Our Mission: The Cheyenne-High Plains Audubon Society promotes the conservation and appreciation of birds and wildlife through education, science, advocacy, and habitat stewardship in Southeast Wyoming.
Our Vision: The Cheyenne-High Plains Audubon Society envisions a community where birds, wildlife, and their habitats are valued, protected, and enjoyed by the general public.
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Our Chapter Bird is the Mountain Plover, a bird that is actually native to the flat, open plains, not the mountains. While many would assume that this is a “shorebird”, the Mountain Plover actually lives miles from water on the short-grass prairie. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Status of this bird is “Near Threatened”.
Special thanks to Chris Hoffmeister of Western Sky Design for her generous contribution of our new logo (May 2025).
About Chris: As a young girl in Michigan, Chris discovered her love of creating and bird watching—two things she is still passionate about. Her favorite classes in school were art and math. Her first exposure to the printing industry was through her parents’ employer, the local newspaper, where her mom served as business manager and her dad was director of sales and advertising. (The nut really doesn’t fall far from the tree!)
Chris headed west to Colorado in 1987 two years after graduating from Western Michigan University with a degree in Printing/Marketing. From college to present day, her path from old-school methods to digital production has been parallel to the transition and growth within the communication industry. She worked in various capacities at printing-related companies along the Colorado front range from 1987 to 2002. And in 2004 she founded Western Sky Design LLC.
Her business has been going strong for more than 20 years thanks to Chris’s talent and ability to understand the needs of her customers and deliver on time and within budget. When Chris is not working, she enjoys cooking, gardening, knitting, and all things nature…especially the birds.
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