Detroit Audubon Given Michigan Audubon Award for Conservation

At the Michigan Audubon Annual Luncheon held on March 1st, The Detroit Audubon Society was given the Michigan Audubon Bird Conservation Award by President Jack Lapinski. DAS President Richard Quick, board member Fred Charbonneau and Safe Passage Committee member Doris Applebaum accepted the award on behalf of Detroit Audubon.

MAS' Keith Harrison presents the Michigan Audubon Bird Conservation Award to DAS President Richard Quick and Safe Passage Great Lakes committee members Fred Charbonneau and Doris Applebaum

Photo by Mike Boyce

We are very grateful for this recognition of the Safe Passage Great Lakes program DAS has started in the Detroit area. We are also grateful for the tremendous support Michigan Audubon has given to Safe Passage Great Lakes. MAS has reached out to all of its chapters to work towards the goals of Safe Passage - reducing migrating bird mortality due to collisions with and effects of tall buildings – in the western and northern parts of the state.

DAS is collaborating with MAS on the Michigan IBA program as well. It is good to have our two Audubons working hand in hand. Thanks Michigan Audubon!