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Raptors “rule” in Michigan.Good morning! This fox got it's breakfast stolen....
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.
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Local USFS Biologist and AVA Friend and Member Honored
Several members of AVA and a representative from Ducks Unlimited gathered on Jan. 7 to say farewell to U.S. Forest Service biologist Paul Thompson. Paul will be leaving the headquarters in Oscoda and transferring to the Cadillac field office. He … Continue reading
Local Predator Bird at a Hunt
Here are a couple of photos submitted by AVA member Patsy Mortimer. She stated that they are of: “A juvenile sharp-shinned hawk nabbed a mourning dove at our feeder in Hale Jan. 17.” Not all birds eat seeds, but all … Continue reading
Informational Meeting about the GBBC Feb 3 in Oscoda
One of the announcements made during the January AVA membership meeting was of an upcoming informational talk about the Great Backyard Bird Count. The meeting will be held on February 3rd in Oscoda at the Robert J. Parks Library on … Continue reading
AVA Meeting presentation – Tawas Pt. State Park Initiatives
Our AVA meeting hosted one of the rangers from Tawas Point State Park, Micah Jordan as speaker. He spoke to a number of infrastructure upgrades scheduled to begin at the Tawas State Dock in downtown east Tawas. This is a three … Continue reading
2016 is Centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty
(Note: This information and photo are taken from the Jan. 7, 2016 MDNR news release. See the release on the DNR site for the complete story and further information.) The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service … Continue reading