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About Audubon Society of Greater Denver

Audubon Society of Greater Denver (ASGD) is a non-profit, environmental conservation organization with over 3,000 members. Founded in 1969, ASGD strives to protect and preserve our natural heritage through education, research and advocacy.

ASGD is an autonomous, affiliated chapter of the National Audubon Society. Members of the National Audubon Society that live within the Denver-metro area receive ASGD's newsletter, the Warbler.

Address / Office Hours / Driving Directions

Audubon Society of Greater Denver

9308 South Wadsworth Boulevard
Littleton, CO 80128
Phone: 303-973-9530
Fax: 303-973-1038
Website: www.denveraudubon.org
E-mail: info@denveraudubon.org

Office Hours

Mondays - Thursdays 9am - 2pm

*** Our office and our nature center are in TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. Please check to make sure you have the correct driving directions before hitting the road! ***

Directions to the ASGD office on weekdays, 7am - 4pm:

The office is located at the northwest end of Chatfield State Park in Littleton, Colorado.

  • From I25 & C470, go west on C470 about 12 miles.
  • Exit onto Wadsworth and go south.
  • At the first intersection, turn left / east on Deer Creek Canyon Road. You will be driving towards the Army Corps. of Engineers Visitor Center.
  • At the Visitor Center parking lot, bear left on the service road.
  • ASGD offices are in the basement of the second brick house on the right.

Directions to the ASGD office on weekdays after 4pm & weekends:

The office is located at the northwest end of Chatfield State Park in Littleton, Colorado.

  • From I25 & C470, go west on C470 about 12 miles.
  • Exit onto Wadsworth and go south.
  • At the second intersection, turn left / east into the main entrance for Chatfield State Park.
  • At the gate, tell the attendant that you are going to the Audubon office. Proceed past the gate to the stop sign (you will be facing the reservoir).
  • Turn left and drive about one mile.
  • Just after Massey Draw Picnic Area (on your right), turn left onto the service road and drive through the orange gates.
  • At the next intersection, turn right.
  • ASGD offices are in the basement of the second brick house on the right.

Directions to the Audubon Center:

The Audubon Center is located on the southwest side of Denver in Littleton, Colorado.

  • From I25 & C470, go west on C470 about 12 miles.
  • Exit onto Wadsworth. Go south on Wadsworth about 4.4 miles, PAST the main entrance for Chatfield State Park.
  • Turn left / east on Waterton Road.
  • Immediately turn left into the first parking lot at the Audubon Center sign.

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Audubon Society of Greater Denver Historical Timeline

1968

Lois Webster and Elaine Appel, members of the Denver Field Ornithologists (DFO), propose that their organization become a chapter of the National Audubon Society (NAS), but DFO votes not to affiliate. A splinter group decides to pursue Audubon affiliation: Elaine Appel, Josephine Cosner, David Johnson, Hugh Kingery, Warner Reeser, Mildred Snyder, Don Thatcher, Frank Starzel, Con Tolman, Lois Webster, and Vincent Winn. Splinter group holds first official meeting. Dr. David Johnson chosen President.

1969

Robert Forster elected second President. Newsletter first published. First program, lecture and film on "The Poisoning of Wildlife," held at the Denver Museum of Natural History. First field trip conducted to observe hawks in the vicinity of Barr Lake. Denver Audubon Society (DAS) - forerunner of the Audubon Society of Greater Denver - joins Colorado Open Space Council (COSC). Rodman L. (Rick) Tidrick chosen third President. Denver Audubon Society (DAS) incorporated by eleven founding Directors. National Audubon awards full chapter status to the Denver Audubon Society as the first NAS chapter in Colorado.

1970

V. Crane (Vim) Wright spearheads television program, "Environmental Hotline." IRS grants tax exempt and charitable status. Rocky Mountain Region created by NAS, with Robert K. Turner as the first Regional Representative.

1971

Vim Wright elected fourth President.

1972

Kay Collins elected fifth President.

1973

Jim Wheeling elected sixth President. Office moved from 1742 Pearl Street (basement of Lamm and Young law firm) to 1325 Delaware. NAS national convention held in Denver, hosted by Colorado Audubon Council (CAC).

