XOE_CPNWS0334ncas Guide to the North Cascades Audubon Society Records North Cascades Audubon Society Records Sarah Bollard Center for Pacific Northwest Studies © March 2014

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-06-05. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 20180725 Roz Koester merged at 2018 addition of Christmas Bird Count materials. Center for Pacific Northwest Studies North Cascades Audubon Society Records North Cascades Audubon Society. XOE_CPNWS0334ncas 6 linear feet 9 boxes 1970-2018 The North Cascades Audubon Society (NCAS) Records documents environmental interests and activities of a non-profit group based in Whatcom County, Washington. English .

North Cascades Audubon Society Records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9123.

Collection is organized in accordance with the following series (and subseries) arrangement: Series I: Administrative RecordsSeries II: Financial RecordsSeries III: Published Materials Sub-Series I: AvalancheSub-Series II: Other Publications

Sarah Bollard processed the North Cascades Audubon Society Records for the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies in 2014. Miscellaneous financial materials deemed non-archival or confidential in nature were removed from the collection.

The North Cascades Audubon Society (NCAS) was founded in 1970 in Whatcom County, Washington, as the local branch of the National Audubon Society. The organization is dedicated to protecting and promoting awareness of wildlife, habitat and environment. NCAS is heavily involved in environmental advocacy through scientific research, environmental education, conservation and stewardship activities. In additon to their advocacy and educational work, the organization publishes 'The Avalanche,' a newletter discussing natural history and local environmental issues.

The North Cascades Audubon Society (NCAS) Records document the activities and interests of the Whatcom County, Washington branch of the National Audubon Society. The collection reflects the group's work to protect and promote awareness of the importance of wildlife, habitat and the environment in Whatcom county since its founding in 1970. The collection spans from 1970 to 2018, and includes meeting minutes, correspondence, membership information, budget information, and published materials, specifically the monthly newsletter Avalanche.

Administrative records are dated from 1975 to 2017 and include Board of Director's meeting agendas and minutes, chapter and membership information and correspondence between the NCAS and other environmental groups. Financial records are dated from 1984 to 2017 and include account books and ledgers, budget reports, profit versus loss analyses and financial based correspondence with the National branch. Included in this series are two CD-ROMS, one a QuickBooks backup file and the other containing budget information as well as some miscellaneous membership information. Published materials are dated from 1970 to 2018 and include one brochure about the NCAS as well as every issue of the monthly newsletter Avalanche, created by the NCAS.

The George and Lois Garlick family papers include correspondence and Avalanche newsletters from the North Cascades Audubon Society.

Donated by the North Cascades Audubon Society in Feburary 2014 with additional material dontated in 2018 and 2024.

