Connecting People
With Nature
GIVE TO LINCOLN:
BIG IMPACT for WACHISKA
Gifts given May 1-29 during GIVE TO LINCOLN greatly help us at Wachiska Audubon. Every donation given during this time makes a bigger impact because our nonprofit also gets a proportional share of a $650,000 challenge match fund provided by Lincoln Community Foundation!
HOW TO GIVE:
1. You may scan the QR Code or give online with
credit/debit card.
2. Or write a check to: Lincoln Community Foundation.
In the memo of the check, please write: Wachiska.
Mail your check to: Lincoln Community Foundation,
215 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68508
Donations must be received between
May 1 and Midnight,May 29
Wachiska Program and General Meeting — Thursday, May 10, 7:00 PM, Unitarian Church, 6300 A Street, and also via YouTube link: https://youtube.com/live/0C6xgMbpxR4?feature=share
Travis Jensen: Conservation Through Collaboration
Travis Jensen is the Community Conservation Coordinator for Solidago Conservancy in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Solidago Conservancy is a land trust who allies with public and private partners to conserve and connect wild lands and open space in Lincoln and Lancaster county. Solidago works to ensure that as the community grows, it incorporates green spaces that are accessible by all people. The focus is on protecting open space and three vital natural resources in priority landscapes within the Salt Valley watershed: wetlands, tallgrass prairie, and stream corridors. Travis will give a presentation on how Solidago pursues their work through collaborations with public and private organizations and individuals. He will introduce three exciting conservation projects in which Solidago plays key roles.
Prior to joining Solidago, Travis enjoyed a 25+ year career in education, first as a high school English teacher in Lubbock, TX and Lincoln, NE and then at Nebraska Wesleyan University as an administrator and faculty member serving primarily nontraditional (adult) and transfer students. When he’s not working, Travis and his wife, Karla enjoy traveling, entertaining, puttering, and doing pretty much anything outdoors.
Join Wachiska on Thursday, May 8 at 7:00 PM at Lincoln’s Unitarian Church, 6300 A Street, to learn more about Travis Jensen, Solidago and Conservation Through Collaboration. This free, public, in-person talk will also be live-streamed on YouTube at:
https://youtube.com/live/0C6xgMbpxR4?feature=share
No registration needed. This program can also be viewed at a later time. Check Wachiska’s website for links to past programs.
May 2025 Calendar of Events
May 1-29 Give to Lincoln: Give to Wachiska
every donation given is made bigger by
matching funds
May 5 Education/Outreach Committee
May 10 General Meeting,
Travis Jensen of Solidago Conservancy
7:00 p.m., in-person meeting at Unitarian
Church and also live-streamed; no
registration needed (see link above)
Bird-a-thon Hikes 8am - 12pm
May 10 at Prairies Pines
May 11 at Observation Tower, Platte River State
Park
May 12 Conservation Committee via Zoom, 6:30 p.m.
May 15 Newsletter Deadline, Wachiska Office, 5:00 p.m.
May 17 Wild Adventures
Pioneers Park Nature Center, 1-4pm
May 20 Board Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 p.m.
In September 2021, the Wachiska Board adopted the National Audubon’s Statement on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion as the Chapter’s own goals:
The birds Audubon pledges to protect differ in color, size, behavior, geographical preference, and countless other ways. By honoring and celebrating the equally remarkable diversity of the human species, Audubon will bring new creativity, effectiveness and leadership to our work throughout the hemisphere.
Wachiska Audubon Society's vision is to share the experience and love for nature and help protect its diversity.
Join Wachiska Today
Become a member of the Wachiska chapter of the National Audubon Society and support environmental conservation, education, and outreach in Southeast Nebraska.
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Join friends and neighbors to show your concern about our climate and our elected officials. Stop by the Wachiska office and pick up your Climate yard sign.
Signs that say “VOTE with CLIMATE in Mind” are available for $10 each. They are made of material that will hold up well to the elements and come with a metal holder to push into the ground. You are encouraged to put your signs out now for the fall elections. Since they are so durable, they could easily last three or four years even if kept out all year.
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The photos on this website were taken by Wachiska members. Many thanks to Bruce Wendorff,
Linda Brown, Paul Johnsguard, Tim Knott, Stu Luttich, John Carlini and Elizabeth Nelson.