This past October, RRAS sponsored a Birdathon, our semi-annual fundraiser. On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, I'd like to thank everyone who participated for making it an unqualified success.
Several factors come to mind.
One, RRAS board member and HSU wildlife professor Luke George and his students played a major role, raising over half the total amount. Second, a Big Day team composed of Elias Elias, David Fix, Sean McAllister, Jude Power, and Amber Transou established a Humboldt Nation record for October, with 130 species recorded. But more important, they lined up quite a number of donors. As we know, these donations aren't garnered without considerable effort. Thank you to David and Louise Bacon-Ogden at Strictly for the Birds for making pledge forms available at their business and to everyone who collected funds.