current Advisory Committee

Dr. Heike Naigur

Board Member

Mike Green
Treasurer

Our founders

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 Board of Directors 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.