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Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States
Address: 8940 Jones Mill Rd.
City/State/Zip: Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: (301) 652-9188
Point of Contact: Contact: Ken Nicholls, Executive Director
Seeks to further sound conservation practices, and to protect birds and other wildlife and the environment on which they depend. Conducts a special program of natural history field studies jointly with the graduate school of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, an ecology program for inner-city schools in Washington, DC, and environmental education programs for children and adults. Operates Woodend, a 40-acre urban environmental education center in Chevy Chase, MD. Sponsors series of illustrated lectures and field trips to varied habitats in the mid-Atlantic states; compiles statistics on local natural history; maintains museum. Operates speakers' bureau and library of 4000 volumes; bestows Paul Bartsch Award for distinguished contribution to natural history. Maintains Voice of Naturalist, a weekly recording of bird sightings.