Get Involved - Volunteer!

Ready to get outdoors and make a difference?  We have one remaining workday for Spring 2013 as result of a TogetherGreen grant from Audubon and Toyota.  If you are interested in being on our volunteer list to receive notices about upcoming workdays and volunteer recognition events, please sign-up below. If you have questions, feel free to contact Don Gorney at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Fort Harrison State Park, Saturday, June 1 -Enjoy some time on the water while assisting in a great cause. This event will include an on-the-water cleanup of Fall Creek from canoes and kayaks and a land based cleanup in the woods along the creek. Afterwords, we will provide a free cook-out picnic lunch for all the volunteers.

We will have 10-15 canoes available for volunteers. Some people may be assigned to land duties. People in canoes may need to maneuver around logs. A survey of the creek reveals light trash and debris but there are tires that need to be removed. Our goal is to cleanup the stretch of Fall Creek that runs through the state park. If we have enough volunteers, we can also do cleanup upstream.

People on land will be picking up trash and debris along the creek, Delaware Lake, and possibly other locations. We will attempt to remove fishing line tangled in trees as this poses a risk to wildlife.

Fall Creek Cleanup is sponsored by Amos Butler Audubon and Friends of Fort Harrison State Park. Knit work gloves, tools, water, snacks, sunscreen, and bug spray will be provided.

Meet at 9:00am at Delaware Lake parking lot within the park.  If you do not have a state park pass, let the gate attendant know you are there for the Fall Creek Cleanup Workday so you do not need to pay admission. Once assembled, people to be in canoes will be portered to the canoe lanuch site in DNR vans. Canoe take-out will be within the park itself.

It is expected that the workday portion of the event will end somewhere between noon and 12:30pm. It will be immediately followed by the picnic.

Other Volunteer Activities

Lights Out Indy - This initiative can use volunteers who are willing to monitor sidewalks in downtown Indianapolis in April and May and September and October for downed birds.  We also are in need of volunteers who might be willing to spend a few hours at a time in the early morning (starting at dawn) at Central Library.  Libary volunteers will be working outside monitoring the building for bird strikes and recording the results.  There is a possibility of monitoring from the library's garden which is fenced and has no public access.  If interested, contact Don Gorney at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone at 317-501-4212.  Volunteers can simply do a brief check at a single building as part of this project. 

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A New Look

While Amos Butler Audubon remains committed to promoting the enjoyment and stewardship of the birds of Central Indiana, we decided it was time for some updating. Hence a new logo, with an image of a Peregrine Falcon.  During the next few months, we will unveil other changes as we celebrate our 75th anniversary and position ourselves to to remain a strong, vibrant organization well into the future.

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