Barn Swallow at Heart Mountain (photo by Glenn Nelson) On an air-conditioned bus to Tule Lake, we fold shimmering sheets of colored paper into delicate, mystical birds. The weight of the shared ritual makes my fingers fumble. It’s been decades since I made origami...
Board member Anthony Floyd (right) shares a view of an osprey nest in Rainier Beach (photo by Glenn Nelson) No longer a barrier, our new name, Birds Connect Seattle™ represents an open door for new communities to join us in our mission to advocate and organize for...
Participant in Outdoor Asian bird walk at Union Bay Natural Area (photo by Glenn Nelson) Birds Connect Seattle™. Three simple words that represent eight months of focused work through a transparent and inclusive process. In July 2022, immediately following the...
Snow Bunting (photo by Glenn Nelson) To our chapter members: This morning, the National Audubon Society (NAS) announced that it would retain the Audubon namesake. It does not dispute that the success of John James Audubon’s Birds of America hinged on scientific fraud,...
Painting by John James Audubon (Public Domain). In a move to continue its path toward a more inclusive and antiracist future, Seattle’s became the first large chapter in the National Audubon Society network to publicly declare its intention to remove “Audubon” from...
