Black River Audubon Society
Welcome to the Black River Audubon Society!
Established in 1958, members of Black River Audubon Society (BRAS) are committed to protecting birds and other wildlife while preserving their ecosystems and natural environment in our community. We are a membership organization dedicated to protecting our environment through conservation, education and advocacy. We have monthly speakers from September to May, as well as monthly field trips to birding hotspots across the state. We engage in conservation through our bird programs, such as our bluebirds and kestrels, and through the preservation of local natural habitats. We advocate for laws and policies that are favorable to our mission.
Please consider getting involved and joining our organization!
Conservation
Conservation efforts include our bluebird and kestrel programs, creating natural habitats and working in the community.
Education
Educational programs include monthly speakers, field trips, scholarships and programs for children.
“Challenges of our Great Lakes for Humans and Wildlife”
May 7, 2024, 7:00pm
Lara Roketenetz
Carlisle Reservation
The Great Lakes face a myriad of challenges to their health, including invasive species, plastic pollution, shoreline development, climate change. These challenges impact wildlife and human health as well.
Lara will present data from local, regional, and national sources. She will then discuss the importance of every day acts by individuals to reduce our own impacts to the Great Lakes, as well as collective action that can help combat pressing issues for our lakes and the people and animals that depend on them. She may bring guests from other local advocacy groups to help present.
Celebrating 65 Years of Black River Audubon Society (1958-2023)
Black River Audubon Society is celebrating its 65-year anniversary in 2023. Established in 1958, Black River Audubon serves Lorain County and part of Medina County, along the Black River, in its mission to “promote conservation and restoration of ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife, through advocacy, education, field trips and programs for the benefit of all people today and tomorrow.”
With over 500 members, Black River Audubon has been active in the community with a wide variety of activities, concentrating on education, conservation, and advocacy.
Black River Audubon Society 65 Year Anniversary Video
Advocacy
There are many ways to get involved and work with us to protect nature. We offer memberships and need volunteers.
Calendar
About Lara
Lara Roketenetz has her Ph.D. in Integrated Biosciences from The University of Akron where she studied aquatic invasive species and biological control methods. She currently serves at the Director of The University of Akron Field Station where she educates students from K-college on environmental issues. She hopes to help foster the love and stewardship of nature in people of all ages. She also serves at the Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator for Surfrider Foundation Northern Ohio.
She loves living near Lake Erie and paddleboarding with her partner Josh and their dogs (yes, the dogs go on the boards!). She helps organize beach clean-ups in the Greater Cleveland area with partner organizations such as BRAS and Keep the Lakes Great to raise awareness and action for Lake Erie.
Black River Audubon on New Day Cleveland
Board President, Rob Swindell, was on New Day Cleveland to talk about Black River Audubon and warbler migration.
April 18, 2023