Governor Carcieri and his opponent in this year’s election, Lt. Gov. Charles Fogarty, will outline their positions on environmental issues at the annual meeting of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island on Sunday, Oct. 22.

The meeting will be from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick. A buffet breakfast will be offered at 10 a.m.

Also at the meeting, the society will recognize legislators who sponsored a legislative grant for the society’s Environmental Education for Urban Schools Initiative.

The legislators are Sen. M. Teresa Paiva Weed, D-Newport; Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr., D-Smithfield; Rep. Peter Ginaitt, D-Warwick; and Rep. Eileen Naughton, D-Warwick.

Keynote speakers will be Donald and Lillian Stokes, a couple from Hancock, N.H., who are viewed as “America’s first family of birding.”

The Stokeses are leading television personalities and bestselling birding authors. Their series on PBS, Stokes Birds at Home, was the first birdwatching show on national television, and it has drawn more than 40 million viewers.

Their newest series, Bird Watching Workshop with Don and Lillian Stokes, is on the Do It Yourself cable and satellite network.

They often appear as guest columnists in birding magazines.

In addition, the couple has published 32 field guides and books, including Stokes Field Guide to Birds, which has sold more than 4.5 million copies.

Many of their books will be available for sale at the meeting at a 20-percent discount. The Stokeses will be available to sign autographs.

Also at the meeting, the society will elect its new officers and board members and present awards for business, educator and volunteer of the year. Tickets are $20 per person and reservations are required. Call (401) 949-5454.