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An Illinois Chapter of the National Audubon Society. The mission is education, conservation and resto

11/04/2026

Your vote matters. So does your voice beyond Election Day.

Thank you for standing up for our wildlife, clean water, and open spaces. Let’s keep speaking up, showing up, and asking our elected leaders to turn their environmental commitments into action.

There’s so much worth protecting. Together, we can keep the momentum going.

Slide 1: Oliver Slater, Slides 2 & 4 Carolyn Lueck, Slide 3 Christian Deme

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11/04/2026

Small birds, big stories, and so many people who care. ☀️

Thank you to Laura Kammin and Outdoor Illinois Journal for this wonderful look at the joys, heartbreaks and surprises of this year’s Piping Plover season, including the soap-opera-esque stories of our much-loved Waukegan birds!

For our Sharing Our Shore - Waukegan volunteers, these stories are deeply personal. We’re grateful to every monitor, conservation partner and supporter who helps give these endangered birds a chance.

Take a few minutes to read “Days of Our Plover Lives.” You’ll understand why these little shorebirds mean so much to us!

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The Great Lakes piping plovers are back on their southern wintering grounds. Once the plovers migrate back next spring, there will be a rapt audience for all the updates. The 2026 breeding season had more plot twists than a soap opera! While we wait for the 2027 breeding season, we look back at t...

11/02/2026

Join Lake County Audubon Society for a morning of birding at Lakewood Forest Preserve! We’ll explore the preserve’s rolling hills, woodlands, and open habitats in search of late fall migrants, arriving winter birds, and year-round residents.

With the leaves falling and the seasons changing, November is a great time to explore the trails and see what birds are moving through Lake County!

📅 Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026�⏰ Time: 8:00 AM to 10:45 AM�📍 Location: Lakewood Forest Preserve, Winter Sports Area Parking Lot, Wauconda, IL�🐦‍⬛ Walk Leaders: Brad Stein and Matt Tobin�🥾 Activity Level: Moderately Challenging, approximately 4 miles on mostly crushed-gravel trails with several significant hills.

Registration is required and space is limited!

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🔗 Register here: https://forms.gle/pkUBHVopP9JFeuSj7

📍 Parking directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gAZizhJbkvXUwwLq7

Bring your binoculars, dress in layers for November weather, and wear comfortable walking shoes. A few loaner binoculars will be available.

We hope you’ll join us for a morning of birding and exploring one of Lake County’s beautiful forest preserves!

Photo: Cedar Waxwing, Stephen Hurst

Lake County Forest Preserves

10/31/2026

As the 119th Congress enters its final months, bipartisan conservation proposals already moving on Capitol Hill offer an opportunity to deliver lasting benefits for birds, people, and communities.

10/31/2026

I Bird, I Vote! 🦅

From Piping Plovers along our Lake Michigan shoreline to Sandhill Cranes in our wetlands, the birds we love depend on clean water, healthy habitats, and a livable climate. So do we.

Standing up for our environment means speaking up for the places and wildlife that cannot speak for themselves. It means paying attention to decisions that affect our land, air, and water, asking questions, and making conservation a priority when we vote.

From our own Lake County preserves and shorelines to the habitats birds depend on across continents, what we choose to protect matters.

Birds can’t vote, but we can. Let’s make our voices count.

Audubon Great Lakes National Audubon Society Lake Forest College Bird Alliance

10/28/2026

10/27/2026

We loved exploring the Great Lakes with Oakdale’s third graders! 🌊 Thank you to the Carnegie for bringing local history and nature together for Waukegan students.

10/27/2026

This past Saturday, on a picture-perfect October day, Lake County Audubon Society board members traveled to Baraboo, Wisconsin, for a visit to the International Crane Foundation (ICF) to learn more about its efforts to protect some of the world’s most vulnerable bird species.

Our sincere thanks to Kate Fitzwilliams, Director of Philanthropy; Akiko Nakagawa, Interpretive Program Coordinator; and Cynthia Gitter, Assistant Curator of Birds, for so generously sharing their time, knowledge, and enthusiasm with us. From exploring the grounds and learning about ICF’s history and vision to gaining a behind-the-scenes perspective on their breeding and conservation programs, they gave us a much deeper appreciation for the scope of ICF’s efforts to protect cranes around the world.

Throughout our visit, we couldn’t help but recognize some parallels with the Great Lakes Piping Plover conservation efforts our Sharing Our Shore - Waukegan initiative supports here in Lake County. Different species and different challenges, but a shared commitment to bringing vulnerable bird populations back from the brink of extinction. It’s encouraging to see what years of persistence, collaboration, and dedication can accomplish.

We enjoyed the camaraderie, the exchange of ideas, and the opportunity to spend time with people who share our passion for protecting birds.

A special thank you to Hall Healy, former Board Chair and Director Emeritus of the International Crane Foundation, for helping make this visit possible.

We left Baraboo with new perspectives, renewed enthusiasm, and plenty to think about as we continue our own conservation efforts.

International Crane Foundation , Lake Forest College Bird Alliance , BirdConservation Audubon Great Lakes National Audubon Society

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Libertyville, IL
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http://www.lakecountyaudubon.org/

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