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    <abstract id="aspace_20122af71bd3b1c2e2b377cda419585b">Administrative records of the Mountaineer Chapter of the National Audubon Society. Includes copy of original charter (1971), minutes, correspondence, newsletters, financial records, and brochures. There are numerous bird count records for the Morgantown area. Local topical files include material regarding a NASCAR lawsuit, a Wal-Mart expansion, and a West Virginia Ecology Youth Camp. There are also two videos related to National Audubon's "Protect the Arctic Campaign".</abstract>
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<p>Chartered in 1971, Mountaineer Audubon is a local chapter of the National Audubon Society encompassing the counties of north central West Virginia and the southern portions of Greene and Fayette Counties in Pennsylvania. Its mission is to promote the enjoyment, conservation, and understanding of birds, other wildlife, and their habitats through birding, education, and outreach.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], National Audubon Society, Mountaineer Chapter, Records, A&amp;M 3701, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93004752" source="lcsh">Environmentalism</subject>
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