Fall Fundraiser 2022

If you’ve ever passed by the Osprey platform located adjacent to Spring Meadow Lake State Park (actually on Highway 12 West) and wondered about that interesting little wooden structure that reaches skyward from the platform, wonder no more! The small structure has always been…

January Program at Montana Wild

Ethiopia:  A Birding Adventure Presenter: Bob Martinka Tuesday January 10, 2023 7:00PM Free and open to all Ethiopia is hands-down one of Africa’s most productive and rewarding birding destinations! More than 50 endemic species are to be found there, including Ethiopia’s most sought-after bird species,…

Christmas Bird Count 2022

Last Chance Audubon is pleased to announce that in December, we will holding our annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) for all participants. For the past two CBC seasons, section leaders have been continuing to survey with limited participation – usually those within their Covid…

November Program

Wolverines and Lynx: Monitoring Montana’s rare carnivores Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Program begins 7:00PM Montana WILD, 2668 Broadwater Ave. FREE – All Are Welcome After spending two seasons counting migrating Golden Eagles on the Bridger Ridge Hawk Watch, Bret Davis and Kalon Baughan have…

October Program Announced

Join Dan Ellison for a virtual birding tour of the Oaxaca, Mexico area. In December 2019 Dan and his spouse Jane Fournier traveled to Mexico for ten days of birding around Oaxaca City, Huatulco on the southwest coast, and Tehuantapec near the Isthmus. Traveling…

September Program at Montana WILD!

What: Upper Clark Fork Waterfowl Nesting Project When: Tues, September 13, 2022 – 7:00PM Where: Montana Wild, 2668 Broadwater Ave. Free – All Are Welcome The Upper Clark Fork Valley and Silver Bow Creek were historically a vast wetlands complex which was heavily impacted…

LCAS 50th Birthday Bash

Members, friends and families are invited to help celebrate Last Chance Audubon Society’s 50th birthday! On Sunday, July 31st, LCAS will host a celebration to commemorate 50 years of education, conservation and enjoyment of birds. The celebration will take place at the Spring Meadow…

2022 Field Trip schedule announced!

Field trips are a long-standing LCAS tradition: a great way for all of us to celebrate our local birds, meet new people, and sharpen our birding skills. This year we have a diverse selection planned, so whether you’re an avid birder or just getting…

May Program Meeting! We’re Back!

When: May 10, 2022 7PM Where: Montana WILD Education Center In the fall of 2016 when roughly 60,000 Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese landed in the Berkeley Pit in Butte; approximately 3,000 geese died despite round-the-clock hazing efforts that continued for days. Other than…

Spring Meadow, Spring Cleaning

During the summer of 2021, Boy Scout Troop #214 surveyed nesting boxes at Spring Meadow. They found that Spring Meadow Lake State Park hosts an astounding 50 nesting boxes at the state park! The Scouts created a map and spreadsheet with the location and…