Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The Santa Barbara Audubon Society (SBAS) presents a free educational event for children in our community: the 11th Annual ...

Sophia Haakman says she's been birding "more than half of my life." That's saying something, considering she's only 15 and became interested in birds around age 7. "I read a field guide, and I was, ...

More and more kids are getting into bird and nature watching, a hobby that's been practiced mostly by older adults. Getting out in nature and looking for birds has long been a popular pastime, mainly ...