The Buffalo Audubon Society promotes an appreciation of the natural world through education, advocacy, conservation, and preservation.

Description:
The Society delivers interpretive programs throughout Western NY, including six preserves totaling more than 1,000 acres owned by the Society. Among the largest of these is the 324-acre Beaver Meadow Audubon Center in Wyoming County which has a 8,400 sq. ft. Visitor / Interpretive Center with classrooms, meeting hall, library, dioramas, and wildlife collections maintained in interactive displays. The Visitor Center is fully handicapped accessible. Programming encompasses all aspects of natural history, environmental education, survival skills, and local Native American history. Festivals celebrating seasonal aspects of natural history are held throughout the year.

History:
Started as a preserve in 1951, Beaver Meadow became a public, outdoor environmental educational facility in the late 1960s, when Audubon volunteers began leading Buffalo city school children on guided "ecology tours". The popularity of these and other public programs led to the construction of a Visitor Center in 1974. Over the next quarter century, Beaver Meadow's educational programs grew to encompass more diverse, on-site programs, as well as numerous outreach programs. The growing audience led to the expansion of the Visitor Center in 2000, creating a top-notch educational facility that continues to develop new and exciting environmental education initiatives for all ages.

Contact people:

Jackie Keller, Office Manager, (phone), (email) Paul Fehringer, Naturalist, (phone), (email) William Hudson, Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (585) 457-1378

Address:

1610 Welch Rd North Java, NY 14113 (See a map)

Web Site: http://buffaloaudubon.org

Directions:

From Buffalo: Take the 400 expressway, south. Get off at the East Aurora exit for Route 20A/78. Turn left. Travel 2.2 miles to the second blinking light. Turn right onto Rt 78. Travel 7. . . (more)   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: N/A,   Walk distance (in minutes): N/A   Nearest Bus Stop: N/A, N/A minute walk