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Our Mission

To conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the enjoyment and benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity in northwestern Pennsylvania.
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Presque Isle Bay
Presque Isle Bay - © Michele Franz
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Arial view of Presque Isle - © Bob Grubbs
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Red House Lake - Allegany State Park, NY
Presque Isle Audubon Society
PIAS is a chapter of the National Audubon Society and a member of Audubon Pennsylvania serving northwestern Pennsylvania including Erie, Crawford and Warren counties. It is named after Presque Isle, a peninsula on the shores of Lake Erie near the city of Erie.
The Presque Isle Audubon Society provides educational and recreational activities throughout the year which are centered around the natural world and open to the public. PIAS holds meetings on the third Friday of the month in September, October, November, February, March, April, May and June. A wide variety of field trips are offered throughout the year. PIAS also publishes a bimonthly newsletter, Tern of Events.

In addition to field trips and monthly programs, the Presque Isle Audubon Society is involved in other nature-related activities. PIAS conducts the Erie, PA Christmas Bird Count and hosts the "Festival of the Birds" in May. PIAS owns and maintains the 50-acre Laura Olsen Memorial Sanctuary in Crawford County, the 33-acre Fern Wood Sanctuary near Fairview, and is co-owner (with the Botanical Society of Western Pennsylvania) of the 89-acre Titus Bog Sanctuary in Erie County. 
The Society is also a member of the annual Allegany Nature Pilgrimage held at Allegany State Park, NY in June.
PIAS By-laws
Board of Directors
   President - Sue Murawski
   Vice-President - Paul Burroughs
   Secretary - Susan Stush
   Treasurer - Julie Dell
   Past President - Drew Mortenson


Board of Trustees
2023-2026     Ken Andersen
2023-2026     Asher Whitney
   
2021-2024    Dave Gustafson

​2021-2024    Lisa Danko
2022-2025     Jaimie Miller
2022-2025     Thomas Frank
Executive Board Meetings
Executive Board Meetings will be held at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center at 6PM on the third Wednesday of every odd-numbered month, unless otherwise
specified.
Chairs of Standing Committees
   Conservation - Paul Burroughs
   Education - TBA
   Field Trips - Michele Franz
   Membership - Ron Intrieri
   Publications - Janet Price
   Publicity - TBA
   Programs - Brian Miller
   Sales and Marketing - Jennifer Ferrick
   Sanctuaries - Sue Murawski
PIAS Records Finding Aid
​Presque Isle Audubon Records Finding Aid
If you are interested in the history of the Presque Isle Audubon Society, you can use this finding aid as a guide to the content and organization of the Society's records. The finding aid also includes a brief history of PIAS. The Society's physical records, such as Executive Board minutes and newsletters, are housed in the PIAS office at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center.
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Presque Isle Audubon Society, 301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 8, ​Erie, PA 16505
Our mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the enjoyment and benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity in northwestern Pennsylvania.
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