Come learn with us! Oconee Rivers Audubon provides educational opportunities through a variety of programs.  Join us for one or all of them!

Monthly meetings: Join us during our monthly meetings to learn more about a variety of topics. Guest speakers present topics ranging from Right Whales to shade grown coffee. Check out our events calendar for upcoming meeting dates and topics.

Bird Walks: Grab your binoculars and walking shoes and join us for our seasonal bird walks.  The walks are held in the spring and the fall throughout the Athens area.  Also, look for fieldtrips that explore other great birding sites in Georgia. Everyone is welcome, no skills are needed! Check the events calendar for dates, times and locations of each walk.

Birding Classes:  Interested in building your birding skills? A bird class is what you need! Classes range from birding by sight to birding by ear. Look for upcoming classes on the events calendar.

Events: ORAS partners with other organizations throughout the community, like Sandy Creek Nature Center and State Botanical Gardens of Georgia, during special events. Interactive booths help spread the joy of birds through information and hands-on activities.  Contact the education chair if you’d like ORAS to participate in your next event.  Interested in volunteering for a special event booth? See our volunteer page for more details.

Schools: ORAS sponsors environmental education packages for local schools. By providing teachers with award-winning Audubon Adventures materials, we help them teach children about the natural world.   Groups interested in participating in Cornell’s Bird Sleuth program can contact the education chair for more details of the program and how ORAS can support your group.

Interested in having ORAS bring a program to you? Contact the education chair to arrange a program for your organization.

Education Chair: Kate Mowbray (706) 613-3615 X 231

"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught."
-Baba Dioum