Winnebago Audubon Pledges Shoreland Grant

In July 2011, the Winnebago Audubon Society received a $500.00 grant for the Menominee Park Shoreland Restoration site from the State Audubon Council.  The local chapter matched this grant, for a total pledge of $1000.00 to the project.

Below is the announcement:

7/24/2011

Winnebago Audubon has been selected to receive a grant for $500 and we will match it with $500 of our funds to provide professional signage for the shoreland project.  These funds were okayed by our State Audubon Council this past week and will be forwarded to National Audubon for approval this Fall.  The funds would be available after January 1, 2012.  Our thoughts are that we would work with the City and anyone else who is interested regarding the design and information for the signs.  We also believe this will allow us to develop brochures to hand out or place at different public sites which would explain what the project is all about.

We are thrilled to be able to contribute to this effort.  We will also publicize the planting opportunities to our members and encourage them to participate in the fall and spring.

Pat Nichols, Winnebago Audubon Society