The Columbia Audubon Society (CAS), located in Columbia, South Carolina, is active in both birding and conservation in and around Columbia. Meetings are held several times from September through May. Meetings start at 7:30 PM and will be at various locations around Columbia. Be sure to check this web site or the newsletter for the most current information. Refreshments are served and non-members are always welcome. There are no meetings during the months of June, July, and August.

View Over Congaree National Park from the Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve, Calhoun County.

Important News: Columbia Audubon Society Acquires the Wannamaker Nature Preserve (WNP)

During July, Columbia Audubon Society completed a major step in the history of the organization. We now own the Wannamaker Nature Preserve (WNP). The WNP is approximately 480 acres located four miles east of St. Matthews in Calhoun County. The former owner was the Charleston Natural History Society, who received it as a bequest in 1996. We are planning a get together at the WNP on October 6, 2007. See the Autumn 2007 Newsletter for details.

 

Check out our MSN discussion group at http://groups.msn.com/ColumbiaAudubon.
 

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THE WOODPECKER POST
NEWSLETTER OF THE
COLUMBIA AUDUBON SOCIETY
P.O. BOX 5923 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29250
Updated: September 22, 2007

Online Edition

Audubon South Carolina


Steve C. Dennis

Webmaster: Dan Tufford

Field Trips and Activities:
See the Autumn 2007 Newsletter for details.

Saturday, November 10, 9:00am: Ridgeway Gold Mine in Fairfield County

The Ridgeway gold mine trip is this Saturday at 9. We will meet at the main entrance for our safety briefing and then tour the mine area. This field trip should end by early afternoon, so you might want to bring lunch or a heavy snack. You should definitely bring water. The exact schedule will depend in part on the weather.

Directions to the mine:

From Ridgeway go 4.5 miles east on SC 34. Turn right on Smallwood Rd. From Lugoff go 13.3 miles west on SC 34. Turn left on Smallwood Rd. You should see the mine entrance almost immediately. (It has rocks!) If you want to get a map from Mapquest or Google (or other program), the mine address is Kennecott Ridgeway Mining Company 227 Summer Rd., Ridgeway, SC 29130 http://www.kennecottminerals.com/mines/ridgeway.html

Saturday, November 24: Savannah Spoil Site

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