Who We Are The Bedford Audubon Society, Inc. is a locally based 1,000 member chapter of the 550,000 member National Audubon Society. It is this organization's mission to promote environmental education, grass-roots activism, public and private conservation efforts, preservation and protection of open space. You may wish to read our statement of mission . To date Bedford Audubon Society owns and manages 558 acres of land at three sanctuaries, all located in northeastern Westchester County.
Sanctuaries are open to the general public dawn to dusk and admission is free.
Programs and lectures are conducted the evening of the second Wednesday of every other month, excluding July and August. They are free and open to the general public. Field trips are conducted several times monthly and are also open to the public. The Society is supported by membership dues and donations made by individuals, corporations, and foundations. The Quarterly Bulletin, the newsletter of the Society, is published four times yearly and is distributed to all members in good standing, and to non-members for a nominal yearly fee.