NH Audubon to Hold Bid for the Birds Live and Silent Auction

It’s almost time to help wildlife win big at NH Audubon’s Bid for the Birds silent and live auction, where you can win incredible items (for adventure-seekers and casual birders alike) while supporting NH Audubon’s conservation and wildlife protection efforts.

Join NH Audubon and special guest, TV and radio personality and beloved storyteller Willem Lange on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at Gunstock Mountain Resort, 719 Cherry Valley Road in Gilford from 5 to 9 pm. Tickets, which include cocktails, hors d’ouevres, dinner remarks from Lange and a live and silent auction, are $70-$80 per person and available online or by phone at 603-224-9909 ext. 313. Full tables are also available for a fun company outing or group night out.

“Bid for the Birds is so much more than your average fundraising event” said Sean Gillery, director of membership and development at NH Audubon. “It is unique in that it brings together the conservation community with a truly New England lineup of fall spirit, exciting auction items, and of course, the beloved storyteller Willem Lange.”

Lange will discuss his adventures filming the Saving Songbirds series for New Hampshire Public Television and touch upon his weekly column, A Yankee Notebook, which appears in several publications throughout the region. His latest of nine books, Words from the Wild, celebrates the New Hampshire and Vermont wilderness. He is a familiar voice on Vermont Public Radio and his award-winning show, Windows to the Wild, which airs on New Hampshire Public Television. He has also contributed to a movie series based on bird conservation.

Items up for bid include a week at a cabin on Montana’s Rock Creek, a birding trip to Mount Auburn Cemetery guided by naturalist Phil Brown, an overnight stay at the Notchland Inn, a hot air balloon ride, bird and landscape art, and tickets to sporting and cultural events. More one-of-a-kind items and experiences are being added to the program daily, making this a truly uniquely Audubon event.

Proceeds from the event directly benefit NH Audubon’s conservation and education programs. To learn more about Bid for the Birds, or NH Audubon events, conservation initiatives and programs, please visit nhaudubon.org.