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Motus Tower Dedication in Memory of Linda Jo Klemens
WPBO Motus Tower Dedicated in Memory of Linda Jo Klemens By Heather Good, Michigan Audubon Executive Director Linda releases a Merlin she helped rescue. When I was first approached by the Thunder Bay Audubon Society’s board about offering [...]
A Swift Night Out Success
A group of people gathering in a parking lot at dusk in the middle of a city may be an odd sight to some. Further inspection showing that a few are donning binoculars can only spark more curiosity from onlookers. [...]
24th Annual CraneFest Celebrates Sandhill Crane Migration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Molly Keenan Communications & Marketing Coordinator [email protected] 517-580-7364 24th Annual CraneFest Celebrates Sandhill Crane Migration Art, food, animals and more featured at event BELLEVUE, MI – Grab a chair or blanket and settle in [...]
2018 Whitefish Point Piping Plover Season Report
2018 Whitefish Point Piping Plover Season Report Monitor: Danielle Dershem (May 7-August 10) Summary The Whitefish Point 2018 Piping Plover nesting season was successful and resulted in two fledged chicks. The chicks belonged to the only pair that attempted to [...]
Cerulean Warbler Weekend Celebrates its 11th Year
Media Contact: Molly Keenan Phone: 517.580.7364 Email: [email protected] Website: michiganaudubon.org For Immediate Release May 16, 2018 Cerulean Warbler Weekend Celebrates its 11th Year Michigan Audubon adds more family-friendly events and live birds of prey HASTINGS, Mich. -- Join Michigan Audubon [...]
Michigan Audubon Native Bird Garden Kits for Sale in May
[vc_separator type="" size="small" icon=""] Support Birds, Pollinators, and Wildlife with Native Bird Garden Kits by Michigan Audubon! **2018 Bird Garden Kit sales have ended - thank you for your interest! Visit our Native Plants for Birds page for more gardening [...]
US Fish and Wildlife Service and Partners Celebrate Remarkable Conservation Victory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2018 Contact: Georgia Parham, 812-334-4261 x 203, [email protected] US Fish and Wildlife Service and partners celebrate remarkable conservation victory as once critically imperiled songbird declared saved from threat of extinction Kirtland's warbler singing. Photo by Joel [...]
Michigan Audubon Partners with Whole Foods Market for “One Dime at a Time” Program
We are pleased to announce that from April 1 through June 30, 2018, Michigan Audubon will be the recipient of the One Dime at a Time program at Whole Foods Market in Ingham, Oakland, and Washtenaw counties. At participating Whole [...]
Wege Speaker Series Presents Dr. J. Drew Lanham: On Being a Rare Bird
The Wege Foundation will host the 22nd Wege Speaker Series on Thursday, April 12 at 4 p.m. at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. This year’s speaker is Dr. J. Drew Lanham, ornithologist, conservationist and distinguished professor at Clemson University. Dr. [...]
Registration Open for Michigan Audubon Annual Member Meeting
We know you care deeply about birds and their habitat so why not join us and other conservation-minded individuals on April 14, 2018, at the Michigan Audubon Annual Member Meeting for a chance to share ideas with one another and [...]