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Current members can change their membership address or query the status of their membership by contacting the NAS Membership Data Center:

National Audubon Membership Data Center
PO Box 52529
Boulder CO 80322

800-274-4201
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To join the Anchorage and National Audbuon Society online, visit the National Audubon Membership webpage.

Remember to enter in the following chapter code: A50.

You'll receive both the Wing Beat, our chapter newsletter, and Audubon, the National Audubon Society's magazine.

If you live elsewhere in Alaska, check with one of the other Alaska Audubon chapters. Check with the National Audubon Society chapters listing for a chapters throughout the US and the world.

The Anchorage Audubon Society

Our Mission:

  • To promote conservation of wildlife and protection of the natural environment through research, education, and action.
  • To provide opportunities for learning about and enjoying wildlife and the natural environment.

What Does the Anchorage Audubon Society Do?

  • Provide information and education on birding and wildlife activities and issues
  • Supports local conservation issues
  • Sponsors conservation projects
  • Provides volunteer naturalists to lead bird tours
  • Monthly Programs: Learn about our natural world's birds and wildlife from presentations and slide shows given by scientists, naturalists and outdoor enthusiasts
  • Field Trips: Explore Alaska's flora and fauna on year-round field trips to birding hot spots around Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska, and other areas
  • Compiles detailed records of Anchorage birds through the local bird hotline, the annual Christmas Bird Count, and the annual Birdathon

Here's what you enjoy as a member of the Anchorage Audubon Society:

  • A full year - 6 bimonthly issues - of Audubon magazine
  • Three issues of our local newsletter, the "Wing Beat" (formerly the Okiotac), to keep you informed about field trips and other chapter activities. Email alerts & news items (click on the newsletter link to sign up).
  • Membership in the Anchorage Audubon Society, with the opportunity to participate in conservation and wildlife programs, field trips, and more.
  • Membership in the largest, most effective grassroots network in the nation, whose mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of all humanity and the earth's biological diversity.
  • Conservation: Become active in the preservation of Alaska's magnificent birds, wildlife, and natural habitat through promoting conservation programs, field trips, and speakers.
  • Education: Support educational birding and wildlife activities including the Loon conservation projects, International Migratory Bird Day, and field trips for students.
  • Participation: Join in our Spring Birdathon to raise funds for bird viewing and wildlife activities and the National Audubon Society's office in Anchorage.
  • Bird News: Check on the latest Upper Cook Inlet Bird Report and upcoming field trips, updated on our website and newsletters.