The Bartramian Audubon Society was established as a local chapter in 1982 by three Slippery Rock University students.  As members of BAS we understand that the Earth is a unique, whole, interacting, interconnecting, and interdependent system of systems.  In the face of the current Earth-human crises, we declare our intention to rescue, recover, and reheal the Earth's integrity, to secure the future of all life and its support systems, and to teach ourselves, our children, and the public that whatever we humans do to the web of life, we do to ourselves.