Birding Links
Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society
The Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society is an official chapter of the National Audubon Society. Its geographic area includes most of Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. Residents of this area who join the National Audubon Society automatically become members of the GWVAS. Membership dues paid to the National Audubon Society are shared with the local chapter. These dues help to support national and international conservation efforts, as well as conservation efforts in our local area. Thus, your Audubon membership helps to support environmental education and the preservation of our planet and its wildness. Membership benefits include a subscription to Audubon magazine, and to Valley Views, the newsletter of the GWVAS.
The Auto Tour highlights John James Audubon's 1829 visit to the Upper Lehigh River in Northeastern Pennsylvania
NepaBirdProject.org is a central place for the birders of Northeastern Pennsylvania to share great spots to bird, report interesting sightings, and communicate with each other within our forums about birding in NEPA.
Frances Slocum State Park
Frances Slocum State Park consists of 1,035 acres in northeastern Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County. Frances Slocum Lake is the focal point of the park and forms a horseshoe covering 165 acres.
The Lackawanna Audubon Society is an independent organization of nature loving folks centered in Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania. The society, originally called the Scranton Bird Club, has been in existence since 1915. It has a yearly series of field trips, both day trips and and overnights, and a series of speaker presentations in association with the Scranton Anthracite Museum.
Audubon's mission 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.Our national network of community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations, engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in positive conservation experiences.
American Birding Association
The ABA an organization that provides leadership to birders by increasing their knowledge, skills, and enjoyment of birding. We are the only organization in North America that specifically caters to recreational birders. We also contribute to bird and bird habitat conservation through our varied programs
Woodbourne Forest and Wildlife Preserve to witness its ancient trees. Located in northeastern Pennsylvania, this 648-acre preserve evokes a rural New England landscape of white pine, hemlocks, ash, maples, oaks and other hardwoods that blanketed the region before European settlers arrived. In fact, nearly 200 acres of the preserve contains the largest remaining old-growth forest in northeast Pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania Online Rails-to-Trails Guide
The conversion of former railroad corridors into public use trails is a Pennsylvania success story. Each year, millions of outdoor enthusiasts now enjoy a growing network of Rail-Trails
The Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology was founded to foster the study and appreciation of the birds of Pennsylvania and to promote the conservation of birds and their habitat.
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy's mission is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Lackawanna State Park
The 1,411-acre Lackawanna State Park is in northeastern Pennsylvania, ten miles north of Scranton. The 198-acre Lackawanna Lake is the centerpiece of this beautiful, modern recreational facility, which also has hiking, camping and picnicking.
VisitPA.com
Welcome to the official site for Pennsylvania travel and tourism! No matter what gets you going, you'll find it in the Keystone State - check out one of our spectacular public gardens, take a motorcycle tour, or just spend some quality time in the great outdoors. You'll find everything you need to pick the perfect spring getaway right here, so what are you waiting for? Start planning!
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