Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance | Bird Friendly Gardening @ AADL
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Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance | Bird Friendly Gardening @ AADL
Wednesday May 20, 2025: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Downtown Library: 1st Floor Lobby
Kelsey Dehring, Parks Naturalist with Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission, and Linda Smith of Michigan Audubon will join us for a joint discussion of gardening techniques for the home gardener to make their gardens more bird and pollinator friendly, and to explain about the International Bird City Network and how and why Bird City Michigan was launched.
Linda Smith is the Director of Partnerships for Michigan Audubon. Linda develops strategic partnerships to support Michigan Audubon's mission to connect birds and people through conservation, education, and research in Michigan. Linda also leads Michigan Audubon’s Bird City Michigan initiative, helping communities across the state build grassroots networks that take meaningful action for birds and nature.
Kelsey Dehring is a Parks Naturalist with Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission. She has been with the county as a naturalist since 2016 where her goals have been to create and lead nature hikes on a variety of topics, but she specializes in birds and birding. Additionally, she runs the county’s Nest Box Monitoring Program and Archery programs. Kelsey helped play a role in getting the Bird City Network established in Michigan alongside the Michigan Audubon.
Washtenaw Bird and Nature Alliance holds monthly meetings featuring entertaining and informative speakers. The program kicks off with announcements of recent bird sightings and upcoming events. Past speaker topics have included: the impact of climate change on bird populations, birding around the world, butterflies, amphibians, reptiles, endangered species, bird banding, nature photography, and Great Lakes issues with emphasis on birds. Meetings are free and open to the public – you do not need to be a member to attend a meeting.