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Audubon chapter members search for birds at Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary in Asheville. Photo: BC/DC Ideas

Casual bird watchers. Lifelong birders. Impassioned advocates for our natural heritage. Members of Audubon North Carolina's local chapters are devoted to protecting birds and the places they need, from our mountains to our coast.

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North Carolina Chapters

Appalachian State University Audubon Club

Cape Fear Audubon Society: Brunswick, Pender, New Hanover and Onslow counties

Forsyth Audubon: Forsyth County

Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter: Buncombe, Henderson, and surrounding counties in the mountains of Western NC

T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society: Guilford County

High Country Audubon Society: Avery, Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga, and Wilkes counties

Highlands Plateau Audubon Society: Highlands, Cashiers, Franklin, and Scaly Mountain in Western NC

Lees-McRae College Audubon

Mecklenburg Audubon Society: Charlotte metro area

New Hope Audubon Society: Chatham, Durham and Orange counties

UNC Asheville Audubon

UNCC Birding Club

UNCG Audubon and Conservationists (ABCs)

UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Audubon 

Wake Audubon Society: Wake County

Chapter Resources
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Chapter Resources

For many Audubon programs, chapter leaders are provided with communications resources including program contacts, talking points and social media content.

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Get Involved with your Local Chapter
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Get Involved with your Local Chapter

Lifelong birders. Impassioned activists. Plant-lovers. Our nine local chapters are as diverse as the regions they represent.

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Chapter of the Month
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Chapter of the Month

Audubon North Carolina works with 10 chapters across North Carolina. Each chapter works at the local level on bird conservation issues, holds a monthly meeting and conducts numerous field trips and programs.

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Meet our Chapters

Latest Chapter Updates

This Fall, Ditch the Yard Work and Leave your Leaves for Birds
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This Fall, Ditch the Yard Work and Leave your Leaves for Birds

Thanks to chapter advocacy, NC cities support Leave Your Leaves campaign.

Audubon Leaders Share Inspiration at Chapter Day
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Audubon Leaders Share Inspiration at Chapter Day

Chapters from across the state flocked together to share successes from the past year and look forward to what’s to come.

Join a "Swift Night Out" Event Across North Carolina
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Join a "Swift Night Out" Event Across North Carolina

Experience the unique migration phenomenon of huge, swirling Chimney Swifts flocks roosting at night.

Audubon Members Celebrate Spring, Honor Award Winners at 2022 Summit
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Audubon Members Celebrate Spring, Honor Award Winners at 2022 Summit

Mecklenburg Audubon hosts chapters and campus clubs from across the state at UNC Charlotte.

Audubon Leaders Find Inspiration at Chapter Day
Advocacy

Audubon Leaders Find Inspiration at Chapter Day

Chapters from towns and campuses across the state gathered to celebrate wins for birds.

Wake Audubon Helps Raleigh Go Dark for the Birds
Bird-Friendly Communities

Wake Audubon Helps Raleigh Go Dark for the Birds

The city has agreed to turn off lights at night to protect migrating birds.

In remembrance: Don Mullaney
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In remembrance: Don Mullaney

Journey to 8,000 Birds: Seven Continents, 90 Countries and 8,131 Species
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Journey to 8,000 Birds: Seven Continents, 90 Countries and 8,131 Species

Before the pandemic stranded us at home, Highlands Audubon member Romney Bathurst hit a sky-high global birding milestone.

At Chapter Day, Audubon Leaders Celebrate Successes and Reinvent for the Future
Advocacy

At Chapter Day, Audubon Leaders Celebrate Successes and Reinvent for the Future

Chapters connect people and inspire action, despite shutdowns and stay-home orders.

Audubon Supports New Chapter Name: Blue Ridge Audubon
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Audubon Supports New Chapter Name: Blue Ridge Audubon

— New name for Asheville-based chapter replaces former namesake who was a proponent of slavery.

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