Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society

The Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon is proud to support the PA Audubon Council Bird Habitat Recognition Program. This bird-centered recognition program is designed to engage, educate, and empower individuals to rethink yards, balconies, and community green spaces, turning them into functional habitats that are both beautiful for people and beneficial for birds.  Participation rewards you for your efforts with a beautiful Bird Friendly Habitat sign which will be a great talking point with neighbors and passersby.

Applying to the program is a simple process. You answer basic questions about what plants, water, shelter and nesting areas are on your property no matter its size.  Complete the application form online, providing details about your property and all of the healthy habitat elements you already provide, as well as the ones you’re still working on, and pay the registration fee. 

Properties must provide elements from each of the Four Pillars of Healthy Habitats: food, water, shelter, and nesting. This includes combinations of native plants, natural food sources, shelter options, and nesting sites. This is a great opportunity to evaluate how you can make your home a better place for birds to succeed. Can you add more native shrubs, add a nest box, add new food choices at your feeder, and/or provide a brush pile for nesting and safety? There are so many possibilities!

To become a part of the Bird Habitat Recognition Program, visit the PA Audubon Council page 

https://paauduboncouncil.org/bird-habitat-reco

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The Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society is an official chapter of the National Audubon Society. Its geographic area includes most of Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. Residents of this area who join the National Audubon Society automatically become members of the GWVAS. Membership dues paid to the National Audubon Society are shared with the local chapter. These dues help to support national and international conservation efforts, as well as conservation efforts in our local area. Thus, your Audubon membership helps to support environmental education and the preservation of our planet and its wildness. Membership benefits include a subscription to Audubon magazine, and to Valley Views, the newsletter of the GWVAS.  

The Mission of the Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society is to promote, through its publications, activities, community outreach, and other means, an awareness of, an appreciation for, and a desire to preserve, the natural beauty and biodiversity that exists both within and outside its geographic boundaries. The GWVAS encourages member and community activism to draw attention to environmental issues, to promote the preservation of nature and the sustainable use of the earth's natural resources, and to protect and display areas that are significant for reasons pertaining to nature and/or natural history. The GWVAS endeavors to accomplish its Mission by supporting environmental education for students ranging in age from elementary school through adulthood. 

2025-26 Officers
President: Bonnie Yuscavage
Vice President: Megan Fedor
Secretary: Alan Yuscavage
Treasurer: Deb Petroski

2025-26 Directors
Garrett Barr
John Dickinson
Sandy Goodwin
Ellie Harding

Diane Madl
Lorraine Smith
Jeff Stratford
Jon Thomas