Why Become a Member?

Our Mission Statement

Whidbey Audubon Society is dedicated to the understanding, appreciation and protection of birds and other wildlife species and their habitats on Whidbey Island and surrounding waters.

By joining Whidbey Audubon Society 100% of your membership fees and donations will go to support these local activities. Please join at the membership level that feels right for you, knowing that your membership dollars will be reinvested in the Whidbey Island community in many ways, particularly those listed below. If membership is not right for you, please consider donating to our cause. Your donations increase our impact, strengthening our community’s support for habitat preservation and increasing the odds of survival for our birds.

Why join Whidbey Audubon?

Your membership in Whidbey Audubon Society includes:

  • Shorelines Newsletter: 9 issues annually.

    • Shorelines provides detailed information about upcoming monthly programs and field trips, local issues of concern to our members, reports on local sightings, field trip commentaries and information on our local birds. Shorelines is not published in July, August or December.

  • So, that’s not really a lot. What are you really buying when you become a member of, or contribute to, Whidbey Audubon Society? This:

Your membership in, and financial contribution to, Whidbey Audubon Society supports:

  • Local Conservation Projects

  • Research Projects such as our ongoing Pigeon Guillemot Study

  • Habitat Restoration

  • Educational Programs in School Classrooms

  • Bird Friendly Yard education and consulting via our “We can help” program

  • Scholarship Program for graduating Whidbey Island high school students

  • Family Days in the Parks

  • Bird in the Hand festival

  • Bird Surveys

  • Advocacy for birds and wildlife

  • Signage at Public Venues

  • Speaker Fees for our Monthly Programs

  • Rental Fees for Meeting Spaces

  • Festival Information Booths

  • Printed materials such as brochures & bird checklists

If you prefer to join or renew by mail you can download a copy of our mail-in form here.

Banner Photo: Dave Krause