The Greater Kansas City Chapter of the National Audubon Society
Development of alternative and conventional energy is increasing in Missouri. Growth of wind and solar energy infrastructure and transmission is addressing the need for carbon-neutral, domestic energy production. However, many … Read more
Front side of tri-fold sheet. Have you ever heard Snowy Owls described as “friendly”? One of my favorites, the Kestrel, made the cover. We enjoy a lot of raptor … Read more
Neltje Blanchan was married to Doubleday Publishing Company’s founder (hence the pencil note). The photo on the left shows a mounted Passenger Pigeon, exactly one-half life size. Unfortunately, her comment … Read more
FROM REJECTION TO PROTECTION: THE PERILOUS LIFE AND TIMES OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS OF PREY By Elizabeth Stoakes, BAS Historian If asked, most modern people (and definitely birders) would say … Read more
In Spring of 2016 Larry Rizzo of the Missouri Department of Conservation approached Burroughs about contributing to a study of the bees and flora at two Kansas City remnant sites. … Read more
Many people now have their eye on the population numbers of the monarch butterfly. A species that numbered 1 billion in 1996 hit an all time low of 25 million butterflies … Read more
Each fall, with blazing colors coating the trees, waterfowl are beckoned back to Missouri, Kansas and southward. Often listed as favorites for their colorful plumage and sometimes canny behavior, ducks … Read more
Kansas City Metropolitan Area Monarch Butterfly Conservation: A Multi-Sector Partnership Burroughs Audubon and a consortium of partners are pleased to announce a major grant award of $229,868 from the National … Read more
Snowball Hill Prairie Native, remnant prairie is the least conserved, most endangered ecosystem on the planet. We have less than 1% left of the vast grassland that covered a large … Read more