Garden Buzz: Fall is for Planting! By Adele Pittendrigh Autumn is a great time to plant, especially if you are putting in plants that require less water. The City of Bozeman has a long list of drought tolerant plants and offers a rebate to City residents who buy them for…

7 Simple Ways to Help Birds 1. Make Windows Safer, Day and Night Simple adjustments to your windows can save birds’ lives. 2. Keep Cats Indoors Indoor cats live longer, healthier lives. Outdoor cats kill more birds than any other non-native threat. 3. Reduce Lawn by Planting Native Species The…

Why I Am A Member of Sacajawea Audubon Society Terri Narotzky, SAS Newsletter Coordinator At this year’s Raptorfest I overheard part of a conversation between a visitor and SAS president Chris Nixon. The visitor didn’t think he knew much about birds, sounding as though he did not feel qualified to…

Why I Am A Member of Sacajawea Audubon Society – Steve Eshbaugh, SAS Wetland Preservation Project Campaign Committee A branch smacked me in the face. My ankle twisted slightly as I slipped on an algae-covered rock. Suddenly, all the pain disappeared. Before me was a bird unlike any I’d ever…

SAS NOV 2021 Newsletter

By Travis Wade Kidd Sunshine and warm days contributed to a fantastically successful Bridger Raptor Festival this year with close to 5,000 attendees. Sacajawea Audubon Society (SAS) was able to continue our usual children’s activities with some minor adjustments for COVID safety. Kids built chickadee nest boxes, sketched birds, learned…

When Lou Ann Harris started to create a bird-friendly environment in her Bozeman yard, there wasn’t much landscaping to work with. The yard was composed of grass and rocks. There were some arborvitae (evergreens in the Cyprus family) that didn’t do much for the birds and were under attack by…

By Loreene Reid We encourage folks to come to the Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve (IAWP) to enjoy and learn the wonders that this urban wetland holds. Now, with the help of Eagle Scout candidate Justin Moss and his Troop 0636, you are able to sit and view the wetland wildlife…

By Adele Pittendrigh Many Sacajawea Audubon Society members are luring birds and butterflies to their yards through Bird-friendly Landscaping. Some have been doing this for years while others, like myself, are just starting to transform their yards with native plants to attract birds and other pollinators. Karin & Stuart Jennings…

WWW.BOZEMANWETLANDS.ORG IMPORTANCE OF WETLANDS Wetlands are some of Gallatin County’s most valuable real estate. Protecting them is essential to the long-term health and prosperity of our communities. Sacajawea Audubon Society (SAS) is shining a spotlight on the role wetlands play in a sustainable Gallatin Valley future. Almost 50 years ago,…