Audubon
American animal welfare organization
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November 29 2023 | Georgia Audubon changed their name to Birds Georgia. |
August 24 2023 | San Diego Audubon changed their name to San Diego Bird Alliance. |
August 13 2023 | Golden Gate Audubon (San Francisco area) changed their name to Golden Gate Bird Alliance. |
June 19 2023 | Charleston Audubon and Natural History Society changed its name to Charleston Natural History Society. |
March 20 2023 | NYC Audubon announced their name change to New York City Bird Alliance. |
February 2023 | An internal Board of Directors vote resulted in a decision to retain the Audubon name for the national organization, leading to the resignation of three board members. |
February 2023 | The union representing Audubon employees renamed itself The Bird Union. |
February 28 2023 | Portland Audubon (Oregon) announced their name change to Bird Alliance of Oregon. |
February 17 2023 | Madison Audubon renamed to Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance. |
October 20 2022 | Audubon Naturalist Society (Washington, DC) announced their name change to Nature Forward. |
July 21 2022 | Seattle Audubon announced they would change their name to Birds Connect Seattle, effective June 2023. |
November 2021 | Elizabeth Gray was appointed as the new CEO of Audubon. |
April 2021 | David Yarnold stepped down from his presidency following an internal audit into workplace culture and toxic workplace complaints. |
March 2021 | Audubon union organizing drive went public, involving approximately 400 workers, amid layoffs and concerns about diversity and inclusion programs. |
March 2020 | Arkansas chapter of Audubon Society announced a plan to invest $80,000 in solar panel installation, aiming to make their Little Rock office the state's first nonprofit to use 100% solar energy. |
2018 | Sir David Attenborough received the Audubon Award, recognizing his lifelong dedication to natural history and conservation. |
2011 | Audubon created a new model for positioning energy transmission lines along the East Coast to help preserve bird and wildlife habitat. |
September 2010 | David Yarnold became the 10th president of Audubon, focusing on conservation work along migratory flyways and improving life for birds and people. |
April 20 2010 | BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occurred, prompting Audubon to recruit over 34,000 volunteers to rescue, clean, and release injured brown pelicans and other water birds. |
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