October Program

Tuesday, October 21 - 7 PM

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro

3rd Floor Community Room

Join Sam Schneski, County Forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation for a presentation on forest ecology in Vermont. Why do certain trees grow where they do? How can cutting trees help other trees? What can we learn about our forests from past land use? This presentation will touch on these topics and more.

March Program

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 7 PM

Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro

3rd Floor Community Room

Talk Title: Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds

Presentation Description

Birds are visible, vocal sentinels that alert us to environmental harms through their declining numbers or their failure to thrive. In her book Feather Trails—A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds, Sophie Osborn shares her personal experiences reintroducing endangered Peregrine Falcons, Hawaiian Crows, and California Condors to the wild. While immersing readers in the triumphs and tribulations of being a wildlife biologist, Sophie explores the threats that imperiled these birds, and reveals that what harmed them threatens us, too. She will discuss what led to the endangerment of these three captivating species, recount the efforts of biologists to recover their populations, and read a few excerpts from her book that describe what it was like to work with these magnificent birds.

Biography

Sophie A. H. Osborn is an award-winning environmental writer and wildlife biologist whose work has included the study and conservation of more than a dozen bird species in the Americas. She contributed to reintroduction efforts for several endangered birds and served as the field manager for the California Condor Recovery Program in Arizona for four years. Her first book, Condors in Canyon Country, won the 2007 National Outdoor Book Award for Nature and the Environment. Reviewers for the American Birding Association (ABA) chose her second book, Feather Trails, as their favorite bird book of 2024. Sophie has written articles for BirdWatching, Wyoming Wildlife, and Sojourns magazines. Her writings are also available on her website and her “Words for Birds” Substack blog.

Have a Program Idea?

We'll begin to plan our fall programs for August-November very soon. If you have an idea for a program, please reach out let us know. Perhaps you took a trip somewhere fun and did some birding, or maybe you know someone engaged in bird research, education or advocacy. Please let us know your ideas! Email Cory Ross at Email Cory Ross

Recordings of Past Meetings

Previous Audubon meetings are available to view online for free.

To find the June 2022 meeting and Cedar Stanistreet's presentation on birding Costa Rica, please visit: June Program

To find the April 2022 meeting and John Anderson's presentation on the history of the Putney Mountain Hawkwatch, please visit: April Program

To find the March 2022 meeting and Chad Witko and Steven Lamdone's presentation on using eBird, please visit: March 2022 Program

To find the January 2022 meeting and Jim Armbruster's presentation on VINS and Hawk Research, please visit: youtu.be/kkNNSF6-2IA

To find the November 2021 meeting and Kaitlin McDonald's presentation on tick ecology, please visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Nw1jhBYnQ

To find the October 2021 meeting and Amy Alfieri's presentation about the Dead Creek WMA, please visit:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfsNOF3U9gw

To find the September 2021 meeting and Eric Hansen's presentation on Loon Conservation, please visit:

youtu.be/PuJ7DKCTbhI

To find the June 2021 meeting and Charlie Browne's presentation on the Northeast Kingdom, please visit:

https://youtu.be/X1yhxPq73rU

To find the May 2021 meeting and Chris Rimmer's presentation about Bicknell's Thrush, please visit:

https://youtu.be/EGJxopnXIWM

To find the April 2021 meeting and Cherrie Corey's presentation on spring ephemerals, please visit: youtu.be/4QKVRvKkM-I

To find the March 2021 meeting and Steven Lamonde's presentation on Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warblers, please visit: March 2021 Program

To find the February 2021 meeting and Patti Smith's Presentation on Wildlife Rehabilitation, please visit: https://youtu.be/2-qOjxF0xO4

To find the January 2021 joint meeting with the Bonnyvale Environmental Center and Bridget Butler's presentation on Corvids, please visit: Corvid Presentation

To find the November 2020 meeting and Eric Slayton's presentation, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp2yLbmXm54

To find the October 2020 meeting and Sam Apgar's presentation, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIxbGoJqXpQ

To find the September 2020 meeting and Audrey Boraski's presentation, please visit: youtu.be/ynrDU7Axndc