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SUMMARY:Martha Mott Volunteer Workday
DESCRIPTION:Martha Mott\, 3/30/23 \nHello! \nWe are having a Martha Mott Bird Sanctuary Volunteer Workday on Friday\, March 1st\, from 1pm to 4pm\, our first of 2024! We will continue to chip away at Autumn Olive and other woody plants in the prairie. This workday will be led by fellow volunteer\, David Riggs\, he will outline the scope of work for everyone and make sure everyone understands the goals of the day. Please bring your own hand tools for this workday. If you have power tools such as a chainsaw or brush cutter\, along with proper personal protective equipment\, please bring those if you would like. We may not use all power tools brought. Please register for the workday here so we know who to expect! \nWe will keep everyone notified of any changes to the workday due to weather. Thank you all for the work that you do! With your help\, Martha Mott will become the savanna it wants to be. \nPlease come dressed and supplied appropriately for working outdoors in the cold\, this includes: gloves\, closed toed shoes\, pants and jacket. The workday will be cancelled if there is inclement weather or poor air quality. \nWe are looking forward to seeing you there! \nMartha Mott Sanctuary is located on 44th Avenue in Mattawan between 24th Street and Woodview Drive. \nMartha Mott Sanctuary comprises 80 acres and is believed to have been Oak Savanna prior to European settlement. Since then\, sections of the property have been grazed and farmed. Michigan Audubon is working towards restoring sections of this sanctuary to Oak Savanna\, characterized by fire and a sparse Oak canopy. \nFor specific questions regarding the workday\, contact Chad Machinski at cmachinski@michiganaudubon.org \nMichigan Audubon connects birds and people for the benefit of both through conservation\, education\, and research efforts in the state of Michigan
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/martha-mott-volunteer-workday-2-2-2/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Sanctuary Event,Volunteering Event
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SUMMARY:MA MEMBERS — The Spark Bird Project: Exploring what inspires people's adoration for birds
DESCRIPTION:Calling all Michigan Audubon members!!! We have a free members-only webinar for you! \nJoin your fellow MA members and Dr. Jennifer Lodi-Smith on March 5 at 7 p.m. to delve into The Spark Bird Project\, a research initiative designed to gather and share the stories of people’s passion for birds while gaining scientific insights into a critical missing piece in understanding the ecology of birds — birders themselves.  \nDr. Lodi-Smith\, a Professor of Psychology and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at Canisius College in Buffalo\, NY\, launched The Spark Bird Project “to help better understand who birders are and who potential birders may be — insights that can help shape how organizations engage with birders to the potential benefit of birders\, the birding community\, and the birds.” \nJoin the MA birding community and Dr. Lodi-Smith to learn more about the current findings of The Spark Bird Project and share your spark bird experience! \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nMichigan Audubon members can also read about The Spark Bird Project in the 2024 winter issue of the Jack Pine Warbler. \nIf you have any questions\, please email events@michiganaudubon.org. \n\nMA MEMBER SPARK BIRD HIGHLIGHT \n“My girlfriend and I were camping with another couple in the Grand Canyon\, Arizona. My buddy had binos and a bird book. During the weeklong stay\, we kept spotting Bullock’s Orioles\, and I was hooked on birding. That was in 1980\, and I’ve been birding ever since. I like the hikes\, ID work\, and looking birds up. Birding is a great way to meet new people\, enjoy a nature walk\, take in pretty scenery\, and do all this while being non-consumptive. It’s good for you\, the planet\, and the birds. Birding is the trifecta of win/win. Now go outdoors and do something.” ~ MA Member Dan J. | Belmont\, MI
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/the-spark-bird-project-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Birding,MA Members,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240312T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240312T200000
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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY — MSU Signature Lecture Series Presents: Birding While Black
DESCRIPTION:“Everyone has a bird story. EVERYONE\,” says Dr. J. Drew Lanham in his book Sparrow Envy. Join him as he shares about his experiences across the arts and sciences as an ecologist\, poet\, and essayist. He’ll also explore racial and social themes connected with access to natural spaces. \nThe lecture starts at 7:00 p.m. with refreshments beginning at 6:30 p.m. \nThis event is open to the MSU community and public. Admission is free\, but tickets are required to reserve your seat at this event. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nSIGNATURE LECTURE PARTNERS\nCollege of Arts & Letters\, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources\, Lyman Briggs College\, Department of African American and African Studies\, Department of Writing\, Rhetoric\, and Cultures\, Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities\, Beal Botanical Garden\, Michigan Audubon Society\, Capital Area Audubon Society \nAbout Dr. J. Drew Lanham \nA native of Edgefield\, South Carolina\, J. Drew Lanham is the author of The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature\, which received the Reed Award from the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Southern Book Prize\, and was a finalist for the John Burroughs Medal. Most recently\, he is the author of Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts. He is a birder\, naturalist\, and hunter-conservationist who has published essays and poetry in publications including Orion\, Audubon\, Flycatcher\, and Wilderness\, and in several anthologies\, including The Colors of Nature\, State of the Heart\, Bartram’s Living Legacy\, and Carolina Writers at Home. Lanham is a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. An Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Master Teacher at Clemson University\, he and his family live in the Upstate of South Carolina\, a soaring hawk’s downhill glide from the southern Appalachian escarpment that the Cherokee once called the Blue Wall. \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/community-msu-signature-lecture-series-presents-birding-while-black/
