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    Audubon Missouri
    201 West Riviera Drive, Ste. A
    Joplin, MO 64804
    Telephone: 417-626-8842
    Fax: 417-623-2288
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  • Audubon Missouri's Mission



    To conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife,
    and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity.

    History of Audubon in Missouri

    Missouri has had a long tradition of Audubon activity, beginning with the establishment of the Audubon Society of Missouri in 1901 and the St. Louis Bird Club in 1916 and Burroughs Nature Club in Kansas City in 1919. These groups affiliated informally with the National Audubon Society, which was established in 1905. The St. Louis Bird Club originated a highly successful film lecture series at the dawn of color motion-picture photography in the late 1930s and developed it into the nationwide Audubon Screen Tours of the National Audubon Society, initially coordinated by Wayne Short in St. Louis. Among Missourians who traveled the national circuit as film lecturers were Leonard Hall, Charles and Elizabeth Schwartz, and Charles Laun. The Bird Club became the first actual chapter ("branch") of National Audubon in 1943, when it agreed to change its name to St. Louis Audubon Society and sign a charter for joint membership and dues-sharing, thereby establishing the model used to enlist other clubs that had been sponsoring the screen tours. The Audubon Society of Missouri, which chose to remain independent, has continued to this day to function as a state ornithological society.




  • Audubon Missouri Partnerships



    Partnerships are the key to tackling the many issues that affect Missouri's birds, wildlife, and their habitats. To learn more about how Audubon is working together to advance conservation issues in Missouri, please visit one of our partner sites below.

    Corps of Engineers

    Missouri Department of Conservation

    Missouri Department of Natural Resources

    Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative

    Audubon Society of Missouri

    Missouri Teaming With Wildlife

    City of Joplin

    City of Cole Camp