Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter

Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter Welcome to the Asheville area's chapter of the Audubon Society! Our website can be found at blueridgeaudubon.org. October through March, and 8:00 a.m.

The Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter, founded in 1986, is a chapter of the National Audubon Society serving Asheville and surrounding areas. The chapter owns and manages the Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, located off Merrimon Avenue. This land, originally slated to be developed as a strip mall in the late 1980s, was instead purchased by the chapter (with help from many generous donors) and is now a little

slice of birding heaven within the city of Asheville. Bird walks, led by knowledgeable birders, are held at the sanctuary on the first Saturday of every month - 9:00 a.m. April through September.

There’s still time to join us in June! Please remember that the Lake Julian walk begins at the Wild Wing restaurant area...
06/19/2026

There’s still time to join us in June! Please remember that the Lake Julian walk begins at the Wild Wing restaurant area of the park, not the main entrance.

📍Use 65 Long Shoals Road as your gps address for the Lake Julian walk. The walk is around 1 mile round trip, and about 2/3 of that is on a mostly flat, paved or boardwalk type surface. The remaining portion that has views closer to the lake will involve uneven surfaces with rocks and roots underfoot.

Restoration plans are moving forward for one of our favorite local birding spots, Owen Park in Swannanoa. The landscape ...
06/17/2026

Restoration plans are moving forward for one of our favorite local birding spots, Owen Park in Swannanoa. The landscape architecture firm hired by Buncombe County has drafted two design concepts based on earlier community input. We invite you to view the two proposals and give feedback through the link below. Join us in using our voices for birds and the places they need!

https://engage.buncombecounty.org/d05884

The drawings are best viewed on the largest screen you’ve got 😉 Survey deadline is June 26.

📷 Owen Park on 6/16/26 - the area where the two ponds used to be

We have a lot going on this Saturday! You are welcome to join us for any and all! Full details Blue Ridge Audubon Chapte...
06/11/2026

We have a lot going on this Saturday! You are welcome to join us for any and all! Full details Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter

🐦‍⬛ Bird Walk at Jackson Park at 🕗
🌻 Plants for Birds at BLBS at 🕚
🍺 Birds and Brews (plus 🎨 & 🌮) at Turgua noon to 6pm

Please join us if you can to speak up for birds and the places they need!
06/05/2026

Please join us if you can to speak up for birds and the places they need!

We’re looking forward to lots of opportunities in June! ALL the details can be found on our website. Hope you will join ...
06/05/2026

We’re looking forward to lots of opportunities in June! ALL the details can be found on our website. Hope you will join us! ALL are welcome, no cost, no registration required. Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter

Trivia Time at Turgua had us thinking hard, and laughing and cheering each other on. It was a tough competition requirin...
06/01/2026

Trivia Time at Turgua had us thinking hard, and laughing and cheering each other on. It was a tough competition requiring a tiebreaker question, but in the end our excellent quizmasters from ReWild Asheville and Blue Ridge Audubon awarded the coveted Hellbender to just one team. Thanks for having us Turgua Brewing Company! It was a blast!

Bring your wildlife knowledge and your sense of humor to Turgua Sunday afternoon! Come as a team or come solo and form a...
05/27/2026

Bring your wildlife knowledge and your sense of humor to Turgua Sunday afternoon! Come as a team or come solo and form a team. Hope to see you there!

We have a weather front predicted to move through tomorrow. ⛈️ Have you ever wondered how that affects birds? This artic...
05/21/2026

We have a weather front predicted to move through tomorrow. ⛈️ Have you ever wondered how that affects birds? This article has some great information and tips, especially if you like to look for “rarities”!

To get the most out of the season, watch the skies (and radar).

Migrants are still moving through, some in their bold, beautiful, breeding plumage. Some returning summer residents have...
05/15/2026

Migrants are still moving through, some in their bold, beautiful, breeding plumage. Some returning summer residents have already built nests and are rearing young. Join us at Lake Julian to see which ones we can find and learn about.

📍Meet at Wild Wing parking area off Long Shoals Rd.
🕗 8:00 a.m.
🆓 All are welcome! No cost, no registration

📣 Calling all voices for the birds! Join Audubon North Carolina's 10th annual Advocacy Day at the state capitol in Ralei...
05/14/2026

📣 Calling all voices for the birds! Join Audubon North Carolina's 10th annual Advocacy Day at the state capitol in Raleigh. Registration is open until May 26.

https://act.audubon.org/a/advocacy-day-2026

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28801-06, 28810, 28813-16

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