Dec. 12 training for volunteers for bird stewardship program

Dec. 12 training for volunteers for bird stewardship program

A training sessions for volunteers interested in being part of the Alabama Coastal Bird Stewardship Program can attend a training class from 2- p.m. on Tuesday, December 12 at Gulf State Park Nature Center, located at 20115 State Highway 135 in Gulf Shores.
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, in partnership with Birmingham Audubon, has established the program to provide critical protection and monitoring of Alabama’s sensitive beach nesting birds in Mobile and Baldwin counties.
ALCBSP is implemented by science staff based from the Birmingham Audubon Coastal Programs Office in downtown Mobile and additionally supported by Mobile Bay Audubon Society and other volunteers. The Program focuses on continued breeding and overwintering success of the following 11 focal species of concern: Wilson’s Plover, Snowy Plover, Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher, Red Knot, Sanderling, Short-billed Dowitcher, Least Tern, Black Skimmer, Reddish Egret and Brown Pelican.
The ALCBSP will help the declining populations of shorebirds and waterbirds by training volunteers to steward and monitor these targeted species and their habitats at key nesting sites along the coast. During the nesting season, volunteers are also needed to maintain the health and safety of nesting colonies through public outreach and the installation of symbolic fencing at colony locations. Educating beachgoers through print materials and scope-based viewing opportunities is critical to helping the public become more aware of wildlife and habitats in coastal Alabama.
For more info, visit joinACF.org or call 251-990-6002.