Save the Date! Annual Meeting
March 5, 2026 5:30 PM - 8:30 p.m. Annual Meeting of the Black Canyon Audubon Society. Buffet Dinner at Remington’s, Bridges Golf and Country Club, 2500 Bridges Ave, Montrose, CO 81401.
Christopher Preston, author of Tenacious Beasts, Wildlife Recoveries that Change How We Think About Animals, is our keynote speaker for the 2026 Black Canyon Audubon Society Annual Meeting. Tenacious Beasts was the winner of the High Plains International Book Award 2024 (non-fiction), received First Honorable Mention in the Rachel Carson Environmental Book Awards 2024, and was included in the New Yorker’s Best Books of 2023.
Christopher Preston is a professor of philosophy at the University of Montana in Missoula. He has Colorado connections as he attended Colorado State University in Ft. Collins for his Master’s degree and has family in Denver. Preston will share success stories of humpback and sperm whales, bears, wolves, peregrine falcons and several other species, including a discussion of the “messy business” of killing barred owls to support spotted owl recovery. Preston suggests that species recovery offers a unique chance to change the way we think about animals.
Colorado Streams and Wetlands Protected by New Regulations
Colorado water regulators have approved an extensive set of rules designed to protect thousands of miles of streams and vast wetlands, stepping up as one of the first states in the nation to do so. The rules cover dozens of issues related to how the state will issue permits dictating how construction, homebuilding and farming activities that disturb waters and wetlands can occur.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MEMBERS!
Recently, scam emails purporting to be from BCAS officers have been sent to members. Please note that no members of the BCAS Board will ever contact you to ask for your assistance in transfering funds or to buy gift certificates on their behalf, etc. Please delete these emails immediately -- do not respond, and do not click on any links that may be contained in the message. Thank you.
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Roubideau Rim Wildlife Rescue
Brenda Miller at Roubideau Rim Wildlife Rescue is in need of lumber for construction of rehabilitation cages. She can use posts, plywood, rails, boards, etc. in any condition, scrap or new. Please contact her via
Brenda has been the only wildlife rehabilitator in the Montrose/Delta area and is trying to reestablish her service and maintain her license. Roubideau Rim Wildlife Rescue is a 501c3 charitable organization. If you do not have lumber for her, perhaps you would consider donating to this worthy cause.
Brenda Miller, Executive DirectorRoubideau Rim Wildlife Rescue, 501c315498 Transfer Rd., Olathe, CO 81425Phone 970-209-5946
Volunteers Needed
We are looking for some volunteers who can drive injured raptors to rehab centers. Usually the bird is in a pet kennel and just needs a ride. Nothing hard about it. Please contact Bruce Ackerman at