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National Audubon Society (1905) by Katie Smak
 * Dedicated to environmental conservation and protection of birds and wildlife
 * American, non-profit association
 * Audubon’s Mission: **To conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity.**
 * Named in honor of John James Audubon
 * Published //Birds of America// 1827-1838
 * Founded by George Bird Grinnell
 * Started as a way to protect birds from being hunted for sport and fashion
 * Other major contributors
 * Teddy Roosevelt
 * Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., jurist
 * Henry Ward Beecher, abolitionist minister
 * John Greenleaf Whittier, Poet
 * Started to spread to further environmental interests as time went on
 * Post WWII, fought against pesticide DDT
 * Helped pass Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts
 * Opposes drilling for natural gas
 * Protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other fragile habitats
 * Continuing restoration of the Everglades and Long Island Sound
 * policies that balance habitat protection with green energy development