Grant To Help Land Conservancy Preserve Bird Habitat

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The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy has been awarded a $20,000 grant for bird monitoring and restoration of grassland and savanna habitat. The Cornell Labs Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative has announced the grant, which the land conservancy says will be used for bird surveys and monitoring protocols on more than 700 acres of grassland and savanna habitat on its protected lands. The organization will also work to establish long-term monitoring capacity through volunteer outreach and training. The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy manages more than 4,000 acres of natural areas for ecological health, including habitat restoration that supports some of southwest Michigan’s most rare bird species. They include grassland and savanna birds like the Henslow’s sparrow, Eastern meadowlark, bobolink, and red-headed woodpecker.