Quittapahilla Audubon Society

 Welcome to the official website of the Quittapahilla Audubon Society.  Quittapahilla Audubon is a local chapter of the National Audubon Society serving Lebanon County and parts of the surrounding counties of Dauphin, Berks, and Lancaster in Pennsylvania.   For more information about our activities please explore the links on this page.  Our programs and field trips are open to the public and we hope to see you soon!

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

January 25, 2012
Program - Migration Ecology of North American Turkey Vultures

February 19, 2012
Field Trip - Union Canal Tunnel Park

February 22, 2012
Program - Managing Pennsylvania's Bats

March 17, 2012
Field Trip - Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area (with Lebanon Valley Conservancy)

March 25, 2012
Field Trip - Timberdoodle at Memorial Lake

March 28, 2012
Program - Timberdoodle Nesting and Foraging Habitat Selection

March 31, 2012
Field Trip - Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

Thank you to everyone that supported QAS through our annual wild bird seed sale!

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The QAS-Announce list is run through Yahoo!Groups.  Click on the link below to sign up.

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Camp/Education Scholarships
QAS offers scholarships to youth and adults for nature camping & nature education programs.

You can review the scholarship criteria by clicking this link.

The scholarship application form is available by clicking this link.

Scholarship applications must be received by February 19, 2012.

Our Winter 2011-2012 newsletter is now available!  See the "Resources" link on the right side of this page.

We have new QAS baseball caps and bandannas for sale.  Get yours at our next public meeting.

The Mount Gretna Bird Club hosts a nature walk every Friday morning.  Meet at 9:00 AM at the Chatauqua parking lot off Route 117 (weather permitting).
For more information, contact Sid Hostetter, 964-3412 or email:
mtgretnabirdclub@hotmail.com

Please contact us anytime with any questions or feedback.

 Quittapahilla

A native American term meaning "spring that flows from among pines"