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Save the Date 2025

Community Events, Field Trips, Take Action
Save the Date: Read below or see Hilary Shughart for questions
Save the Little Logan River
Be a Dipper! Support the Bridgerland Audubon Society Allen & Alice Stokes Nature Stewardship Scholarship Endowment Fund at USU
Utah Audubon Council Legislative Tracker
May 3 – Bullrush Boogaloo: Planting the Amalga Barrens Sanctuary
May 6 – Arbor & Bird Day, Logan City Council Opening Ceremony, 5:30 pm
May 10 – World Migratory Bird Day at the Cache Valley Gardeners Market
May 17 – Bird Superpowers, Eric Bingham, Smithfield Library, 8 am
May 17 – Third Dam/Spring Hollow, 8 am-Birding with Bridgerland Audubon
May 17 – Logan Canyon Weed Day, 8 am
May 17 Inhabit, a Permaculture Documentary Film, 3:30-5 p.m., Logan Library
May 15–18, Great Salt Lake Bird Festival
May 24 BioBlitz Rendezvous Park
June 14 Merlin Olsen Central Park Wildlife Mural Celebration 10-Noon (Details to be posted)
Jun 18 – 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Denzil Stewart Nature Park Deed
Jun 18 Meet the Author: Abundance, A birding memoir, by Scott Erickson, 5:30-7:30 Logan Library (Details to be posted)
Jun 21 – 7 am, Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area-Birding with Bridgerland Audubon
Jun 26 Logan Permaculture Garden Tour (Details to be posted)
Jul 19 – 7 am, Tony Grove-Birding with Bridgerland Audubon
July 27, Tony Grove & Mount Naomi Wilderness inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network, 12:00 pm
Aug 2 Butterflies & Wildflowers at Tony Grove with Jack Greene (Details to be posted)
Aug 16 Mindful Birding Through A Camera Lens, Meg Kast, Stokes Nature Center 10 a.m. (Details to be posted)
Aug 23 – 7 am, Amalga Barrens-Birding with Bridgerland Audubon
Sep 15-Oct 15 Online Wild Bird Seed Orders for pick-up 11/1 (Details to be posted)
Sep 27 – Benson Marina and Railroad Trail-Birding with Bridgerland Audubon
Sep 29-Oct 24 Wild Bird Seed Pre-Orders
Sep 29-Oct 27 Awards Dinner Ticket Sales
Oct 4 – Stewart Park Retention Basin Tree Planting (Details to be posted)
Oct 11 – 10/11 World Migratory Bird Day – Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market … Bird Walk (Details to be posted)
Oct 25 – King Nature Park and Green Canyon-Birding with Bridgerland Audubon
Oct 29 – Pre-Christmas Bird Count Program/Bird Superpowers, Eric Bingham, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Logan Library (Details to be posted)

Nov 1 – Wild Bird Seed Pick-Up at Anderson’s Seed & Garden 10-Noon
Nov 12 – Bridgerland Audubon Awards Dinner, Riverwoods Conference Center, Willow Room
Nov 22 – Hyrum Reservoir and State Park-Birding with Bridgerland Audubon
Dec 6 – Lundstrom Park Trail-Birding with Bridgerland Audubon
Dec 20 – Logan Christmas Bird Count 2025, Count from home or join sector count teams.
Dec 20 – Christmas Bird County Tally Dinner Meeting
 
Save the Date Questions: Hilary Shughart, 435-213-3668, hilary.shughart@gmail.com
 
Use the events above to get involved with birding in Cache Valley or where ever you may travel. Review eBird to find what birds you should expect to see for where you are traveling and pay it back by reporting what you see to eBird. Check out our Birding Tools for Places to Bird in the Cache County, Utah Area, Bird ID & Location Resources, Checklists, Teaching Resources, and Bird Health Guidance.


