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Established 1959
Serving Audubon members in Hernando, east Pasco and south Sumter counties, Florida.
Hernando Audubon Society
Florida nonprofit organization
and a chapter of the
National Audubon Society, Inc.
and a chapter of the
National Audubon Society, Inc.
Hernando Audubon Society
P.O. Box 1678 - Brooksville, FL 34602
hernandoaudubon@yahoo.com
P.O. Box 1678 - Brooksville, FL 34602
hernandoaudubon@yahoo.com
Our Mission
is to promote an awareness and appreciation of nature; to preserve and protect natural ecosystems; and to encourage responsible environmental stewardship.
Our Origins
date to the 1950s, when Hernando County had fewer than 12,000 year-round residents. In 1959 we became part of Florida Audubon Society, and in 1971 we incorporated as a nonprofit organization.
Outreach and Education
have always been at the heart our mission. Our programs and field trips are open to all and we do not charge a fee. For many years we have provided the award-winning Audubon Adventures series to participating classrooms in our public schools, giving students the opportunity to expand their understanding of conservation issues.
is to promote an awareness and appreciation of nature; to preserve and protect natural ecosystems; and to encourage responsible environmental stewardship.
Our Origins
date to the 1950s, when Hernando County had fewer than 12,000 year-round residents. In 1959 we became part of Florida Audubon Society, and in 1971 we incorporated as a nonprofit organization.
Outreach and Education
have always been at the heart our mission. Our programs and field trips are open to all and we do not charge a fee. For many years we have provided the award-winning Audubon Adventures series to participating classrooms in our public schools, giving students the opportunity to expand their understanding of conservation issues.
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2011-2012 Board Members
President - Linda Vanderveen
Vice President - Elaine Maywalt
Secretary/Conservation Chair - Bob Keim
Treasurer - Kathleen East
Field Trips - Eileen Riccio
Membership/Hospitality - Vera Huckaby
Programs - Mary Dowdell
Ways and Means - Andy Maywalt
President - Linda Vanderveen
Vice President - Elaine Maywalt
Secretary/Conservation Chair - Bob Keim
Treasurer - Kathleen East
Field Trips - Eileen Riccio
Membership/Hospitality - Vera Huckaby
Programs - Mary Dowdell
Ways and Means - Andy Maywalt
About Carlos Bethancourt
Carlos was born in Panama City in 1978 and raised in the small rural village of Huile, next to the Canal Zone. It was here that he learned many lessons about nature from his mother and grandmother, both of whom were deeply connected to the natural environment and involved with conservation.After high school, Carlos was awarded a scholarship to Mount Hood Community College in Oregon, where he studied natural resources and received his first formal training in ornithology.
Carlos began his career at the Canopy Tower, an ecological lodge in Panama, in October 2000. He has since attended numerous birding conferences and conventions in the United States and Great Britain, where he led tours, workshops and presented programs on Panama birds. Carlos is a very popular and a much-sought-after guide, a testament to his birding ability and to his friendly demeanor. When not guiding, Carlos is busy at the office working on marketing and other projects for the Canopy Tower & Canopy Lodge.
Click here to view other photos of birds by Jim Meyer and Eileen Riccio taken on their recent trip to Panama.
Christmas Bird Count 2011 Species List
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