Audubon is growing in New York with conservation programs based on sound science and education programs reaching more children each year.



Audubon New York is the state program of the National Audubon Society. Through its advocacy and educational programs based on sound science, its dedicated boards, local chapter leaders and professional staff strive for the protection of birds, wildlife and their habitats.



Audubon New York’s educational programs stretch from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the country, to the grasslands of Western New York’s Knox Farm State Park. Whether opening the eyes of children exploring Constitution Marsh on the Hudson River or finding urban wildlife habitats with PS 36 classrooms in Harlem, Audubon is helping shape the next generation of conservation leaders. In Oyster Bay New York, the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center reaches tens of thousands of children each year through school and summer camp programs. Over the past year, Audubon’s eight Center and sanctuary locations as well as its inner city For the Birds! classroom reached more people of diverse backgrounds than any other organization of its kind.



Audubon New York’s conservation agenda has been responsible for numerous state laws and programs as well as the public dollars to fuel them. Our habitat initiatives encompass bioregions from the Long Island Sound to the Catskills to the Adirondack Park. Audubon’s Important Bird Area program and the State’s Bird Conservation Area program are models for the rest of the country. With the leadership provided by our 30 local chapters and State board of directors, Audubon’s advocacy campaigns are not only changing the voting patterns of our elected officials, but also changing the behavior of our neighbors by urging them not to use unnecessary pesticides in their own backyards.