
About Us
Spotted Sandpiper. Photo by Ken Miracle.
Who We Are
Golden Eagle Audubon Society is Southwest Idaho’s chapter of the National Audubon Society, based in Boise, Idaho. We offer birding trips for all ages, monthly educational presentations, community science programs, as well as conservation and restoration of public lands. Golden Eagle Audubon Society is dedicated to offering a majority of our programming for free and open to the public.
Our Mission
Golden Eagle Audubon Society is dedicated to building an understanding, appreciation, and respect for the natural world in order to conserve and restore natural ecosystems for birds and other wildlife.
Burrowing Owl. Photo by Verdon Tomajko/Audubon Photography Awards.
Leadership
Click the staff links below or visit our Contact page to email the board or staff.
Staff
Cynthia Wallesz: Executive Director
Jordan Bates: Bird Window Collision Prevention Lead
Danae Fails: Stewardship Coordinator
Liz Paul: Program Coordinator
Danae, Cynthia and Liz
Board of Directors
Patti Guicheteau: President
Dan Salemi: Immediate Past-President
Louisa Evers: Vice-President; Education Committee Chair and Field Trip Leader
John White: Treasurer, Finance Chair
Sam Bellis: Secretary; Field Trip Leader
Shannan Brimmer: At-large; Field Trip Leader and Presenter
Karen Fullen: At-large; Habitat Patch Adviser and Advocacy Committee chair
Jo Anne Lafferty: At-large; Field Trip Leader
Sierra Laverty: At-large; Development Chair
Jon Mathews: At-large; Presenter, Finance Committee
Eileen Stachowski: At-large
Abby Urbanek: At-large, Advocacy Committee
Additional Leadership
Danette Henderson: Coffee Club Coordinator
Tricia Matthews: Native Plant Nursery Manager
Cedar Waxwing. Chip Gross/Audubon Photography Awards.
Board of Directors
Our Work and Goals
Golden Eagle Audubon will grow its capacity for grassroots education, conservation, and advocacy through community-driven programs and sound governance practices. To learn more, explore this website and see our current strategic plan.
Community Partnerships
Golden Eagle Audubon is a highly collaborative nonprofit organization. Much of what we accomplish is possible because of our caring and connected community.
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Golden Eagle Audubon commits to assisting the City of Boise in maintaining and improving the Warm Springs Park and east section of the Bethine Church Nature Trail through multiple volunteer efforts each year.
From weeding to spreading mulch, to cleaning up litter, and wrapping trees to protect them from beavers, we partner to make an impact!
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Golden Eagle Audubon supports for the Boise Area City Nature Challenge. This community science initiative takes place over four days in the spring and is part of a friendly global competition to help capture biodiversity while engaging people in nature. Check out the global results!
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The Idaho Bird Conservation Partnership (IBCP) is a cooperative of state and federal agencies, nonprofits, the private sector, and anyone interested in the science, outreach, and conservation of birds and their habitats in Idaho. This partnership also contributes to high-priority regional and continental bird objectives aligned with national and state initiatives. Participation in the partnership is open to all—feel free to attend the twice-a-year meetings!
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho Botanical Garden, and Golden Eagle Audubon are partners in the Sagebrush-Steppe Chapter of the Idaho Master Naturalists. The Idaho Master Naturalist Program aims to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to actively work toward stewardship of Idaho’s natural environment and has nine chapters throughout the state.