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National Audubon Society
National Audubon Society one of the oldest and best-known U.S. environmental organizations; founded 1886 by George Cird Grinnell and named for John James Audubon . The nonprofit organization, which has a membership of 550,000, operates 100 wildlife sanctuaries and nature centers, as well as camps and other educational programs. Current high-priority projects include protection for wetlands, ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and the Platte River, an important migratory bird stopover. Its publications include American Bird and Audubon, the society's official magazine.
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Audubon Birdathons to be held today through May 30. (NEWS ADVISORY) (National Audubon Society Birdathons)
PR Newswire; 4/1/1988; 700+ words
; /NEWS ADVISORY/ AUDUBON BIRDATHONS TO BE HELD TODAY THROUGH MAY 30 This spring...the world's most competitive birding event -- the Audubon Birdathon. Organized by the National Audubon Society, Birdathons will take place between April...
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Audubon's Artful Nature
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/30/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the artworks and papers of John James Audubon is on display at the National Museum of...life on the brink of bankruptcy. When Audubon (1785-1851) died, his destitute widow...are included in the exhibition). Other Audubon material and memorabilia were scattered...
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Audubon's blessed spot; John James Audubon's first American home is now the site of the National Audubon's Society's first visitor center in Pennsylvania.
Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA; 3/7/2004; ; 700+ words
; AUDUBON - The National Audubon Society (NAS) has recently taken over management of the Mill Grove Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary in Audubon, Montgomery County. It is the first visitor center in the state operated by the national conservation organization...
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AUDUBON DRAWN TO BIRDS AT AN EARLY AGE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/27/1996; 700+ words
; DRAWING and CHART AUDUBON AT A GLANCE (follows text) JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (COURTESY NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY) THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. OUTRDOORS - BIRDS Send questions to Amanada Carter-Sheahan...
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Audubon's artwork on display
Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA; 6/24/2007; ; 700+ words
; "The Mysterious John James Audubon'' is at the Ned Smith Center for...An outstanding exhibit of John James Audubon's artwork has found its way to a...Smith Center for Nature and Art. After Audubon, Smith is Pennsylvania's most well...
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AUDUBON'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURES
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/28/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...splendid new biography, "John James Audubon," Richard Rhodes signals his intention...mastery, Rhodes argues, was the trauma Audubon endured throughout his young life. The...illegitimate child of a French naval officer, Audubon was born in 1785 to a young chambermaid...
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AUDUBON LOOP TRAIL TO OPEN
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/31/2006; 690 words
; ...pleased to announce the opening of the Audubon Loop Trail on June 1, 2006. The public...inside the entrance to the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove off Pawlings Road...be done in conjunction with John James Audubon Day at Mill Grove and is a precursor to...
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Audubon the Artist // Examining an American Icon Through His Work
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; `John James Audubon: The Watercolors for The Birds of America...the artist and naturalist John James Audubon completed his masterwork, The Birds of...influential and innovative artist. "John James Audubon: The Watercolors for The Birds of America...
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Audubon-Fuji partnership dedicated to finding 'Solid Solutions for Solid Waste.' (National Audubon Society, Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc.)
PR Newswire; 8/8/1990; 700+ words
; AUDUBON-FUJI PARTNERSHIP DEDICATED TO FINDING...Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Audubon Society announced today that it has received...Waste." The Fuji grant will underwrite Audubon's solid waste community action project...
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Audubon, Bachman, and the quadrupeds of North America.(John James Audubon and the Reverend John Bachman, environmentalists)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Charleston, South Carolina. Yet John James Audubon (Pl. I) and the Reverend John Bachman...scientific accuracy and visual strength of Audubon's more famous Birds of America (1827...The two men first met by chance when Audubon made a research and bookselling trip to...
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Audubon, John James
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Audubon, John James ( b . Les Cayes, Santo Domingo [now Haiti...1785; d . New York, N.Y., 27 January 1851) ornithology. Audubon ’ s father was Jean Audubon, a French sea captain and planter of moderate substance in...
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Audubon Society
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
AUDUBON SOCIETY AUDUBON SOCIETY, a citizens' organization that has been a major force in...almost to extinction. In an early attempt to protect wildlife, an Audubon society, named in honor of the artist and naturalist John James Audubon...
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Audubon, John James (1785-1851)
Book article from: American Eras
John James Audubon (1785-1851) Naturalist and artist Background. After his death John James Audubon ’ s descendants claimed him to...island of Santo Domingo (now Haiti). Audubon grew up near Philadelphia and developed...
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National Audubon Society
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
National Audubon Society 700 Broadway New York, New York...Incorporated: 1905 as National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds...Noncommercial Research Organizations The National Audubon Society (NAS or the Society), one of...
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John James Audubon
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
John James Audubon The work of American artist and ornithologist John James Audubon (1785-1851) was the culmination of the work...for his "Birds of America." When John James Audubon began his work in the first decade of the 19th...
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