1974

Allen W. Stokes elected seventh President, serves two terms.

1975

Barbara Downing hired as first Office Administrator. First Grassland Institute, brainchild of Lois Webster, held with funding assistance from Exxon Corporation and Public Service Company, directed by Dr. James Wright and Dr. James Fitzgerald. First art show held at Museum of Natural History.

1976

Paul Rechel elected eighth President. Substantial grant received from Gates Foundation to coordinate production of environmental film, "In Winter's Domain."

1977

Reed Kelley elected as first lobbyist in support of Senate Bill 480, the Colorado Natural Areas Act, drafted by DAS Conservation Committee. Volunteers put great effort into successful backing of Natural Areas Act and Non-Game Income Tax Refund Check-Off Program. NAS Convention held in Estes Park, CO. Conservation Committee participates in founding Denver Clean Air Coalition.

1978

Patsy Goodman elected ninth President. Newsletter name Denver Audubon Warbler selected by Board. Grassland Nature Center at Grover, CO, established in cooperation with Pawnee Historical Society, with funding assistance from Wyoming Mineral Corporation, Atlantic Richfield Corporation (ARCO), and Boulder Audubon Society, and spearheaded by Dr. Jim Wright. Fourth Grassland Institute held; James Fitzgerald and Edward Butterfield, Co-Directors. ECHO project (Education Children Outdoors) assists teachers in urban environment, directed by Robin Hernbrode.

1979

Tenth anniversary dinner held. Sue Merrick elected tenth President. Office moves to 2239 East Colfax. Kathy Hirst hired as Office Administrator.

1980

James Knopf elected eleventh President. First Birdathon held. Linda Hamlin hired as Office Administrator.

1981

Scott Trauth elected twelfth President. Colorado Audubon Council Project Fund awards grants for improvements to Grover Nature Center.

1982

Office moved to 1720 Race Street. Grant received from Colorado Humanities for production of "Women of the Grasslands" (slide show and video tape). Hugh Kingery elected thirteenth President. Linda Hamlin becomes first Executive Director. Julie Derschang hired as Office Administrator.

1983

Board adopts South Platte River watershed as primary organizational focus. Planning for Urban Education Project (UEP) begins. Roger Troy Peterson appears at Open House program at Denver Botanic Gardens. First birdseed sale held. Linda Hamlin represents chapter on Denver Mayor Pena's Environmental Task Force.

1984

David Dominick elected fourteenth president. Executive Committee formed. Bylaws revised. Karen Hollweg hired as Executive Director and Urban Education Project (UEP) begins. Patti Johnson hired as Office Administrator. Computer purchased.

1985

Birdseed sale expanded to second sale in January. National Science Foundation (NSF) awards two year grant for Urban Education Project. Bradley Snyder hired as Executive Coordinator; Marcia Cohen as Office Manager; Denny Mowry as Education Assistant.

1986

Dr. Bruce Paton elected fifteenth President. Esther Grubb hired as Education Assistant. Major fundraising initiated to continue Education Project after expiration of NSF grant. South Platte River Riparian Institute planned for 1987; Susan Q. Foster appointed Director.

1987

Lois Webster elected sixteenth President. Deb Asimus becomes Education Assistant. Office moves to 975 Grant Street. UEP awarded JC Penny's Golden Rule Award for "exceptional volunteer services," Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas and South Platte Riparian Institute established. DAS opposes Two Forks Dam.

1988

DAS celebrates its 20th anniversary. Jean Maguire hired as Office Manager. Peggy Lehman hired as Education Assistant. Robin Hernbrode hired as UEP Director. UEP Founder's Club established. Three-year National Science Foundation grant approved for UEP project start-ups in other cities. Karen Hollweg becomes Dissemination Grant (DG) Director. DAS produces Wildlife Habitat Map.

1989

Dick Nace elected seventeenth President. Lorie O'Neill hired as DG Administrative Assistant. Jan White hired as Education Assistant. Peggy Lehman assumes UEP Director position. Jo Evans hired as CAC lobbyist. Offices move to 3000 S. Clayton St., Ste. 207. Das joins Urban Wildlife Partnership. Policy statements on Barr Lake Buffer Zone and protecting wildlife in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal issued.

