Rainier is the south King County chapter of the National Audubon Society. Rainier was founded in 1978 by Federal Way resident Thais Bock, as part of her campaign to stop a freeway ramp from being constructed through a Great Blue Heron rookery. Her efforts were successful; the ramp was re-routed and the rookery remained intact.
Since that time, Rainier has been active in the south King County community, offering monthly programs on birding and conservation issues, participating in local festivals such as the Tukwila Backyard Wildlife Fair and the King County Fair, teaching birding classes, and leading birding field trips around the area.
Photos, from top:
1) Rainier's founder, Thais Bock, on birding field trip with friends Adele Freeland and Cheryl White.
2) Two Rainier members staff the RAS booth at the King County Fair in Enumclaw.
3) A Rainier birding field trip.
4) Rainier member Bernedine Lund leads a team of volunteers who work at eradicating ivy from Dash Point State Park.
