Quittapahilla Audubon Society

 Welcome to the official website of the Quittapahilla Audubon Society.  Quittapahilla Audubon is a local chapter of the National Audubon Society serving Lebanon County and parts of the surrounding counties of Dauphin, Berks, and Lancaster in Pennsylvania.   For more information about our activities please explore the links on this page.  Our programs and field trips are open to the public and we hope to see you soon!

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

 For more details, see the links for
Programs or Field Trips

September 9, 2018 - Field Trip
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
(Location changed from Pumping Station Road due to flooding)

September 19, 2018
The Backyard Club @ Lebanon Country Club
(Not a QAS event. Click link above for info.)

September 26, 2018 - Program
Nature Photography Website & Slide Show
Dale Bicksler

September 30, 2018 - Field Trip
State Game Lands 156 in & around Miners VIllage

October 7, 2018
Swatara State Park

October 24, 2018
Twin Edens: Galapagos & the Falklands
Scott Weidensaul

October 25, 2018
Union Canal Trail / Blue Marsh Lake

Audubon Native Plants Database

Cick the link above to visit Audubon's Native Plants Database and discover the best native plants to bring more birds to your yard.

Pennsylvania Farmland Raptor Project

Help Hawk Mountain save farm friendly raptors by reporting sightings of Barn Owls, American Kestrels, Shotrt-eared Owls and Northern Harriers. Follow the link above for more information and to report sightings.

Sign up for the QAS-Announce mailing list to receive e-mail reminders for our public meetings, field trips and other announcements of interest.
The QAS-Announce list is run through Yahoo!Groups.  Click on the link below to sign up.

Click to join QAS-Announce

QAS has grant funds available for environmental conservation projects.  See the "Environmental Grants" section in the menu on the right side of this page for more information.

Our Fall 2018 newsletter is now available!  See the "Newsletters" link on the right side of this page.

We have QAS baseball caps and bandannas for sale.  Get yours at our next public meeting.

The Mount Gretna Bird Club hosts a nature walk every Friday morning.  Meet at 9:00 AM at the Chatauqua parking lot off Route 117 (weather permitting).
For more information, contact Sid Hostetter, 964-3412 or email:
mtgretnabirdclub@hotmail.com

Please contact us anytime with any questions or feedback.

 Quittapahilla

A native American term meaning "spring that flows from among pines"