Detroit Audubon

Environmental Stewardship: Animals
4840 Mt Elliott St, Detroit, MI 48207
Phone (313) 588 - 1015
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Our mission Detroit Audubon fosters the appreciation and conservation of birds and the environment we share. Our primary focus is to protect birds and their habitats through engaging people, communities, and policymakers in conservation.
Detroit, 2S
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Help in our Midtown Office

Our Office Administrator needs help with processing Thank You Letters and Welcome Letters that go out to our members each month. Getting assistance with general office organization, filing, and cleanliness is also needed and would be much appreciated.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Office work
  • None, On-site
  • Weekdays

Flyway Articles and Photographs Needed

Detroit Audubon’s seasonal magazine, the Flyway, includes articles and photographs describing our many programs, events and research projects throughout the year. Getting a volunteer photographer to attend some of our events would be a big help! If you are interested in science writing or natural resources and bird conservation writing, we would love to hear from you!
  • Occasional, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Virtual, Indoor
  • None, On-site, Skilled
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Provide Marketing, Website Development or Social Media Expertise

Are you a budding web-developer with WordPress and CSS experience? Or someone with an email or social media marketing background? We’d love to get your help!
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Virtual, Indoor
  • None, Skilled
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Black Tern Monitoring

We are looking for volunteers that are interested in joining our Research Coordinator in St. Clare Flats for a full day of monitoring efforts. These monitoring efforts will be done two days per week from mid-May until the end of July. This will involve being exposed to the elements in a boat for up to 6 hours per day, while monitoring Black Tern nests, chicks and adults. Necessary training will be provided.
  • Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Outdoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Public Programs and Tabling Events

We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us with our public education events and tabling events! This would involve helping us set-up and take down information tables, help with craft preparation, our traveling bookstore, and of course participate in some education and outreach about Detroit Audubon and bird conservation!
  • Occasional, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Event support, Indoor, Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Safe Passage Project

We are looking for volunteers who would be interested in monitoring buildings in SE Michigan during Spring and Fall migration. This would involve the collection of bird specimens and the possible handling of injured birds to transport them safely to a Wildlife Rehabilitation Facility. Necessary training will be provided.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Outdoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Field Trip Leaders

Detroit Audubon is seeking experienced birders to lead some of our field trips for 2023. We will offer personal training and work closely with our new field trip leaders until they are comfortable leading on their own or with a co-lead.
  • Occasional, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Outdoor
  • Formal, Skilled
  • Weekdays

Grassland Bird Surveys

We are looking for experienced birders to help with our Grassland Bird Surveys, which are conducted once a week each June.
  • Occasional, Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Outdoor
  • Skilled
  • Weekdays, Weekends
How you help Detroit Audubon serves its 8000+ constituents mainly through the efforts of its volunteers. As a small regional nonprofit, we rely heavily on volunteers to help with our important conservation and education projects!
About us Detroit Audubon has been protecting birds and the environment since 1939. The primary focus of Detroit Audubon is to protect birds and their habitats through engaging people, communities, and policymakers in conservation. We strive to bring nature and people together, in a way that serves both. The work of Detroit Audubon supports local activities that foster the preservation of birds and the clean air, water, wetlands, grasslands, woodlands and other natural resources they depend upon to survive and thrive. Founded in 1939, Detroit Audubon is one of two National Audubon chapters in Michigan with over 6,000 members and serving six counties throughout Southeastern Michigan.
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