Whidbey Audubon Society is able to provide habitat protection, educational and research activities and fun times because we have so many wonderful volunteers. We would love you to join us. See the current board here. To learn about each position see our volunteer page.

Committees within Cabinets

CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE
Salish Sea Guillemot Network guillemotresearch@gmail.com
Coordinates, develops and manages our 12+ year citizen science research project monitoring Pigeon Guillemots nesting in Puget Sound. Data collected is shared with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and researchers at the University of Washington and is used to monitor the health of Puget Sound.

Bird Specimen Library Committee specimens@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org
Preserves and provides a library of bird specimens to be used for education, research and inspiration

Conservation Committee conservation@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org
Develops our environmental advocacy and outreach, and coordinates our habitat protection activities

Christmas Bird Count Circles – North protectionisland8.9@gmail.com; South govinda@whidbey.com

EDUCATION
Education Committee education@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org
Provides classroom activities for local schools, speakers for community organizations, outreach at community events

Birds of Whidbey Class Series wasbirdclass@gmail.com
Coordinates, develops and manages our 9 month classes that meet every other Thursday from September to May, plus a monthly field trip.

Scholarship Committee scholarships@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org
Manages WAS scholarship application process, selects local students to receive WAS scholarships, raises funds for scholarships

OUTREACH
Newsletter Committee newsletter@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org
Develops content and layout for WAS newsletter, Shorelines

Publicity Committee publicity@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org
Develops announcements, posters and advertising of WAS events

Volunteer Committee volunteer@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org
To create an infrastructure that identifies open volunteer positions, proposes various methods of volunteer recruitment, designs volunteer onboarding and retention programs, and identifies and recommends a volunteer management tool.

Social Media contact.us@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org
Maintains WAS Facebook page and other social media.

EVENTS
Program Committee programs@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org
Arranges speakers for monthly WAS membership meetings

Field Trips dpdvm@whidbey.com
Seeks volunteers to lead field trips

AUXILIARY COMMITTEE
Audit Committee contact.us@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org
Conducts annual audit of WAS finances and tri-annual audits of board adherence to bylaws

Nominating Committee contact.us@whidbeyaudubonsociety.org
Seeks nominations for officers, cabinet leads and committee chairs.