Southern Maryland Audubon Society

The First Maryland Chapter of the National Audubon Society

Established 1971

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Join SMAS

Membership Benefits

When you join the Southern Maryland Audubon Society, you join a group of like-minded people interested in the natural world around us. You may elect to join the Southern Maryland chapter of National Audubon only, or you may elect to join the National Audubon Society and thereby automatically become a member of the Southern Maryland Chapter. (See sidebar)

Membership benefits include:

  • Chapter field trips, twenty or so each year in the Southern Maryland and Mid-Atlantic region.
  • Monthly meetings, September through June.
  • The Chapter monthly newsletter, "The Osprey".
  • National members will also receive six bi-monthly issues of the award winning Audubon magazine of the National Audubon Society.

Your membership does not obligate you to participate in any of our local functions, but we encourage you to come out as often as possible.

  • You will discover the wonderful birding spots in Southern Maryland when on our field trips.
  • Our monthly meetings always offer interesting information and socialization.
  • Your membership helps support regional and statewide conservation issues and research studies.
  • Your membership helps support our strong programs in environmental education and outreach.
  • Your membership helps provide you with information on local and statewide conservation issues.
  • Your membership helps provide you with discounts at participating area bird supply stores.

Membership application

Copy and paste the following material to your word processor, complete and mail to the address below, or just print this whole page and do the same!

Please enroll me as a member of the Audubon Family and the Southern Maryland Audubon Society. I will receive the chapter newsletter, The Osprey, and all my dues will support environmental efforts in Southern Maryland. Make check payable to Southern Maryland Audubon Society.

Please enroll me as a new member of the National Audubon Society and the local chapter, the Southern Maryland Audubon Society, at the Introductory Offer. I will receive the Audubon magazine, the chapter newsletter, The Osprey, and support National and local environmental causes. Make check payable to National Audubon Society.

Chapter-Only Dues
Individual Family $20
Senior/Student $15

National Dues Introductory rates for first-time members:
Dues One Year $20
Dues Two Years $30
Seniors/Students (1 year) $15
Renewal Rate $35

Name:____________________________________________

Address:__________________________________________

City:______________________________________________

State:_________________ Zip:________________________

Mail your memberbership application to:

Southern Maryland Audubon Society
Attn. Membership
P.O. Box 181
Bryans Road, MD 20616

For assistance or further information contact:
Membership Chair
Carol Ghebelian
ghebelian@comcast.net

Local or National?

If you would like to see your membership fees go directly into a variety of volunteer-driven local chapter activities including; field trips, monthly meetings, Christmas Bird Counts, May Counts and the chapter newsletter than we encourage you to sign up for a Chapter Only membership. If you sign up for a National membership you will receive the Audubon magazine and will automatically become a part of the local chapter. But keep in mind that most of your membership fee with National Audubon will go into the National Audubon's coffers, very little is passed down to the local chapter.