Houston Audubon is a financially independent 501(c) 3 charitable conservation organization registered in the state of Texas. Our 10-year strategic vision and priorities through 2023 states:

"The flight and song we nurture today defines the quality of life and sense of place we share tomorrow. Houston Audubon aims to inspire a culture of conservation and a way of life that allows us to thrive in harmony with nature. Our vision is the creation of a healthier, more beautiful place to live by leading and nurturing a community that values and supports birds."

Houston Audubon is a chapter of National Audubon Society in an assigned 11-county area surrounding Galveston Bay and including Houston. Our activities extend beyond Houston and its surrounding counties when necessary to accomplish a conservation purpose.

In September, 2009, Houston Audubon celebrated its 40th anniversary in conservation. On September 24, 1969, The Houston Audubon Society was formed by a dedicated group of eighteen men and women who saw the need for environmental education for youth and environmental advocacy for wildlife habitat. Today, Houston Audubon operates basically on the same values and purposes established by its founding fathers which were:

• promote educational, scientific, literary, historical, and charitable purposes
   
• provide education and instruction in natural science through nature walks, field trips, and seminars, both to its members and through programs in the public school system; to create awareness of conservation problems and to explore solutions for said problems
   
• promote conservation of wildlife and natural resources through education, maintenance and management of sanctuaries and coordinated activity with governmental conservation agencies.

AT A GLANCE

• Our Mission

  To advance the conservation of birds and positively impact their supporting environments.

• Our Vision

  The creation of a healthier natural environment and more beautiful place to live by leading and nurturing a community that values and supports birds.

• Headquarters

  Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary in West Houston.

• Education Headquarters

  Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center in South Houston.

• Sanctuaries

  Houston Audubon owns 17 sanctuaries in five counties totaling 3,474 acres, including the internationally known High Island and Bolivar Flats sanctuaries.

• Counties

  Counties assigned to Houston Audubon: Brazoria, Chambers, Ft. Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Waller, Washington, and Wharton.

• Membership Information

• History