Wachiska Program and General Meeting —
Thursday, March 12, 7:00 PM, Unitarian Church, 6300 A Street,
and also via YouTube link:
A Gathering of Friends:
Celebrating 2025 and Looking Ahead
with the Wachiska Audubon Board
Wachiska Audubon warmly invites you to spend an evening with the fourteen dedicated officers and directors of our Board as we reflect on the accomplishments of our historic year, 2025. It’s a chance to celebrate how far we’ve come together, reconnect with fellow supporters, and enjoy a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere—complete with fun door prizes and plenty of good cheer! The evening will open with a heartfelt welcome from Executive Director Mark Brohman, setting the tone for a meaningful look back at the year. We’ll follow with a brief 2025 report that highlights Wachiska’s progress across our three key focus areas: moving forward, strengthening our sustainable plan, and expanding our outreach. We’ll end with stories, conversation, questions from you and did we say door prizes? Yes, we are looking forward to those!
Obtaining Prairie Pines Nature Preserve was a game changer for Wachiska! Together, we’ll celebrate the impact of this work and look ahead with optimism to what’s next for Wachiska Audubon and the community we serve.
WACHISKA AUDUBON'S STRATEGIC PLAN 2025 - 2029
Goal 1: Strengthen and streamline Wachiska Audubon.
2025 Priority: Put a Fund Development Plan in place to support our work.
Goal 2: Ensure long-term care of our prairies and protected lands.
2025 Priority: Build on relationships with 23 conservation easement owners and address maintenance needs as they arise.
Goal 3: Raise awareness and educate the community about tallgrass prairies.
2025 Priority: Find ways for Prairie Pines Nature Preserve to teach individuals, students, and groups about tallgrass prairies and inspire them to help protect this wonderful, precious rare ecosystem.
The Board hopes this evening will be a dialogue with you dear friends! What questions and hopes do you have about this organization you support? Looking forward to sharing stories and door prizes! Ensure long-term care of our prairies and protected lands.
JOIN US
Thursday, March 12, 7:00 PM, at the Unitarian Church, 6300 A Street
or stream live: https://youtube.com/live/tEnRFsY5kk8?feature=share
The Board recently completed its biannual review of the Constitution and Bylaws and now turns to membership for your input.
You may access both the 2022 version and the 2025 version on Wachiska’s homepage – www.wachiskaaudubon.org. If you’d prefer a hard copy, call (402-486-4846) or email the office: office@wachiskaaudubon.org.
If you have any questions or comments about the edits, please email me at pella_t@yahoo.com.
An explanation of the revisions follows:
Constitution
*The purpose of the chapter and its relationship to the National Audubon Society was clarified.
*The chapter vision was added and reads – Wachiska Audubon Society’s vision is to share the experience and love for nature and help protect its diversity.
*In the event the chapter is dissolved, dispersion of assets was clarified.
Bylaws
*The election of officers and directors will still take place at the November general meeting. An annual meeting will be held in March to allow for a full and accurate report out of the previous year’s fiscal year activities and financials (Jan – Dec).
*Wachiska is now under contract with a CPA firm so duties of the treasurer and responsibilities for the annual budget were clarified. The Finance Committee’s authority was clarified to include oversight of the investment accounts.
*The authority of the Prairie Conservation Management Committee was clarified.
*The purpose of the Membership Committee was updated.
*The Nominating Committee will be replaced by a Nominating and Governance Committee to assist the board in identifying best practices, improve the nominating process, and participate in oversight of executive director performance.