The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection of nature, as well as research in the field of ornithology .
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History
In 1886, the Upper City Park in New Orleans ( Louisiana ) was renamed Audubon Park by the local authorities and the first local Audubon society was created. Its creators were scientists Florence Bailey, George Grinnel and Fanny Hardy Extorm [1] .
At the federal level, society was formed in 1905 - thus, it is one of the oldest conservation associations in the world. It got its name in honor of John James Audubon, 1785-1851, the famous American naturalist, ornithologist and animal painter who published the outstanding work "Birds of America" (1827-1838).
The company publishes an illustrated, popular magazine , Audubon , dedicated to nature conservation. It has numerous local networks, reserves and branches that are engaged in bird watching and protecting the local environment. In this, it was very different from the existing American Ornithologists' Union , whose members mainly hunted birds for scientific collections.
Society: 41 thousand members in 1963, 142 thousand in 1970, 300 thousand in 1978 (Hay et McConnell, 1979: 460).
The Company has branches, reserves and resource centers in all 50 US states. More details here .
Audubon Medal
Since 1947, the National Audubon Society has been awarding the Audubon Medal, which is awarded in recognition of outstanding achievements in the field of conservation and environmental protection. The medal was awarded to:
- 2015 and Laura Dangermond [2]
- 2013
- 2010 Donal C. O'Brien Jr.
- 2008
- 2005 The Rockefeller Family
- 2004
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998 Julie Packard
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995 Edward Osbourne Wilson
- 1994 Jimmy Carter
- 1993 and Anita Roddick
- 1992
- 1991 Ted Turner
- 1990 Durward L. Allen
- 1989 Robert Redford
- 1988 Oscar and Margarita Arias
- 1987 Vladimir E. Flint
- 1986 John F. Seiberling
- 1985 Cecil Dale Andrews
- 1984 Joseph J. Hickey
- 1983
- 1982 CR "Pink" Gutermuth
- 1981
- 1980
- 1979 Thomas L. Kimball
- 1978 Charles H. Callison
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973 Barbara Ward (Lady Jackson, DBE)
- 1971
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967 Stuart Lee Udall
- 1966
- 1964
- 1963 Rachel Louise Carson
- 1962
- 1961 Clarence Cottam
- 1960
- 1959
- 1956
- 1955 Walt Disney
- 1952
- 1950 John Davison Rockefeller Jr.
- 1949
- 1947
Literature
- Frank Graham, Jr., The Audubon Ark: A History of the National Audubon Society (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990) ISBN 0-394-58164-4
- Michael J. Hay et Kenneth E. McConnell (1979). An Analysis of Participation in Nonconsumptive Wildlife Recreation , Land Economics, 55 (4): 460-471.
See also
- Russian Bird Conservation Union
- Birdwatching
- Ornithology
- List of ornithological societies
Notes
- ↑ Barrow, Mark V., 1960-. A passion for birds: American ornithology after Audubon . - Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998 .-- x, 326 pages p. - ISBN 9780691044026 .
- ↑ The Audubon Gala . The Audubon Society. Date of treatment September 4, 2015.