Welcome to North Cascades Audubon Society
Upcoming Events:

Saturday, September 4
9:00 AM

Semiahmoo Spit.


Join us to Bird the Beaches of Semiahmoo Bay and Drayton Harbor, the only designated Important Bird Area in Whatcom County. These half-day trips, on the first Saturday of each month, are co-sponsored by NC ...

There may be more details on our field trip page.

Saturday, September 11
9:30 AM

Bluebird Box Installation Project.

 NCAS has been asked to assist the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), as well as volunteers from the Washington Waterfowl Association, with the installation of Western Bluebird nest boxes on WDFW and ...

There may be more details on our field trip page.

Sunday, September 12
10:00 AM

Whatcom Creek Walk.

Back by popular demand is this unique field trip that takes place in the heart of downtown Bellingham. We meet in front of city hall, regardless of the weather – which ran the full range last season – and walk down Whatcom Cr ...

There may be more details on our field trip page.



NCAS tee shirt

New NCAS Tee Shirts! You can pick one up for $15 at any membership meeting, or contact us for more details.


Recent News:

DNR Approves 80 acre Clearcut Adjacent to Larrabee State Park:

• (September 2010) The DNR has approved an application by Great Western Timber to clearcut 80 acres adjacent to the State Park, and North of Blanchard Mt.

  Click here to see where this is located.


More Caspian Terns at GP Waterfront Site:

• (July 2010) Chapter President Joe Meche comments in this Bellingham Herald story.

More Caspian tern photos from the site.

We Are Looking for a Program Chair, a Secretary and a VP:

• (May 2010) We are looking for several folks to get more involved in our chapter. If you are interested, or have questions, please contact us - we would love to hear from you.

More Semiahmoo Development:

• (December 2009) A planned unit development appication for 624 acres of Birch Point that would result in over 1200 homes and 60,000 sq ft of commercial space. An EIS will be required for this project, stay tuned for details.

• (July 2009)Two development applications which would affect a local IBA are pending with the City of Blaine regarding the tip of Semiahmoo spit. One is a 189 slip marina expansion, and the other would allow 325 residential units and 21,500 of commercial space. the City of Blaine has given these applications a Determination of Significance (DS), and an EIS will be required - stay tuned for details.





Caspian Terns are nesting on Bellingham's waterfront (June 2009).





• In an unprecedented partnership, Audubon, government wildlife agencies, and other conservation groups have come together to produce the first comprehensive analysis of the state of our nation’s birds.
Have a look at this now.



Climate Change Impacts Birds in our Area. download Audubon Washington's press release.

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Photo credits: Todd Entrikin, Alan Fritzberg, Tom Pratum, Joe Meche and Cindy Meche

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