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North Cascades Audubon Society. Whatcom County (Wash.)--History--Sources. Environmentalism--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources. Environmental Activism Records (Documents) Personal correspondence. Newsletters. Administrative Records Series I 1975-2017 English. Minutes CD 2011-2013 English. 1 1 Board of Directors Agenda/Minutes 1997-2002 English. 1 2 Board of Directors Agenda/Minutes 2002-2005 English. 1 3 Board of Directors Agenda/Minutes 2005 English. 1 4 Board of Directors Agenda/Minutes 2005-2011 English. 1 5 Board of Directors Agenda/Minutes 2006-2011 English. 1 6 Board of Directors Agenda/Minutes 2011-2014 English. 1 7 Board of Directors Agenda/Minutes 2015-2017 English. 1 8 Constitution & Bylaws 1982-1999 English. 1 9 Audubon Correspondence 1975-2004 English. 1 10 Letters to Linda Wendler, in charge of Chapter mailing list 1987-1991 English. 1 11 Letters to Trina, in charge of Chapter mailing list 1991-2000 English. 1 12 NCAS correspondences 2016 English. 1 13 Audubon-Washington Leadership Conference 2001 English. 1 14 Annual Chapter Certification Report 1995-2003 English. 1 15 Annual Report Form 2000-2007 English. 1 16 Chapter Leader Change Report Form 2000-2006 English. 1 17 Chapter Change Report 1985-1989 English. 1 18 Chapter Change Report 1989-1991 English. 1 19 Chapter Change Report 1992-1994 English. 1 20 Chapter Change Report 1995-1997 English. 1 21 Chapter Change Report 1998-2000 English. 1 22 Chapter Change Report 1999-2000 English. 1 23 NCAS Membership Meetings & Special Events 1970-1998 English. 1 24 Membership Committee Guide 1998 English. 1 25 Audubon Annual Membership List 1985-1992 English. 1 26 Audubon Annual Membership List 1993-1998 English. 1 27 NCAS Membership Statistics 1993-2000 English. 1 28 "Chapters and the 2020 Vision" 2001 English. 1 29 Whatcom Land Trust Quit Claim Deed English. 1 30 GateWay Pacific Terminal Settlement 1997 English. 1a 1 Financial Records Series II 1979-2017 English. Account Book 1979-1984 2 1 Account Book 1985-1987 2 2 Account Book 1988-1989 2 3 Account Book 1990 2 4 Treasuer Reports 2008-2010 2 5 Net Worth Report 1995 2 6 National Audubon Society Correspondence re: Membership Due and Payment Incentives 1994-2004 2 7 Budget Information 1984-1990 2 8 Budget Information 1991 2 9 Budget Information 1992 2 10 Budget Information 1993-1995 2 11 Budget Information 1996-1997 2 12 Budget Information 1998 2 13 Budget Information 1999-2001 2 14 Budget Information 2002-2004 2 15 Budget Information 2005-2006 2 16 Budget Information 2007-2008 2 17 Budget Information 2016-2017 English. 2 18 Electronic Information (CD-ROM): Quickbook backup file, Excel Budgets, and Misc. Membership 2001-2008 English. 2 19 Published Materials Series III 1970-2018 English. Avalanche Sub-Series I 1970-2018 English. North Cascades Audubon Society Photocopy Originals for Avalanche Subscribers undated English. 2 20 Avalanche Subscribers 1999-2001 English. 2 21 NCAS Archives English. 2 22 Christmas bird count 1972, 1976-1978, 1981 English. 2 23 Avalanche 1970-1977 English. 2 24 Avalanche 1978-1983 English. 2 25 Avalanche 1984-1985 English. 2 26 Avalanche 1986-1987 English. 2 27 Avalanche 1988-1989 English. 2 28 Avalanche 1990-1991 English. 2 29 Avalanche 1992-1993 English. 2 30 Avalanche 1994-1995 English. 2 31 Avalanche 1996-1997 English. 2 32 Avalanche 1998-1999 English. 2 33 Avalanche 2000-2002 English. 2 34 Avalanche 2003-2005 English. 2 35 Avalanche 2006-2008 English. 2 36 Avalanche 2009-2011 English. 2 37 Avalanche 2012-2013 English. 2 38 Avalanche 2014-2015 English. 2 39 Avalanche 2016-2018 English. 2 40 Other Publications Sub-Series II undated North Cascades Audubon Society Brochure undated English. 2 41 Press 2014-2016 English. 2 42 Wings Over Water Article & Brochure 2016 English. 2 43 Whatcom Museum fact Sheets Undated English. 2 44 Activities Series IV 1967-2008 English. Christmas Bird Counts Sub-Series I 1967-2008 English.

According to the North Cascades Audubon Society's (NCAS) website (accessed here on July 24, 2018: https://www.northcascadesaudubon.org/birding/christmas-bird-count/, the annual Christmas bird counts (CBCs) "…began in 1900 as an alternative to the traditional Christmas 'side hunt,' where the objective was to KILL as many birds as you could. Ornithologist Frank Chapman called for an end to this slaughter by suggesting that, rather than shooting birds, people count them instead." NCAS sponsors two local Christmas bird counts: "Bellingham" and "Washington State Ferry" (formerly called "San Juan Ferry"). The following series contains instructions, forms and membership lists for, and correspondence about the local Christmas bird counts, organized chronologically by year.

Christmas Bird Count (CBC) forms undated English. 3 1 CBC area/territory maps undated English. 3 2 CBC - Bellingham 1967-1971 English. 3 3-7 CBC - Bellingham 1972-1977 English. 4 1-6 CBC - Bellingham 1978-1983 English. 5 1-6 CBC - Bellingham 1984-1990 English. 6 1-7 CBC - Bellingham 1991-1997 English. 7 1-7 CBC - Bellingham 1998-2008 English. 8 1-11 CBC - Padilla Bay 1979-1980; 1985-1995 English. 8 12 CBC - San Juan Ferry/San Juan Islands maps undated English. 8 13 CBC - San Juan Ferry/San Juan Islands 1982-1983; 1993-1995; 1997-1998; 2000; 2002; 2004; 2006 English. 8 14-15 CBC - Bellingham 2020-2023 English. 9 1 CBC - Bellingham 2016-2019 English. 9 2 CBC - Bellingham 2012 2014-2015 English. 9 3 CBC - Bellingham 2009-2010 English. 9 4 Bird Field-Location Lists 1985-1991 English. 3 8 Awards Series V 1972-1991 English. NCAS Appreciation Plaque May 1991 English. 10 1 National Audubon Society Chapter Charter to NCAS 1972 English. 10 2