Callahan Park Volunteer Earth Week Spring Clean Up

3356 East Ferry Street,Detroit MI 48211

17 April, 2021

Description

Volunteer in a Detroit Bird City Park to celebrate Earth Week this year! We will be spreading mulch on the pathways, picking up trash, trimming back invasive brush, and planting some flowers. Please wear a mask and bring work gloves if you would like them. Shovels and rakes will be most helpful. Small trowels, loppers, and other weeding tools would be good as well.  We will have sanitizing products and extra masks available. Detroit Bird City is a program that Detroit Audubon’s Conservation Committee started in partnership with the City of Detroit, local community members, and others, to restore native bird habitat in disused city parks. The initial Detroit Bird City meadow is in Callahan Park, a two acre parcel on Detroit’s east side. This former dumping ground that consisted mainly of overgrown turf grass is now a beautiful wildflower meadows planted with 39 different kinds of flowers and 6 varieties of native grasses. Since the meadow has bloomed, several bird species have been spotted there, including the Indigo Bunting, American Goldfinch, Catbird, native sparrows and the Ring-necked Pheasant. Many Monarch butterflies have been observed at the site as well. The Callahan community strongly supports the project and has been active in design, implementation and maintenance of the meadow. Local residents worked on the park cleanup, built a bulletin board for the park, participated in bird walks and constructed a bug hotel to provide shelter for insects. A waiver for Covid 19 is included in the registration process and the following protocols will be in place in order to have a safe event for all involved: 1. Must register in advance, no touch check-in 2. Masks are required as social distancing is hard to maintain while birding 3. Social distancing of 3 feet will be maintained as well as possible 4. We ask that if you have been exposed to anyone with Covid 19 or are feeling unwell to please stay home 5. Please bring your own masks, hand sanitizer or sanitizing wipes ***After registering, you will receive Detroit Audubon's bi-monthly e-newsletter, Flyway Express. You may unsubscribe at any time. ***