Monthly meetings are held September through May, on the Second Tuesday of the month. Hope to see you there.
AuSable Valley Audubon
2025 – 2026 Tentative Meeting Schedule
August Potluck 8/12 or 8/19, (Unofficial Meeting)
Location & Time TBD Bring Own Table Service
September 9/9, 3:00 pm, Oscoda Baptist Church (OBC)
Topic: Piping Plovers by Nick Theisen
October 10/13, 3:00 pm, Tawas Sr. Center (TSC)
Topic: TBD
November 11/10, 3:00 pm, Oscoda Sr. Center (OSC)
Topic: Birds of Texas by Amy Kohlhepp
December 12/8, 3:00 pm, TSC
Topic TBD
January Potluck, 1/12, 5:00 pm, OBC
February 2/9, 3:00 pm, OBC
Topic: Owls by Sam Burckhardt
March 3/9, 3:00 pm, TSC
Topic TBD
April 4/13, 3:00 pm, OSC
Topic: Naturally Occurring Phenomena (natural stuff that looks like pollution)
Amy Kohlhepp
May Potluck 5/11, 5:00 pm OBC
2024 – 2025 Meeting Information (September, 2024 to May, 2025)
- Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 3:00 pm, Trinity Lutheran Church, 5625 N US Hwy. 23, Oscoda, Michigan 48750. Presentation Topic: Piping Plovers at Tawas Point and Oscoda https://ausablevalleyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tawas-Point-State-Park-2024-Piping-Plovers-1-3.pdf
- Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 3:00 pm, East Tawas Senior Center, 312 Newman St., East Tawas, Michigan 48730. Presentation Topic: Tawas Point Park Feeder Stations as Demonstration for Safe Bird Feeding Practices by Pam Carter: https://ausablevalleyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Birdfeeding-presentation.pdf.
- Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 3:00 pm, AuSable/Oscoda Senior Center, 653 State Street, SW, Oscoda, Michigan 48750. Presentation Topic: Birds of Alaska (St. Paul Island) by Amy Kohlhepp: https://ausablevalleyaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/stpaul.pdf.
- Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 3:00 pm, East Tawas Senior Center, 312 Newman St., East Tawas, Michigan 48730. Presentation Topic: Waterfowl
- Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 12:00 (Potluck). Oscoda Baptist Church, 5589 N. US Hwy. 23, Oscoda, Michigan 48750. Reminder: Bring your own service setting, including plate and dish to pass.
- Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 3:00 pm, Oscoda Baptist Church 5589 N. US Hwy. 23, Oscoda, Michigan 48750. Presentation Topic: Raptors
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 3:00 pm, East Tawas Senior Center, 312 Newman St., East Tawas, Michigan 48730. Presentation Topic: Bird City Status, Tawas Point Feeder Demonstration Station native vegetation for encouragement of bird health by Pam Carter.
- Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 3:00 pm, AuSable/Oscoda Senior Center, 653 State Street, SW, Oscoda, Michigan 48750. Presentation Topic: Osprey
- Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 5:00 pm, Oscoda Baptist Church 5589 N. US Hwy. 23, Oscoda, Michigan 48750. Pre-Meet for birding with Bill Roth at 3:00 pm at Riverbank Park in Oscoda. Potluck with business meeting and elections. Reminder: bring dinnerware, plate, utensils and a dish to pass.
Backup Presentation Topic: Things in nature that look like water pollution but are not (Naturally Occuriung Phenomena, i.e. Lake Whiting Events, Pollen, Iron Bacteria, Bryzoans, and Foam)
Meeting Minutes and Misc. from Meetings
April 8, 2025 Minutes
March 11, 2025 Minutes
February 11, 2025 Minutes
December 10, 2024 Minutes
Article by AVA Member, Ed Davis about the Wild Rice Presentation, and a book review of the corresponding book.
November 12, 2024, Minutes. Amended Minutes
Treasurer’s Report, Page 1, Page 2
April 9, 2024 Minutes
May 7, 2024 Minutes
