First President

B. Brower Hall, Fort Lauderdale

First Vice President

George M. Polk, Oakland Park

First Secretary

Ruth Van Every, Fort Lauderdale

First Corresponding Secretary

Myrtle Gray, Plantation

First Treasurer,

Becky Lou Stanley

Zachary Lee
Past President

Simona Burshteyn Esq.
President

Lenora Hortt of Pompano Beach
August Burghard, Fort Lauderdale
Ralph Andrews, Fort Lauderdale
Sarah Miller, Fort Lauderdale
Lafayette Dow, Pompano Beach
Donald Dye, Oakland Park
Margaret Dye, Oakland Park
Ruth Byrd, Fort Lauderdale
John W. Douglass, Fort Lauderdale
C. V. Bowes, Jr., Fort Lauderdale
Helen Rogers, Hollywood
George M. Polk, Jr., Fort Lauderdale

Mike Green
Treasurer

Original Charter subscribers included:

Our founders

Roy David Walker

Urban Conservation Director

mission & vision

South Florida Audubon Society fosters conservation through local, regional, national, and global environmental advocacy and activities throughout South Florida focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats, for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.

current Advisory Committee

Devin Avery Ph.D

Dan Warren

current Board Members

Foundation History

volunteering

More than 7,500 people volunteer for us each year and make a difference in the lives of thousands of sea turtles and birds

Find out how you can become involved.

Dr. Heike Naigur

Board Member

Amy Johnson

Board Member

Jessica DeBlois Sinnes
Vice President

recent programs

Our PLANT FOR BIRDS outreach program in Wilton Manors recently got the attention of national media.

Learn more about this PLANT FOR BIRDS and

M.E. PARK in Wilton Manors.

Christine Myers
Board Member

Alberta Chartier, Fort Lauderdale
Margaret Dye, Fort Lauderdale
Lenora E. Hortt, Fort Lauderdale
Arthur D. Inwood, Fort Lauderdale
Paul LaRue, Fort Lauderdale
Lowry Porter, Fort Lauderdale
Mrs. Lowry Porter, Fort Lauderdale
Colonel James W. Porter, Fort Lauderdale
George Raz, Wilton Manors
Hubert W. Robertson, Fort Lauderdale
Richard D. Simpson, Fort Lauderdale
Paul Nelson, Fort Lauderdale
Jean Brooks, Fort Lauderdale
Donald C. Little, Fort Lauderdale

Doug Young

Chief Operating Officer

SOUTH FLORIDA AUDUBON SOCIETY (SFAS) is one of the 45 chapters of Audubon Florida and National Audubon Society, Inc. We provide a wide range of services to members and the general public including

Field trips for watching birds and enjoying nature
Environmental education programs
Local and regional environmental and conservation advocacy
Local, regional, and national events (Water Matters Day, Earth Day, National Public Lands Day, Christmas Bird Count, and the Great Backyard Bird Count)

SFAS was formerly known as the Broward County Audubon Society. Because of our growth and regional outreach, we made a change to the name and logo in 2008. View the history below and our archives for more information about our history.

The first Officers included:

January 11, 1956 - The Broward County Audubon Society became an official nonprofit organization on January 11, 1956, and today is classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The purposes and objectives of the Society, as amended since incorporation, were to:

Engage in any educational, scientific, investigative, literary, historical, philanthropic, and charitable pursuits as may be, from time to time, elected by the membership.
Arouse public recognition of the value of, and the need for the protection of wild birds and other animals and the plant, soil, water, and other conditions essential to their preservation and development.
Hold meetings, lectures, and exhibitions, engage in other educational work in the interest of wildlife, its study, and enjoyment, by both the members and the public.
Support the purposes and objectives of the National Audubon Society, Inc. of which the Society shall function as a Chapter.
Conform to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Florida Statutes Section 617.01 et seq.