1990

Robin Hernbrode elected eighteenth President. Kathy Fleming hired as DG Administrative Assistant. Lois Webster forms an Aurora Open Space Group.

1991

Carol Quinn hired as Office Manager. DAS instrumental in forming Colorado Bird Conservation Coalition, a cooperative effort to conserve and manage Colorado Bird Observatory in documenting amateur bird sightings. UEP is named President Bush's 604th Point of Light.

1992

Aleta Wolin hired as Office Manager. DAS moves to 8751 E. Hampden Ave., Ste. A-1, in Bridgecreek Office Park. Lavonne Axford takes over as nineteeth President.

1993

Aleta Wolin goes on leave; Nancy Kowalski hired as temporary Office Manager. Karen Hollweg moves National Science Foundation grant to the North American Association for Environmental Education in Washington, D.C Gail Shands hired as UEP Assistant Director. One room in DAS office space leased out to Jeff Gersh of Environmental Strategies. Lisa Sacarto hired as Office Manager.

1994

Gail Shands moves into UEP Director position.

1995

Carolyn Cusick hired as UEP Assistant Director. Lisa Hutchins (Sacarto) named Executive Director. Mary Marx hired as Office Manager/Volunteer Coordinator. Gwen Hill hired as UEP Program Assistant. Adopt-the Platte project awarded $29,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. Denver Audubon invited to join the Mayor's Commission on the South Platte.

1996

Nick Benedict elected 20th President. Pawnee Grasslands Committee holds mountain plover and shortgrass prairie workshop. Office moves to 3000 S. Jamaica Ct., Ste. 100, Aurora. Adopt-the-Platte conducts comprehensive vegetation survey of the urban South Platte River. Volunteer Party held at the Butterfly Pavilion. Rob Egemeier hired as Administrator. Jean Hudner hired as Administrative Assistant. Kathryn Holtze takes over as 21st President. First DAS web page on the internet established.

1997

The year's top goals are fiscal responsibility, eliminating the operational deficit, crafting a realistic and achievable budget, staff reorganization, and asserting the Board of Directors as head of all DAS projects. Previous year's deficit cut in half by mid-year. UEP Steering Committee dissolved and project reorganized. Paula Cady hired as new UEP Director. Endowment Fund established with a beginning amount of $20,000; future goal for fund is $200,000. Lois Webster Fund reaches matching grant goal of $5,000. Bluebird Project awarded CAC grant. Statewide bluebird trail expanded. DAS adds Fall Harvest Dinner, Book Sale, Christmas Wreath Sale, Entertainment Books, and other events as fundraisers. Volunteer Party held at Hudson Gardens. Billie Dickens hired as Administrative Assistant; position funded through Seniors, Inc. One office sublet to Green City Data. Several paid positions transitioned into volunteer positions. Fiscal year ends with relatively small deficit.

1998

Ed Butterfeld elected 22nd President, with continuing emphasis on fiscal responsibility. Roberta (Berta) Rodriguez hired through Seniors, Inc., as Administrative Assistant. DAS invited by Chatfield State Park to initiate renovation of stone buildings at the Discovery Pavilion and establish a nature center on park grounds; Audubon Nature Center Project and capital campaign begins. Denver Audubon Society changes its name to Audubon Society of Greater Denver (ASGD). UEP changes its project name to Urban Environmental Education Project (UEEP). ASGD conducts financial audit through Taylor & Company.

1999

Lease signed with Chatfield State Park. Audubon Society of Greater Denver moves to interim quarters at 9308 S. Platte Canyon Rd. near US Army Corps of Engineers buildings while capital campaign fundraising takes place. Volunteer Party held at site of future nature center. Board initiates staff restructure. Kathryn Holtze hired as new Administrative Executive. Teresa Christian hired as Administrative Assistant. Financial audit conducted through Taylor & Company. Board retreat conducted by Bob Judge and Carolyn Sutton.

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