LOCATION:Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center\, 219 S Harrison Rd\, East Lansing\, MI\, 48824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240315T130000
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SUMMARY:Martha Mott Volunteer Workday
DESCRIPTION:Mott Sanctuary 9/12/23. Unit 1 middle of unit looking west. Photo by Chad Machinski \nHello! \nWe are having a Martha Mott Bird Sanctuary Volunteer Workday on Friday\, March 15th\, from 1pm to 4pm\, our first of 2024! We will continue to chip away at Autumn Olive and other woody plants in the prairie. This workday will be Conservation Manager Chad Machinski; he will outline the scope of work for everyone and make sure everyone understands the goals of the day. Please bring your own hand tools for this workday. If you have power tools such as a chainsaw or brush cutter\, along with proper personal protective equipment\, please bring those if you would like. We may not use all power tools brought. Please register for the workday here so we know who to expect! \nWe will keep everyone notified of any changes to the workday due to weather. Thank you all for the work that you do! With your help\, Martha Mott will become the savanna it wants to be. \nPlease come dressed and supplied appropriately for working outdoors in the cold\, this includes: gloves\, closed toed shoes\, pants and jacket. The workday will be cancelled if there is inclement weather or poor air quality. \nWe are looking forward to seeing you there! \nMartha Mott Sanctuary is located on 44th Avenue in Mattawan between 24th Street and Woodview Drive. \nMartha Mott Sanctuary comprises 80 acres and is believed to have been Oak Savanna prior to European settlement. Since then\, sections of the property have been grazed and farmed. Michigan Audubon is working towards restoring sections of this sanctuary to Oak Savanna\, characterized by fire and a sparse Oak canopy. \nFor specific questions regarding the workday\, contact Chad Machinski at cmachinski@michiganaudubon.org \nMichigan Audubon connects birds and people for the benefit of both through conservation\, education\, and research efforts in the state of Michigan
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/martha-mott-volunteer-workday-2-12/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Sanctuary Event,Volunteering Event
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SUMMARY:Haehnle Sanctuary Volunteer Workday
DESCRIPTION:We will be having a volunteer workday at our Haehnle Sanctuary in Grass Lake\, Thursday\, March 21st from 9 a.m – 12pm.\nSavanna restoration efforts near the parking lot have recently advanced as a result of forestry mowing. We will be cutting back areas of invasive shrubs that the mower could not reach.\nWe will meet by the kiosk at the observation hill. Please bring your own tools if able to such as loppers and hand saws. Please dress appropriately with gloves\, closed toed shoes\, pants\, and long sleeves. We recommend bringing water\, sunscreen and insect repellent as well.\n\nContact Haehnle Committee Chair\, Steve Jerant at sjerant@yahoo.com to let him know you’ll be coming.\nWe look forward to seeing you there!\n\n\nHaehnle Sanctuary 3/3/2024. Photo of Unit 1.04.1 looking East northeast over 1.04 after forestry mowing by BC Landworks. Photo by Chad Machinski
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/haehnle-sanctuary-volunteer-workday/
LOCATION:MI
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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY: Spring Bluebird Festival
DESCRIPTION:This free and fun educational event promotes helping the Eastern Bluebird and other native cavity nesting birds through the use of nest boxes\, feeders\, and habitat improvement. The full day event features fascinating programs on bluebirds and other bird conservation topics\, a Q&A panel discussion on attracting bluebirds\, a Bluebird & Nature Expo with bluebird and nature related merchandise for sale\, as well as exhibits by local environmental groups\, and much more. \nFor more information\, visit http://www.michiganbluebirds.org/springfestival. \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/community-spring-bluebird-festival-2/
LOCATION:Washtenaw Coummunity College\, 4800 E Huron River Drive\, Ann Arbor\, MI
CATEGORIES:Educational Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240325T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240325T203000
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SUMMARY:AUDUBON SOCIETY OF KALAMAZOO — The Meadowlark Conundrum: Why many of our restored grasslands may not have grassland birds
DESCRIPTION:Grassland birds are in the steepest decline of any other habitat group in North America. In response to the continued loss of these incredible bird species and their habitat\, many well-intentioned conservationists have reconstructed prairies to provide habitat for grassland specialists. But are their efforts working\, and if not\, how come? An ongoing breeding bird monitoring program on Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy preserves may shed some light on these challenges. We’ll explore this conundrum and the wider efforts to save charismatic species like Bobolinks and Eastern meadowlarks during this joint presentation.\nThe presenters for this program are Mitch Lettow\, Stewardship Director for the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy\, and Dr. Sharon Gill\, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Western Michigan University. \nWe hope you’ll join us on Monday\, March 25\, at People’s Church\, 1758 North 10th Street\, Kalamazoo. Come at 7:00 PM for some refreshments and socializing. Snacks and beverages will be provided. The one-hour program will start at 7:30. Masks are recommended but not required in the church. Handicap parking and access is at either the front or the rear entrance. \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/audubon-society-of-kalamazoo-the-meadowlark-conundrum-why-many-of-our-restored-grasslands-may-not-have-grassland-birds/
LOCATION:People’s Church\, 1758 North 10th Street\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49009\, United States
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