Wintu Audubon Society

Officers and Board of Directors 2007-2008

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DIRECTORS:

Ken Bachman, John Coon, Esther Cox, Red Modeen, Cathy Santry, Bob Yutzy

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WINTU AUDUBON SOCIETY MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Wintu Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. We promote enjoyment of the natural environment through education and interactive programs. The Wintu Audubon Society, founded in 1975, is a chapter of the National Audubon Society serving the Redding and the Shasta County area. The Wintu Audubon Society's mailing address is P.O. Box 994533, Redding, CA 96099-4533.

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WINTU AUDUBON SOCIETY STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2007 - 2008

The purpose of this plan is to establish goals and objectives that may be achieved in the coming years. Nevertheless, it is a plan and subject to change and revision as circumstances dictate. This plan should be used as a road map for activities as the chapter functions and participates within the community.

Annual Plan
1. To provide ten membership meetings with programs on conservation, birding, science, and natural history subjects.
2. To provide one full day and one half-day field trip for members per month, excluding July and August.
3. To provide a “Beginning Bird Walk” on the second Saturday of each month, excluding July and August. These walks to be publicized locality and open to the public.
4. To provide a Chapter Newsletter on a bi-monthly basis, excluding July and August.
5. To maintain and improve on our mutually beneficial relationship with Turtle Bay..
6. To review, comment on and provide guidance on EIR’s, Forest/BLM management plans, and other activities which affect bird habitat or a safe environment in our area.
7. To support and participate in Christmas Bird Counts for Redding and Fall River Valley, and participate in other counts in the surrounding area.
8. To maintain liaison with and actively support the following: Shasta Land Trust; California Native Plant Society, Shasta Chapter; Local Watershed Projects; Horsetown Clear Creek Preserve; City Parks development; California Department of Fish and Game; and the National Park Service.
  9. To continue tracking progress on the division of PG&E lands through the PG&E Land Stewardship Council.
10. To participate in the following events as fund-raising/outreach activities:
    a. “Earth Day” with a booth at Shasta College or Caldwell Park as appropriate.
    b. “Return of the Salmon Festival” with a booth at the Coleman National Fish Hatchery.
    c. A booth at “Shasta District Fair”.
    d. A booth at the Mount Shasta Mall “Fall Boutique”.
    e. Co-host “Natives in Landscape”. Garden & Birding tours with the California Native Plant Society in May.
11. Develop a “Shasta County Bird Trails” brochure.
12. Provide an active Website with links to the world of birding, plus special features such as backyard birding, care of hummingbird feeders, green activities, alerts on avian botulism and other bird diseases, where to bird within the county, a free county birding checklist, and a myriad of other information subjects.
13. Continue fund raising activities through book and coffee sales, and search for other sources of income.
14. Continue and expand youth training and support through Audubon Adventures Sponsorship, classroom slide presentation, and funding support for youth participation in birding festivals such as the “Winter Wings Festival” in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
15. Expand chapter outreach through greater public visibility and working with local media facilities.
16. Improve membership by ten percent.
17. To review the Strategic Plan at least quarterly to ensure progress toward stated goals.
18. Develop a Chapter Brochure for new/prospective members and outreach use.
19. Develop a Greeting & Welcome Kit for new members.

Five Year Plan
1. Improve membership by twenty five (25) percent.
2. Conduct a five year review of by-laws.
3. Review and revise Shasta County Bird Checklist.
4. Review and revise Shasta County Bird Trails brochure.
5. Improve recognition of personal achievement within the chapter by members and officers.
6. Develop a “Green Team” in the chapter to identify appropriate Green activities and achievable goals.
7. Conduct a property inventory.

Ten Year Plan
1. Survive and grow providing service to the community and its critters, especially birds.