History of Amos W. Butler Audubon Society
The Amos W. Butler Audubon Society came into being on 18 March 1938 at a meeting of the Indiana Audubon Society, Central District, which was called to order by Dr. Earl Brooks, a practicing dentist from Noblesville, Indiana. A constitution was drawn up and formally adopted on 29 April 1938. Article 1 of that constitution read as follows: “Name.—This organization shall be known as the Indiana Audubon Society, Central District, Amos W. Butler Chapter. The following counties constitute the Central District: Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Morgan, Johnson and Shelby.” Article 2 spelled out the object of the organization: “. . . to carry out the work of the Indiana Audubon Society and to undertake district conservation activities that may be approved by the Indiana Audubon Society.” In all, there were a total of eight articles, which were signed by Samuel E. Perkins III, Sue S. Sims, and Bernice Hussey.
In the latter part of his life, Butler resided in Indianapolis, first as state ornithologist and later as secretary to the State Board of Charities, serving in the latter capacity for some twenty-five years until his death in 1937. Ever since his Birds of Indiana was published in 1898, he has been considered the father of Indiana ornithology.
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History of the Amos W. Butler Audubon Society, by Charles E. Keller.
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| EcoLab Bird Hikes Wed Sep 08 @08:00AM |
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Birdathon 2009 raised an incredible $29,168.
We set our goal for $21,867 and hoped for the best. Well, we got the best — and then some.
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Goose Pond FWA Biodiversity Survey
Amos W. Butler Audubon Society (AWBAS) was a primary sponsor of the Goose Pond FWA Biodiversity Survey that was held July 16-17. Other primary sponsors were the Indiana Academy of Science and the Rivers Institute at Hanover College. The event[…]
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Birdathon
The Amos W. Butler Audubon Birdathon has a rich 20+ year history of providing funding for activities that promote the welfare of the birds of Central Indiana. For example, we have donated more than $100,000 to the American Bird Conservancy[…]
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Earth Day Indiana 2010
We spoke with many members and friends at Earth Day Indiana on Saturday, April 24. This was the 40th Earth Day celebration and number 20 for Indiana. The event was held at a new venue - White River State Park[…]
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A Woodcock in the Freezer
"Why do you have dead birds in your freezer?", asked my son's friend after he had reached into a popsicle box and pulled out a dead bird in a Ziploc bag rather than the icy treat he was after. I[…]
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Finally, our new website!
It took awhile, but Amos W. Butler Audubon finally has a redesigned website. The site went live on March 31. Now that the site is up, comes the inevitable tweaks, additions, edits, etc. that will need to be done. We[…]
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