About UVAS
Umpqua Valley Audubon Society
Umpqua Valley Audubon Society is a chapter of the National Audubon Society serving central and coastal Douglas County, Oregon.
The Umpqua Valley Audubon Society was incorporated as an Oregon non-profit on March 19, 1977. We received our 501(c)(3) Internal Revenue exemption by determination letter issued in July 1981. We most recently revised our by-laws on September 14, 2011.
For 100 years, Audubon has protected birds, wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of all life.
Among National Audubon’s priorities are:
- Saving the most important places for birds
- Combating climate change and mitigating its impacts
- Building bird-friendly communities and cities
- Protecting our seas and shores;
- Collaborating with foresters, rangers, farmers, and other landowners to make working lands work for birds.
Board Meetings
Board Meetings are generally on the 3rd Wednesday of the month—skipping December, June & July. Meetings begin at 5:30 pm; locations vary. For more details, to confirm the next meeting date, time, or location, or to get something on the agenda, contact any of the board members.
UVAS Leadership
President—Mark Hamm
Secretary—Stef Neyhart
Treasurer—Bill Fuller
Board Member/Field Trip Coordinator —Stacy Burleigh
Board Member/Education Outreach – Donna Prchal
Board Member/Conservation Chair – Ellen Porter
Board Member/Outreach Coordinator – Tracy Maxwell
Board Member – Diana Wales
Board Member – Samuel Denney
Board Member – Lucas Lile
Everyone is Welcome!
Recognizing the strength that comes from diversity in both natural systems and human communities, we welcome all people, regardless of race, gender identity, sexual preference, age, levels of physical, cognitive, and social ability, or citizenship status. We continually seek to advance and prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion through our programs and partnerships.
We acknowledge the people who came before us on this land called the Umpqua, whose name graces our organization and the river that flows through this land. Here for thousands of years, loving this land and living in harmony, the Umpqua are still giving us gifts of action and wisdom. We make this land acknowledgment in recognition of the Umpqua.
Our Key Priorities
We Take Action. To Make Better Changes
Trees Plant
Case Solved
Young Volunteer
