Hall organizes a series of afternoon teas to convince the ladies of Boston society to avoid hats with bird feathers. These meetings culminate in the founding of the Audubon Society of Massachusetts. In the beginning, there was the Audubon Society. The creation of the Audubon Society by George Bird Grinnell in 1886 marked the beginning of the nation's conservation ethic.
As editor of Forest and Stream, Grinnell called on his readers to unite for the preservation and protection of birds. Within a year, 39,000 people joined the Audubon Society, which Grinnell named after the distinguished naturalist and painter John James Audubon. Because the magazine's staff couldn't handle the overwhelming response, society collapsed in less than three years. The National Audubon Society (NAS) is one of the largest and oldest conservation organizations in the world.
Founded in New York City in February 1886, its original purpose was to protect American birds from destruction for the headgear trade. Many species of birds were killed and sold as ornaments for women's hats and hats, as well as for other clothing. The first conservation battle waged by the NAS was the Snowy Egret, a white bird from mosquito marshes whose long feathers were in high demand. The group played a decisive role in ensuring the passage of the New York Bird Act in 1886, a law for the preservation of the state's avifauna.
Hall began a campaign to urge other members of high society to stop wearing feather hats, a practice that led to the killing of millions of birds, especially egrets and other mosquitoes, and his efforts led to the founding of the Audubon Society of Massachusetts, followed in the following years by more than thirty state societies. Audubon maintains its commitment to the bald eagle by joining the Southeastern Bald Eagle Recovery Team to establish eagle protection once it is removed from the endangered species list, and by rehabilitating and releasing injured eagles at the Audubon Raptor Center in Maitland. The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems by focusing on birds, other wild animals and their habitats, for the benefit of humanity and the Earth's biological diversity. Employee data is based on information from people who have self-declared their past or current jobs with the National Audubon Society.
By 1914, 30,000 pamphlets had been distributed, and Audubon, in Florida, had more than 3,500 members and 162 Audubon youth clubs. The website contains information about Audubon branches inside and outside the United States, the society's bird conservation work, current issues, backyard habitat conservation efforts, and how to take action. He named the Society after John James Audubon (1785-185), the ornithologist, explorer and wildlife artist whose widow had been young Grinnell's teacher in New York City. However, in 1896, a group of women formed the Audubon Society of Massachusetts and refused to buy or wear hats or clothing that used bird feathers.
The data presented on this page does not represent the opinion of the National Audubon Society and its employees or that of Zippia. In 1994, President O'Brien and other members of the board of directors, members of the NAS, chapter leaders and staff joined forces to develop the Strategic Plan for Audubon 2000 (The Plan), a plan that consisted of turning the Society into one of the strongest and most effective grassroots organizations for environmental defense at the community, state and national levels. When Pearson left the Audubon presidency, the Audubon board elected Kermit Roosevelt, son of conservation president Theodore Roosevelt, as president. The man who formed the first Audubon Society was educated by Audubon's widow and found a way to unite men and women in the conservation movement.
The Audubon Society did not collect dues, own property, pressure legislatures, and did not sue any wrongdoers. The National Audubon Society (NAS or the Society), one of the largest private conservation organizations in this country, seeks to promote public understanding of the value and need of conserving soil, water, plants and wildlife, as well as encouraging progress through the intelligent use of natural resources. With more than half a million environmentally conscious members, the National Audubon Society continues to make a difference in the battle to conserve the natural world and the wildlife it contains. .
