Bermuda Audubon Society

"The Bermuda Audubon Society (BAS) is a membership society run by an executive committee of volunteers. BAS has no premises or paid staff and relies on voluntary assistance and donations to meet our goals.

Our mission is "To conserve Bermuda's special bird life and habitats for the benefit of all." The Bermuda Audubon Society was the first conservation organisation on the island incorporated specifically to acquire land for nature reserves. Since 1963 the Society has acquired 18 nature reserves totaling over 60 acres by purchase, gift, bequest, and lease. Since 1972 the Society has undertaken major restoration on some of these reserves, including the rehabilitation of several marshlands and ponds which had been filled as garbage dump sites in the early part of the 20th century.

Woodland management through culling of invasive species and planting of natives and endemics is ongoing. In 2004 the Society collaborated with the Bermuda National Trust to form the Buy Back Bermuda Campaign, which raises money to buy precious remaining open space to save it from development. To date, three parcels of land have been saved in perpetuity through this effort: Somerset Long Bay East, Vesey Reserve and Eve's Pond Nature Reserve. "

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