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1 person is interested
Build a Chimney Swift tower!
ORGANIZATION: Michigan Audubon
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1 person is interested
Michigan Audubon is seeking volunteers to help build a Chimney Swift tower! This project will benefit a bird species (Chimney Swifts) dependent on human structures for nest sites. The Okemos High School Earth Club constructed the tower components, so we just need to assemble the tower on site!
All in all, this tower will be approximately 15 feet tall, and will support one nesting pair of Chimney Swifts during their summer nesting season, or several Chimney Swifts (up to 100 if we are lucky!) during their migration. This final work session will finish out the tower - adding insulation and siding to the tower.
We will meet at 5 p.m. at Woldumar Nature Center. All tools and know-how provided. If you are interested, please email Linnea at lrowse@michiganaudubon.org.
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About Michigan Audubon
Location:
2310 Science Pkwy, Suite 200, Okemos, MI 48864, US
Mission Statement
Michigan Audubon connects birds and people for the benefit of both through conservation, education, and research efforts in the state of Michigan.
Description
Formed in 1904 and formally incorporated in 1905, Michigan Audubon is the state's oldest conservation organization. Michigan Audubon's commitment to birds continues in the form of organized bird-related data collection by a community of "citizen scientists." Likewise, the organization educates thousands of bird watchers each year through a series of educational programs and events.
Currently, Michigan Audubon maintains a membership of over 2,500 individuals and businesses and 32 active local chapters of Michigan Audubon statewide.
Michigan Audubon protects nearly 4,000 acres of important wildlife habitat in 18 sanctuaries in the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Rivers, lakes, marshes, bogs, fens, grasslands, hardwoods, and northern conifer communities are found in these protected areas. These lands not only serve as a refuge for many species of wildlife, but they also preserve a wide range of our state's valuable natural resources and are used for recreation, education, and research. Michigan Audubon is a partner in the Important Bird Areas program which identifies significant tracts of bird habitat which may need protection for the sustainability of threatened and endangered bird populations.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5739 Old Lansing RoadLansing, MI 48917
DATE POSTED
July 7, 2019
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Construction
- Carpentry
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16