Georgia Audubon

Conservation: research, monitor, restore, and promote bird-friendly habitat and important bird areas in Georgia, certify properties as bird and wildlife sanctuaries, conduct on-the-ground conservation projects and bird species surveys in the greater metro-atlanta area, promote the purchase of bird-friendly shade-grown coffee and maintain bird habitat at a property in douglas county, Georgia. Education: offer educational outreach programs and school programs, provide professional develoopment for teachers, provide ornithological and natural history workshops, hold a master birder course, offer periodic seminars with expert speakers on birds and the environment, participate in various festivals and events to educate the general public on birds and conservation, offer bird walks across the metro-atlanta area, provide support and expertise for camp talon, a birding/nature camp for teens on the ga coast, and the Georgia youth birding competition offers scholarships for youth and educators to attend a summer nature camp, maintain an office with a classroom and library, provide membership services, maintain a website with up-to-date information on events, bird sightings, organizations, and general information.