Save the Date

Job Postings: National Audubon-Utah

Job Postings

Job Posting: National Audubon-Utah -- National Audubon Logo, Courtesy and Copyright National Audubon Society

Visit National Audubon Jobs Posting Page
National Audubon Logo
Courtesy & Copyright National Audubon Society

Utah Jobs with National Audubon Society Saline Lakes Program & Gillmor Sanctuary Office:

  • Snowy Plover Monitoring Project Community Recreational Use Intern https://audubon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Audubon/job/National-Audubon-Society-Saline-Lakes-Program–Gillmor-Sanctuary-Office/Snowy-Plover-Monitoring-Project-Community-Recreational-Use-Intern_JR141
  • Land Management Assistant, Gillmor Sanctuary https://audubon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Audubon/job/National-Audubon-Society-Saline-Lakes-Program–Gillmor-Sanctuary-Office/Land-Management-Assistant–Gillmor-Sanctuary_JR270
  • Program Director, Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust https://audubon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Audubon/job/National-Audubon-Society-Saline-Lakes-Program–Gillmor-Sanctuary-Office/Program-Director–Great-Salt-Lake-Watershed-Enhancement-Trust_JR99

    Visit the National Audubon Jobs Page for a Complete List https://audubon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Audubon

    • Solar Project Planned for Mojave Desert Will Destroy Thousands of Joshua Trees and Endangered Tortoise Habitat

    Take Action

    Joshua Trees in Lost Horse Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, Courtesy US NPS, Bill Bjornstad, Photographer

    Joshua Trees in Lost Horse Valley
    Joshua Tree National Park
    Courtesy US NPS
    Bill Bjornstad, Photographer

    https://www.ecowatch.com/solar-project-mojave-desert-joshua-trees-tortoises.html

    (and this is the rarer of the two species of Joshua Tree; Yucca brevifolia does not for example occur in Utah as currently understood)

    When this species was denied for ESA listing based on the latest petition, the conclusion by the FWS was:

    “The best available information indicates that substantial habitat loss due to development, military training, or renewable energy development is unlikely in the foreseeable future. ”

    See:
    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/09/2023-04680/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-petition-finding-for-joshua-trees-yucca-brevifolia-and

    This solar panel project represents a substantial loss of habitat and the destruction of a long-lived, slow growing species.

    Tony Frates
    (Information courtesy Utah Native Plant Society Hotline & Hilary Shughart, Bridgerland Audubon Society)

    Additional References:
    Joshua Trees Pages & Images, Joshua Tree National Park, US National Park Service,

    1. https://www.nps.gov/places/joshua-trees.htm
    2. https://www.nps.gov/jotr/learn/nature/jtrees.htm
    3. Yucca brevifolia Engelm. https://www.nps.gov/jotr/learn/nature/yucca_brevifolia.htm

    Joshua Tree National Landmark, US BLM, https://www.blm.gov/visit/joshua-tree-national-landmark

    Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia), iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47785-Yucca-brevifolia

    Utah Native Plant Society, https://www.unps.org/

    Special Great Salt Lake License Plate

    Community Events, Take Action

    https://www.utahsenatedemocrats.org/gslplate

    Special Great Salt Lake License Plate https://www.utahsenatedemocrats.org/gslplate
    Special Great Salt Lake License Plate
    https://www.utahsenatedemocrats.org/gslplate
    Introducing the Special Great Salt Lake License Plate – Show Your Support for Preserving Utah’s Natural Wonder!
    Calling all nature enthusiasts, conservationists, and proud Utah residents! Here’s your chance to make a tangible difference and showcase your love for the majestic Great Salt Lake. We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Special Great Salt Lake License Plate—a unique opportunity for you to support the preservation and restoration of this incredible natural treasure.

    By signing up and applying for the Special Great Salt Lake License Plate, you become an advocate for the ecological health and vitality of one of Utah’s most iconic landmarks. The Great Salt Lake holds immense ecological importance, serving as a vital habitat for countless bird species and supporting a delicate balance of ecosystems. Don’t miss out on this chance to make a lasting impact. Apply for your Special Great Salt Lake License Plate today and be part of a movement that supports the ongoing conservation efforts for this irreplaceable natural gem.

    The first step is for 500 people to apply for a plate. We would love to start seeing these plates on cars as soon as this fall… so sign up now, share this with your friends and family, and join your fellow lake supporters!

    Together, we can ensure that the Great Salt Lake continues to inspire, educate, and captivate for years to come.

    FAQ
    If you have a question about timelines, personalization, the preservation fund, collector’s plates, etc. please visit our FAQ page at :

    https://gslplate.weebly.com/faq.html