Awards

With warm weather, good company, and delicious food, our annual picnic was a big success.  Held at the Rose Garden Picnic Shelter in Squaxin Park, there were about 50 attendees.  Deb Nickerson and her committee had everything well organized including a swap table, bird bingo, and homemade desserts.  At the event, we honored three outstanding individuals for their efforts in conservation.  The...

Nominations Requested for the 2025 Dave McNett Environmental Educator of the Year Award BHAS is proud to continue recognizing environmental education efforts by area residents who are making a positive difference for birds through their teaching, and so we are soliciting nominations for the 2025 Dave McNett Environmental Educator of the Year Award. The award will be presented at the BHAS Annual Picnic...

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR BHAS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Black Hills Audubon honors one of our volunteers every year with the Volunteer of the Year Award.  This person needs to be an Audubon member, not on our Board of Directors, who contributes to the organization along these guidelines: ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD:  The volunteer contributes outstanding long-term service through work that addresses...

Nominations Requested for the Jack Davis Conservationist of the Year Award BHAS is soliciting nominations for the Jack Davis Conservationist of the Year Award. The award will be presented at the BHAS picnic on June 22, 2025.  The deadline for nominations is April 15, 2025. The purpose of the Award is to recognize local citizens or teams that have taken on difficult environmental issues and...

Kathleen Snyder, Black Hills Audubon President, and Matthew Landers, Environmental Educator Award recipient Bonnie Wood, BHAS Volunteer of 2024, Helen Wheatley, Conservationist of 2024, and Sally Nole, BHAS Volunteer of 2024 Black Hills Audubon recently recognized some outstanding local volunteers who work for environmental causes. These wonderful people were celebrated at our Annual Picnic...