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!

COVID-19 Response
Updated 3/30/2020

   The Quittapahilla Audubon Society has cancelled all programs and field trips through the end of May 2020.
   We felt these steps were necessary for the safety of our membership and the general public with regards to the coronavirus pandemic.
    Please continute to check this website for future updates and/or contact any Officer for more information.
   These steps are necessary precautions and QAS recommends that our membership and the general public follow all federal, state and local safety recommendations concerning the Coronavirus.
   All cancelled programs will be rescheduled at a later date as the COVID-19 situation improves.

Quittapahilla Audubon Newsletter is Going Digital - Spring 2020!

Click here for details and information to make sure you'll continue to enjoy our newsletters.

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

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

We will update this list if additional changes or cancellations become necessary.

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ALL PROGRAMS AND FIELD TRIPS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED THROUGH MAY 2020
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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

Richard & Karen light were active members of QAS for many years and it is our honor to share information for
The Lebanon Valley Conservancy Richard H. & Karen R. Light Memorial Scholarship.
Click the link above to review the requirements and application form.

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 Spring 2020 newsletter is now available!  See the "Newsletters" link on the right side of this page.

We have QAS t-shirts, 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"