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AVA is right in the “center” (See map of Great Lakes nestings) of GLPPRE success stories with our continuing efforts to support and protect PIPL nesting successes along our Lake Huron shores.
Our AVA successes north and south of our AuSable River with nesting, production of viable hatched eggs and/or fledglings in 3 of last 4 years (2015-2018) is significantly due to the leadership of our past President Peggy Ridgway and the volunteer teams from our AVA membershipGreat Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort
A story for Endangered Species Day 2019!Check out these great resources and suggestions from our friends in the USFS.This week is #NationalWildFlowerWeek! We’re celebrating by sharing some of the wildflowers you can find on the U.S. Forest Service Huron-Manistee NFs.
On April 20, one of our very own botanists and a group of volunteers spent a day planting wildflowers at Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary. Flip through the photos below to learn more about some of the species that were planted.
All of the following wildflowers are native to northern Michigan. NATIVE plants are ideal because they provide food for NATIVE wildlife and they are already well adapted to the local conditions. For more on planting native wildflowers, check here: go.usa.gov/xmnE6.
Be sure to follow the U.S. Forest Service Huron-Manistee NFs all week for more wildflower tips.Watch and hear that my RAB is pushing USAF investigate and protect our wildlife in Clark’s Marsh, and protect our citizens health when the eat wildlife such as fish, waterfowl and deer.
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Tawas point trip Saturday May 11,2019p
Our trip to Tawas Point was on a cold, intermittent rainy day, May 13. However, many birds were seen and enjoyed and good learning was going on because of our wonderful guide, Sam Burckhardt. Sam is a professional guide, who … Continue reading
Road cleanup
A small but efficient and hardworking team of 9 met for the spring clean up on M-55 west of Tawas on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Their task was to address two miles of highway which had missed a fall 2018 … Continue reading
Tawas Festival attendant’s notice!
For you early birders: Big Boy in Tawas will open early just for you. At 6:00AM so that you won’t be hungry on your tour. It will also not chase the birds away with your growling stomach.
The Biggest Little Birding Festival in the Midwest
May 16-18, 2019 Registration is now open! To Register click Here
Outing to Sam Burkhardt’s Sanctuary
A Walk In the Woods with Friends… A number of lucky AVA folks walked in a beautiful forest, marveled at an ingenious dam structure and generally loved every minute of being outdoors on a cool, blue sky, early fall morning … Continue reading
Pine River Campground Potluck Picnic
Our first unofficial activity of the new birding year took place on Friday, August 24 at Pine River Campground. It was a gorgeous mild evening, with very few bugs, and 20 AVA members. 😁 A veritable feast was enjoyed; complete with hotdogs, … Continue reading
Piping Plovers 2018
2018 Piping Plover Season- Oscoda/AuSable By Peggy Ridgway This season proved to be interesting, challenging and rewarding. Interesting because this was the only known nest site on the Lake Huron side of the U.S. It was located on … Continue reading