All Events
From guided bird walks to interactive learning sessions and meetings, the Champaign County Audubon Society offers a variety of regular events throughout the year (although we typically take off the summer!).
Wild Writings
Join us on Zoom
Meeting ID: 820 5866 1487
Password: WW
Our last Wild Writings gathering before summer hiatus will feature two readings out of the "World of Wonders" book by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. For more information, please email our Program Chair, Alida de Flamingh, at alida.ccas@gmail.com.
Wild Writings
Join us on Zoom
Meeting ID: 820 5866 1487
Password: WW
In 2021, CCAS launched a new initiative that aims to connect people who enjoy nature-related literature––a new reading group called Wild Writings! Each month, participants read a short piece of nature-related literature and have an informal meeting via Zoom to discuss the reading.
Readings for the April meeting:
Drawing a Tree: Uncommon Vintage Italian Meditation on the Existential Poetics of Diversity and Resilience Through the Art and Science of Trees https://www.themarginalian.org/2021/11/05/drawing-a-tree-bruno-munari
The Fascinating Science of How Trees Communicate, Animated
https://www.themarginalian.org/2019/07/10/trees-ted-edWhen I Am Among the Trees
https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/poetry/poem-aday/when-i-am-among-trees
If you’d like to know more about Wild Writings, or if you are interested in joining our reading group, please email our Program Chair, Alida de Flamingh, at alida.ccas@gmail.com.
Ongoing CCAS Events
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Sunday Morning Bird Walks
Guided bird walks are held on Sunday mornings during the spring and fall migration seasons: March through May and September through October.
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Spring Bird-a-Thon
Held each year in May, the Bird-a-Thon is our annual fundraiser. It starts the Sunday after the Illinois Spring Bird Count and lasts one week.
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Christmas Bird Count
The National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC) provides a rich dataset that scientists have used to learn about trends in bird populations since 1900!