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Michigan Audubon partners with local groups to bolster bird-friendly communities in the Greater Lansing area
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lansing, Mich. (February 1, 2018) -- As the populations of many bird species throughout Michigan continue to dwindle, Michigan Audubon is enlisting the help of numerous groups throughout the greater Lansing region to improve the outlook for [...]
Sandhill Crane Game Species Designation Update
Sandhill Crane and Colt in water (Andrea Westmoreland) The future of Sandhill Crane protections in Michigan is still unknown. Following the approval of House Resolution 0154 in October, the legislature and Natural Resources Commission (NRC) has not taken [...]
Registration open for Ornithology: An In-depth Study of Birds
ORNITHOLOGY: AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF BIRDS is a great course for novice and intermediate birders alike. It is also a wonderful place for photographers to learn more about their subjects. The original class has been "streamlined" but it still [...]
Great Lakes Young Birders Camp to Engage Youth in Bird Conservation
By Lindsay Cain In an effort to connect young people with the diverse bird communities of the Great Lakes Region, Michigan Audubon, in partnership with Alma College, Chippewa Nature Center, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be holding [...]
Your First Christmas Bird Count
by Rachelle Roake, Conservation Science Coordinator This year marks the 118th annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), an annual winter census of birds across the Western hemisphere. This survey is one of the two largest long-term data sets used to estimate [...]
Registration now open for 2018 UP Winter Birding Trips
Are you anxious to see a Gray Jay? Hoping to check the Northern Hawk Owl off your list? Then join Michigan Audubon and our skilled birding guide on a birding tour of the Eastern Upper Peninsula on January 20-21, 2018 [...]
Press Release: Michigan Audubon, state’s oldest conservation organization, opposes proposal to hunt Sandhill Cranes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Diane Huhn, Communications & Marketing Coordinator 517-580-7364 / [email protected] Michigan Audubon, state’s oldest conservation organization, opposes proposal to hunt Sandhill Cranes Lansing, MI (October 20, 2017) – Michigan Audubon, state’s oldest conservation organization, opposes proposal to hunt [...]
URGENT: YOUR CALLS ARE NEEDED TODAY TO PROTECT MICHIGAN’S SANDHILL CRANES
The Michigan House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on October 4, 2017, regarding HR 154. This resolution, sponsored by State Representative James Lower, seeks to encourage the Natural Resources Commission to add Sandhill cranes to the game species [...]
Michigan Audubon Opposes Proposal for Mourning Dove Hunt
Mourning Dove Photo: Ken Slade Michigan Audubon has strongly supported Michigan’s protection of the Mourning Dove as a songbird since its inception. The ban started in 1905, just one year after Michigan Audubon — the state’s oldest conservation [...]
Michigan Audubon Opposes Proposal of Sandhill Crane Hunt
A pair of Sandhill Cranes takes flight. Photo: Steve Byland A hundred years ago, the Sandhill Crane population in Michigan hit an all-time low — they were hunted nearly to extinction and suffered greatly from the loss of [...]