The St. Louis Audubon Society was established in 1915 as the St. Louis Bird Club. In 1944, the Bird Club became the first local Audubon chapter in the United States. Today, the chapter consists of nearly 3,000 members across the St. Louis metropolitan region that includes portions of eleven counties in Missouri and Illinois.
The St. Louis Audubon Society is a non-profit organization with tax-exempt status, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and managed by two, full-time staff members.
Our mission is to create a community connection to nature through education and conservation. This is achieved by fostering awareness and understanding of birds and other wildlife and their habitats and by educating our community so people can make informed decisions about the natural world.
St. Louis Audubon aims to:
