Conservation Projects
Conservation Projects
Mountain Bluebird Trail
Sacajawea Audubon members maintain and monitor bluebird boxes around the Gallatin Valley. Some members are also federally permitted to band cavity nesting birds through the US Geological Survey. This project
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Knock Out Burdock!
Burdock is a particularly nasty invasive weed that is spreading along many of our local favorite trails, parks, and neighborhoods as well as across Montana ranchlands. Because the plant represents
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Bird-Safe Windows
Make Your Windows Safe For Birds! Glass collisions are taking a huge toll on our birds, with up to a billion birds being killed each year in the U. S.
Conservation Projects
History of the SAS Mountain Bluebird Trail
The Sacajawea Audubon Bluebird Trail Project was started by member Louis Moos in early 1969. While we don’t know the exact reason behind the idea of the bluebird trail, we
Conservation Projects
Plants For Birds Demo Garden at Story Mill Park
The SAS “Plants for Bird” Demonstration Garden at Story Mill Community Park was completed by SAS volunteers in the summer of 2020. It was the brain-child of SAS Conservation Chair
Conservation Projects
Kestrel Nest Box Project
American Kestrels in Decline The kestrel population in the United States has declined 50-60% since the 1960s, and the reasons are unknown! In response, Sacajawea Audubon began installing kestrel nest
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7 Simple Actions to Help Birds
7 Simple Ways to Help Birds 1. Make Windows Safer, Day and Night Simple adjustments to your windows can save birds’ lives. 2. Keep Cats Indoors Indoor cats live longer,
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New Study on Window Strike Mortality
By Lou Ann Harris & Beth Madden A recent study by the American Bird Conservancy, Fordham University, NYC Bird Alliance, and Stony Brook University, has uncovered new evidence that building
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Help Reduce Plastic in Our Environment
Help to Reduce Plastic in Our Environment, Our Birds and Our Bodies! By Anne Ready, Gallatin Valley Earth Day More and more evidence is emerging that microplastics are causing great