Straits Area Audubon Society
The mission of the Straits Area Audubon Society is to educate the community, including its children, about conservation and enjoyment of the natural world with emphasis on the local natural communities of wildlife. This will be accomplished through regular seasonal meetings and by sponsoring field trips, classroom studies and field studies.
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Affiliated with Michigan Audubon Society and the National Audubon Society through our members.
2009 SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
June 10, 2009 Member Potluck at CORDWOOD POINT CLUB HOUSE, 3PM. Wear hiking clothes and boots for a foray into the GRASS BAY NATURE CONSERVANCY
Also, SAAS Environmental Stewardship Project
SAAS has become a Friend of the North Central State Trail (NCST) by adopting a section
of the popular walking, biking, and snowmobile trail that runs for 60 miles from
Gaylord to Mackinaw City . The trail section adopted by SAAS is from Topinabee north
for 6.6 miles to Mullett Lake Village. The trail runs along the lake and is parallel
to M-
Adopting the trail means that SAAS will inspect the trail and surroundings for safety issues including the trail surface, proper drainage, safety rails, bridges, possible trespass, signage, etc. We are to document any problems and forward the information to the NCST contact person so they can schedule repair or resolve the problem. We will refer any hazardous situations to a DNR contact person.
SAAS will also perform routine maintenance that includes: (1) litter removal; (2) inspection, monitoring and reporting of any damaged or missing signs; (3) inspection, monitoring and reporting of any trespasses, damage, vandalism, illegal activity or obstructions to the trail; (4) hand tool clearing of branches, brush, or fallen trees/limbs within the rail trail corridor; and (5) minor tread repair to insure that the trail remains dry and smooth.
The SAAS coordinators for this stewardship project are Maureen Conklin and Vickie
Lyon with assistance from Darrell Schwalm who is a summer resident. Several SAAS
members are “Trail Volunteers” who help maintain the trail section. There are also
other non-
Persons interested in helping with this project should email Vickie at vlyon@m33access.com.
Meeting Schedule: The second Wednesday from September through May at 7 P.M. in the lower level of the Cheboygan Area Pubic Library unless otherwise stated.
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