The Central Westchester Audubon Society of White Plains is about birds, as its name suggests, but it is also about education: education for children, about what birds, animals, rivers and streams, trees and plants mean to the Earth and our own lives and to the future of the Earth we all live on.



Our Mission Statement

The mission of Central Westchester Audubon Society is to promote education, share information, support activities and advocate for a healthy environment, focusing on birds, other wildlife and human beings.



This local chapter of National Audubon Society was founded in 1976-77, an outgrowth of the White Plains educational and civic group SEEDS [Science and Nature, Environment, Education Development Society]. It now encompasses Greenburgh, Rye, Portchester, Harrison and Purchase, as well as White Plains. Since its inception, CWAS members have fulfilled its mandate by fostering environmental education through its programs and school projects.