Friday, April 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Fontenelle Forest

Audubon Society of Omaha will hold its annual election of officers and board members at our April general member meeting. There were many excellent candidates this year, and the Nominating Committee is working to get them all involved with our organization in some capacity.

OFFICERS
President Bob: Wells (Current 1st Vice President)
1st Vice President: Jackie Scholar (Long-time Board Member and Committee Chair)
2nd Vice President: Virginia Stauffer (Current 2nd Vice President)
Treasurer: Betty Fullerton (Current Treasurer)
Secretary: Shannon Engberg (Current Secretary)

DIRECTORS
Elizabeth Chalen
Grace Gaard
Anne Maguire

Additional nominations can be presented at the April meeting provided permission has been obtained from the nominees. Thanks to all involved for their time and attention on this effort.

Did you know that this past summer, Audubon Society of Omaha helped fund the relocation of 233 prairie dogs? After their long-time prairie dog town site was sold and quickly turned into a soybean field, local conservation groups scrambled to save the lives of the remaining prairie dogs and ultimately relocate them to the Hutton Niobrara Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary. Hear about this amazing story from Laura Stastny, Executive Director of Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, Inc. and an invaluable leader of the prairie dog rescue team!

This year’s banquet will be held at Anthony’s Steakhouse. Reservations can be made online or through the mail. Reservations are due by Friday, May 10th.

The National Audubon Society and Audubon Nebraska announced the appointment of Kristal Stoner as Executive Director of Audubon Nebraska and Vice President of National Audubon Society. Kristal joins Audubon after a successful tenure at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, where she most recently served as wildlife diversity program manager.

As head of Audubon Nebraska, Kristal will oversee conservation strategies spanning across the state’s prairies, rivers, working lands, and bird-friendly communities. In the coming months, Kristal will meet with partners, donors, funders and chapter members to strengthen community connections and lay the groundwork for Audubon Nebraska to address new conservation challenges including drought, habitat loss and climate change.