Liberty’s 20th Anniversary

Liberty’s 20th Anniversary

By Jeff Tome The usual happy babble of preschool voices echoed across Audubon as a group of children and their parents came on a field trip. I happened to be outside doing something else as they walked up to see Audubon’s resident Bald Eagle, Liberty. For a moment,...
Black Birders Week

Black Birders Week

By Willow Fodor, ACNC Board Member Several years ago, I took my two boys to a bird banding program at Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC). We walked into the woods where a net was set up to catch birds. As we approached, we saw several birds struggling in the light...
Birding for a Better World

Birding for a Better World

By Jeff Tome There are people who fanatically like birds and the challenge of identifying them. These people are called birders. Birders are distinctly different from bird watchers, but that’s for a different article. Birders are a close-knit tribe of enthusiastic,...
Winter Retreat

Winter Retreat

By Jeff Tome Winter is a time to fill hours. Long, dark nights and short, cold days tend to force people to spend more time inside. How you spend that time says a lot about a person. Some folks binge watch shows on TV, learning how to cook things they will never make...