areas)

• Lewis Ginter Garden

• Bandy Field

• Sierra Club

• Great Big Green House

• Petersburg’s Lee Park

• Department of Conservation and Recreation

• James River Association

• Chesterfield Parks and Recreation

• Richmond Inter - City Public Schools

• Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

• CVWO

• Virginia Conservation Network

• Virginia Society of Ornithology (VSO)

• James River Park System

• Wilderness Society, National Wildlife Federation, NRDC

• Sportsmen for Virginia

• AC Bay

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Virginia Audubon Council