Beaver Meadow Nature Center & Buffalo Audubon Society

Her small hands trembled slightly as the bird bander gently placed the Black-capped Chickadee in her open palms. She felt the bird's fragile heartbeat and smiled.

“Go on,” he whispered.

She looked up, wide-eyed. “Do you think it will come back?”

“Maybe,” he replied. “Birds remember safe places.”

She released her breath—and the bird. It paused in the summer air, then lifted into the sky. She watched its wings carry it over the trees and back to the wild.

Magical moments like these, where people connect with nature and create lifelong memories, happen at Buffalo Audubon’s Beaver Meadow Nature Center. These experiences influence lives forever. If you have similar core memories from time spent outdoors, please help ensure they continue for others.

Today, you can make a profound difference in advancing our work and mission. Please give generously and help provide life-changing nature experiences for thousands of annual visitors. Together we will give every person a place to belong in nature, and every child a reason to care for it. Here's how your gift can help:

1. build the treehouse, bringing the nests, flowers, and elevated walkways to life;
2. inspire wonder by providing scholarships and supplies for nature campers;
3. restore habitats through the planting of native species that support birds and pollinators;
4. expand access to ensure our nature playscape, trails and exhibits welcome everyone;
5. and grow programs and offer new experiences that allow people to connect with nature.

More About Buffalo Audubon Society & Beaver Meadow Nature Center: We want you to appreciate and enjoy all that our natural world has to offer! We invite people of all ages to participate in immersive nature activities and environmental education programs. And, as a national Audubon Society affiliate, we also offer fun and engaging birding hikes. Our conservation efforts include protecting over 1,000 acres of habitat on seven preserves; constructing Tern Island, a 14,000 square foot island in the City of Buffalo’s Niagara River Corridor for Common Tern habitat; and engaging the public in community science projects. Last year, we proudly had over 17,000 contacts with our community at Beaver Meadow Nature Center and through education programs.

Our mission: We lead and inspire Western New Yorkers to connect with and protect the natural world through bird-focused activities, advocacy, and habitat restoration.