Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps Nature Excursion at Montezuma Audubon Center
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Join the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps for a 2 hour, 1.5 mile walk along the Onondaga Lake West Shore Trail to explore newly restored habitats that attract birds, mammals and other wildlife during the winter months. National Audubon Society staff and volunteers will help participants identify Onondaga Lake's winter songbirds, waterfowl, birds of prey and other wildlife, and learn about the importance of protecting the lake's habitats. The walk will be on a flat trail that may be snow covered. Please bring your own binoculars.
Onondaga Lake is an Audubon Important Bird Area that provides habitat, food and water sources that many bird species depend upon for survival during the cold winter months. Some of the most abundant bird species that rely on Onondaga Lake are the Bald Eagle, Common Merganser, American Black Duck, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Mallard, Redhead, and Ring-necked Duck.
Space is limited and registration is required. Fee: $10/adult; $8/child.
Call 315.365.3588 or email montezuma@audubon.org with questions.
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On the shores of Onondaga Lake and along its tributaries, about 90 acres of wetlands have been restored by Honeywell and about 1.1 million native plants are being planted. Nearly 260 wildlife species have been identified in and around Onondaga Lake, including more than 120 bird species.
The Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps is an expanding organization of community volunteers who are contributing to restoration projects that are creating, improving, and monitoring wildlife habitat in the Onondaga Lake watershed and sustaining its value as an Audubon Important Bird Area.
The Corps was founded in 2012 by Honeywell in partnership with Montezuma Audubon Center and Onondaga Audubon and is now an Audubon program. Additional Corps supporters include National Grid, Parsons, Anchor QEA, and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
To learn more about the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps or participate in future activities, please contact montezuma@audubon.org, visit https://www.audubon.org/OLCC, www.facebook.com/onondagalakecc, www.instagram.com/onondagalakecc or www.youtube.com/onondagalakecc, or call 315-365-3588.
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