The Echo is the newsletter of the Black Hills Audubon Society (BHAS). Usually published 5 times per year, it contains information about birds and wildlife, conservation efforts, upcoming programs and presentations, contact information, and a calendar of field trips and other events.
In 2017, the upgraded BHAS web site offered an Adobe file viewer for the Echo on the web site. Additionally, Echo articles began appearing on the web site, many times enhanced with additional multi-media content.
Thurston County government is planning a major revision of its policy on mineral resource lands that could drastically change local land use and the rural nature of the County.
For someone to self-identify as a “birder”, there is usually a transformative experience involving a particular bird that takes one “over the edge” into the birding world.