CANCELED: Habitat Restoration at Audubon-Datnow Forest Preserve, W. E. Putnam Middle School

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Pre-registration is requested for planning purposes by 12 p.m. CDT on Friday, April 15th.

UPDATE: Due to forecasted thunderstorms, we’ve unfortunately had to cancel this event.

Join Alabama Audubon for an afternoon of outdoor work and service at the Audubon-Datnow Forest Preserve at Birmingham’s W.E. Putnam Middle School (1757 Montclair Road). With an abundance of mature pines, understory natives, and large oaks, Putnam’s ten acres represent much-needed urban habitat for red-tailed hawks, yellow-rumped warblers, and climate-endangered brown-headed nuthatches. Together, we’ll make that habitat even better by removing invasive plant species (e.g. Chinese privet, sacred bamboo, English ivy) from the property’s southern woodland trail and focusing on other trail maintenance and upkeep for the outdoor classroom in the forest.

Learn more about our ongoing work at Putnam here.

The details: Meetup is at 10 a.m. in the school’s main parking lot. If we aren’t in the parking lot when you get there, walk around the back of the school and meet us in the Jones Valley Teaching Farm area. We’ll be working back there most of the day. All are welcome! If you have pruning shears, pruning saws, or loppers, please consider bringing them along; you’ll also want work gloves, although we’ll have a few extra pairs on hand.

Trip leader: Alabama Audubon’s Science and Conservation Director Lianne Koczur leads this volunteer event. For the day of the event only, her cell is (413) 262-1981. If you have questions, please email us. In the event of inclement weather, feel free to contact the trip leader the morning of the event though we will try to reach out via email with information. 

Want to join our Habitat Volunteer Corps? Visit alaudubon.org/volunteer for more info and to sign up to help us maintain the Audubon-Datnow Forest Preserve throughout the year! 

If you or your organization require proof of community service hours, please email us before the event for documentation.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Through more than seventy-five years of conservation work in one of our nation’s most ecologically rich states, Alabama Audubon has seen firsthand how diversity strengthens natural communities. We believe that the same principle applies to human communities, which is why our organization is committed to providing equitable opportunities for all Alabamians to learn about and enjoy wild birds, their habitats, and the natural world. One of the best ways to support that belief is by valuing and actively seeking to strengthen diversity among our staff, our board, and our membership. To that end, Alabama Audubon welcomes the whole of our community to our work, and strives to make our programs, classes, and events open and accessible to all.