Super Summer - JUN 21 - Fundraiser Event and Auction

FEATHER students from Nipomo High School collecting shorebird data at Pismo Beach.

Support Our MCAS Community: Today and Tomorrow

Saturday, June 21, 2025 · 12–3 PM

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden

Join Morro Coast Audubon Society for Our MCAS Community: Today and Tomorrow—an afternoon of connection, celebration, and community impact.

Held at the scenic San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, this community fundraiser brings together local educators, students, conservation leaders, and supporters to highlight the people and programs shaping a more inclusive, resilient future for conservation on the Central Coast.

Enjoy light refreshments, a curated silent auction of local experiences and handcrafted items, and a short program of speakers reflecting on community impact and our shared path forward.

Attendance is FREE, however RSVPs (tickets) are available May 21st and needed for planning—check your email, this website, or social media for details.

For RSVP ("Choose your tickets" - opens May 21st), auction preview, and event updates:

👉   Visit the Event Page
🎁   Preview Silent Auction Items

Featured Speakers

●      Andrea Jones, Executive Director, Audubon California
Sharing reflections on MCAS’s leadership, impact, and role within the Audubon network.

●      Paso Robles High School students and AVID teacher Angela Logan
Highlighting their journeys in the FEATHER program and the power of youth-led environmental education.

●      Torrey Gage-Tomlinson, Program Director, and Nancy Foley, Board President
Offering updates on organizational growth and a vision for inclusive, community-driven conservation.

Why It Matters

All proceeds will provide flexible, mission-driven support for MCAS’s work across San Luis Obispo County—including environmental education, habitat restoration, outreach, stewardship, and new community partnerships.

Whether you’ve supported us for years or are just getting to know MCAS, we hope you’ll join us for an afternoon of inspiration and momentum.

Support Opportunities

Local businesses and organizations are invited to support this event through sponsorships or by donating to the silent auction. Your support directly funds youth programs, habitat protection, and conservation outreach—and connects your brand with an engaged, environmentally conscious audience.

👉   Become a Sponsor
👉   Donate a Silent Auction Item

Thank You to Our Early Sponsors

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Giving Tuesday: Wildlife Camera Project

Great Horned Owl and Wildlife Camera Examples

As the Holiday season approaches, we would like to take a moment to express our deep gratitude for your unwavering support. Your participation in our programs, your generous donations and your countless hours of volunteer work have been instrumental in protecting and preserving the wildlife and habitats we all hold dear. Your dedication makes all the difference. 

Giving Tuesday starts November 28, 2023, and we invite you to continue your support by contributing to our Wildlife Camera Project. Your donation will directly support the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of several wildlife cameras at our Sweet Springs Nature Preserve. These cameras will help us gather important data about the wildlife that calls our preserve home and share our conservation efforts and the diversity of life in our preserve with you. 

We anticipate costs of the cameras, lock boxes, and maintenance to be around $1,000. Please join us on Giving Tuesday by making an online Targeted Donation or by sending a check to MCAS, PO Box 1507, Morro Bay, CA 93443 (Memo: “Wildlife Camera Project”).

By supporting this initiative, you’re not only contributing to the scientific understanding of our ecosystems but also sharing the gift of nature with people who cannot visit Sweet Springs in person! 

Thank you for your support, and we wish you a wonderful and nature-filled holiday season.

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Invitation to Join Sweet Springs Circle of Friends

Sweet Springs Circle of Friends Celebration

Do you enjoy visiting Sweet Springs Nature Preserve and wish to support the work needed to maintain and improve this very special place? Consider joining the Sweet Springs Circle of Friends (SSCOF). For a minimum donation of $500, we will recognize your gift by installing a plaque on a kiosk at the Preserve's entrance. Your generosity will enable ongoing restoration of native habitat, as well as general maintenance. Join online or mail your check of $500 or more to: Morro Coast Audubon Society, P.O. Box 1507, Morro Bay, CA 93443. Indicate "Sweet Springs Circle of Friends" either on the note portion of the check or on a separate slip of paper with the check. Please also give us the wording that you would like on the plaque. Deadline for SSCOF plaque donations for this year is APRIL 30th. Thank you!

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Giving Tuesday: Osprey Nest Platform

Osprey attempting nest building on a sailboat mast [Photo by Julie Kirby]

First, we want to sincerely thank you for all of your generosity to this chapter.  Your assistance through volunteer hours and financial support, as well as participation in our events and programs, has been amazing.  Thank you.

This year we have a special ask for #GivingTuesday.  Many of you have seen the Osprey in the Morro Bay area and some of you have even provided photographic proof of them trying to establish nesting sites (unsuccessfully) in the Bay.  Following many discussions with experts, as well as local, state, and federal agencies, we are ready to move forward with establishing two nesting platforms for the Osprey.  We hope the Osprey won’t be discouraged from their year of trying and will find our nesting platforms acceptable.  

[Photo by Mike Bush]

We anticipate the costs of the platforms, installation and permits to be in the area of $5,000.  If you have an interest in the Osprey and in #GivingTuesday, please consider a MCAS online One-Time Targeted Donation to Osprey Platforms.  Or, send a check to MCAS, PO Box 1507, Morro Bay, CA 93443 (Memo: “Osprey Platform”). The first $500 will be matched by a generous donor. So, in the spirit of #GivingTuesday, please consider a donation to provide nesting sites to our interested Osprey!

UPDATE:

The MCAS membership and local Osprey would like to thank all of you who gave on #GivingTuesday. We are well on our way to funding one complete nesting site for our local Osprey. The targeted match was met before Tuesday and donations continued to come in to get us closer to our goal of $5000. We are proud of our membership as you  continue to step in to assist with projects, events and volunteering, all in the name of conservation.  We can't do it without you!  

Thank you again!

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Dear Supporters...

Dear Supporters of the Morro Coast Audubon Society,

This is normally the time of year when we send out our annual letter asking for your support. These are not normal times. We know that many of you may be struggling economically. Therefore, we are postponing our annual support drive until later this summer. We urge you to treat your community with compassion and take care of your friends, neighbors, and those in the world with little means. Please know that we are still here as an integral part of our local community. 

Our Sweet Springs Nature Preserve continues to provide refuge for both birds and those of us seeking a peaceful sanctuary to stroll quietly in nature to nurture our spirits. The Audubon Overlook at 4th St continues to serve us all as a place of quiet contemplation. These are outstanding natural reserves where birds, plants, and other wildlife are treasured, and that we gladly share with the community. When using these locations, please remember to practice social distancing.

Should you have the means to help replenish our coffers at this time, we welcome any and all donations.

Thank you.

Judy Neuhauser

President, Morro Coast Audubon Society

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PAVER DEADLINE JULY 24th

Go to 2017 Sweet Springs Support Drive to order a paver

and have your name, dedication, or memorial

placed in the paver area at the East Sweet Springs Entrance.

Because our construction crew will be placing the engraved pavers
at random among the plain pavers at the entrance later this year,
MCAS needs your Paver order by midnight July 24th!

Since MCAS envisions continuing to offer engraved pavers each year,
orders received after July 24th will be engraved and
placed on the property during the 2018 season.

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