National Audubon Society

The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to nature conservancy. Incorporated in 1905, it is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world. It is named in honor of John James Audubon, an American ornithologist and naturalist who painted, catalogued, and described the Birds of North America.

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American - Environmental organization - 1905 - John James Audubon - Birds of North America

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The society publishes an illustrated magazine, Audubon, on nature. It has many local chapters which often organize birdwatching field trips and conservation-related activities. It also coordinates the Christmas Bird Counts in the U.S. an example of citizen science.

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Birdwatching - Christmas Bird Count - Citizen science

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