Joining The Board

I went to my first planning meeting as a member of the board of the Yolo Audubon Society. Pica has been on the board for several years, now serving as their newsletter editor, and she talked me into serving on their board as the organization webmaster.

At the meeting this evening we talked a lot about the role and mission of our local chapter, and arrived at the theme of integrating birdwatching and conservation education. There are a number of local conservation organizations that have a strong place-based identity, (e.g. the Yolo Basin Foundation, the Putah Creek Council, and the Cache Creek Conservancy) but we’re known more in the eyes of the public as the local birdwatching group, so that is what we should build upon.