The Anchorage Audubon Society chapter is a volunteer, non-profit organization that is dedicated to the conservation of southcentral Alaska ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit and enjoyment of current and future generations. Our dedicated volunteers provide field trips, natural history presentation, newsletters, the bird hotline, education programs for adults and children and support for conservation issues. Natural history presentations are scheduled for the third Thursday of every month from September through May. Our birding and natural history focused field trips are open to the public and are led by local bird experts. We welcome all levels of birders and non-birders on our field trips.

On this site you'll find information on how to join the Anchorage Audubon Society (membership to National Audubon is included). You can learn about wildlife conservation issues and activities sponsored by Anchorage Audubon. If you have updates, comments or corrections to content on this website please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Are you interested in helping Anchorage Audubon grow?

We currently have several openings on the Anchorage Audubon Board of Directors including President, Vice President, Education, Programs, and Hospitality. We are looking for dedicated people who are interested in providing leadership and supporting the mission of the Anchorage Audubon Society. The board of directors meets nine times per year and board meetings typically last 2 hours. If you are interested in a board position, please contact Sirena Brownlee at 907-929-8051 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Spring and Summer 2008 Field Trips have been posted. Please check the calendar often for updates and new field trips. Click here for the Calendar of Events.   

Monthly Natural History Lecture Series is on May 15! 

Join us on May 15, 2008 at 7:30 PM for our natural history lecture series. These meetings are open to the public and are free! Board memerber, Vivian Mendenhall will present a slide show on the diversity and abundance of wildlife on the Galapagos Islands. For additional details on the meeting please visit our Field Trips and Events Calendar.   

Birding maps are now available for Anchorage area!

The full-color map is 2’x 3’ when unfolded but folds down to a handy 6” x 9” pocket size. Authored and published by Audubon Alaska, in cooperation with Anchorage Audubon (primary author: Eric Myers). Features detailed road map, site descriptions, and driving directions for 34 birding spots on public lands. Includes updated checklist with seasonal abundance of likely birds. To purchase for $10 (or $11 by mail), contact Audubon Alaska: 907-276-7034 or Gretchen Hazen (online and local outlets coming soon). Maps will also be available for sale at Anchorage Audubon field trips and monthly meetings. 

Anchorage Audubon has Shade Grown Coffee for Sale!

We will be selling a variety of blends of Song Bird Coffee from the Thanksgiving Coffee Company at our monthly general membership meetings. Thanksgiving Coffee Company has been a socially and environmentally aware coffee producer for over 34 years. Your purchase of this coffee helps to preserve habitat for migratory songbirds and provide incentives for farmers to continue growing shade grown coffee.

Many of the songbirds that breed in Alaska each summer spend their winters in Latin America on coffee farms. Traditional coffee plantations provide some of the last remaining forests of this region, providing essential habitat for the birds. Hummingbirds, swallows, warblers, orioles, tanagers and other native and migratory birds find a safe haven in the remaining forests of shade coffee plantations. Studies in Colombia and Mexico found 94-97% fewer bird species in "sun grown" coffee plantations than in "shade grown" coffee. Most birds find food and shelter in the canopy of the shade coffee plantations, while there is very little food and shelter in sun grown coffee plantations. Sun grown coffee farms have also increased pollution, as it requires chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides unnecessary for shade growing. Your purchase of Shade Grown coffee helps support the American Birding Association and local farmers who grow shade grown coffee. Click here for more information about coffee and birds.

Each 12 oz. package is $15.