Virtual: SB Audubon Free Programs Start Up

New Student Chapter of the SBAS at UCSB

Meet the Goleta Coast Audubon – a New Student Chapter at UCSB with speaker Conor McMahon, president of the group. He may be joined by some other members of GCAS as well to introduce us to the newest Audubon chapter in town.

Wednesday, September 22, 2021    7:30pm – 9pm 

  Zoom link:  https://santabarbaraaudubon.org/program-september-2021/

 (805) 964-1468 or programs@santabarbaraaudubon.org

 This program will explore the newest chapter – the Goleta Coast Audubon Society (GCAS).  Learn about the  initial projects, present activities, and future opportunities to engage students with birds and conservation related issues. GCAS is UCSB’s birdwatching and conservation club, founded in 2019. GCAS is actively working towards connecting the UCSB student population with birding and conservation in the wider Santa Barbara region and beyond. GCAS is a registered campus organization at UCSB and an official campus chapter of the National Audubon Society. The membership is composed of undergraduate and graduate students, and the chapter organizes birding walks, conservation projects, and advocacy initiatives. GCAS’s mission is to protect wildlife and the habitat it needs to thrive, while engaging and educating students and the public on science and conservation issues pertaining to birds.

Featured Guest speaker Conor McMahon is a graduate student in the Geography Department at UCSB and the President of GCAS. Conor grew up in Houston, TX, and was introduced to birding in an ornithology course at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin. Conor has birded widely in the US, especially in Texas and Southern California. He received a BS in Biology and Mechanical Engineering from UT, where he had the opportunity to teach the same course which got him started birding in 2019 during his Masters. Moving to Goleta and UCSB in 2019, he became active in Santa Barbara Audubon’s Conservation Committee and founded GCAS in 2020. He has since helped start several ongoing GCAS conservation initiatives and is always looking for ways to introduce new people to the birding community.

  https://santabarbaraaudubon.org/program-september-2021/

Facebook event page:  https://www.facebook.com/events/549351006273304/

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GCAS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2370596116383453

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