People's Church

This month’s program will showcase Daniel Bernard’s year of birding across America. In 2025, Daniel Bernard embarked on a birding journey as crazy as it was unique: a quest to travel the entire country and see 100 species of birds in every single lower-48 state, meet up with local birders all across the country, and visit birding locales both legendary and unknown. This life-changing journey to explore the "People, Places, and Birds" of the American birding world saw Daniel living out of the back of his Subaru Crosstrek and would be filled with hardships and setbacks, but in the end - after travelling the farthest south, east, north, and west he'd ever been, birding with over 300 different birders across the country, and tallying 607 different species ─ Daniel would accomplish his goal of becoming perhaps the first person ever to see 100 species in every lower-48 state in a single year.Growing up the son of an avid birder and naturalist, Daniel Bernard has held a lifelong enthusiasm for biology and nature, but the particular passion of birding eluded him for most of his life. After finally caving and accompanying his dad to the Biggest Week in American Birding Festival at Magee Marsh in 2018, Daniel quickly took to the hobby with an obsessive passion, and in 2022 set out to do a Michigan "Big Year" during which he recorded 337 species in Michigan.We hope you'll join us on Monday, April 27th, at People's Church, 1758 North 10th Street, Kalamazoo. This program is geared to all audiences, and we enthusiastically invite families and nature lovers of any age to join us! Come at 6:30 PM (new time – half an hour earlier this year) for some refreshments and socializing. Snacks and beverages will be provided. It's helpful if you bring your own coffee cup. The one-hour program will start at 7:00 PM. Handicap parking and access is at either the front or the rear entrance of the building.We will have a simultaneous Zoom link to the meeting for those who can’t make it or feel uncomfortable as yet to attend in person. This link will be available shortly before the meeting in the May newsletter that is emailed to members and on our website event's calendar - <a href="https://kalamazooaudubon.org/calendar/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">kalamazooaudubon.org/calendar/</a>. We will also be recording the meeting for later viewing.

Local Event: People, Places, Birds!

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People, Places, Birds!

This month’s program will showcase Daniel Bernard’s year of birding across America. In 2025, Daniel Bernard embarked on a...

Join us for an all-friendly Canadiana Fest fundraiser supporting the Can Am Peace Jam featuring a rollicking musical lineup of early Acadian roots and classic rock 'n' roll. Enjoy authentic Canadian comfort food like poutine and peameal bacon sandwiches while competing in backyard curling and crokinole. Guests are encouraged to wear their best plaid or Canadian Tuxedo to meet iconic mascots Kalam A Moose and Bobbie Beerver.&nbsp; Get your tickets today!

Local Event: The Moose Soir'EH!

The Moose Soir'EH!

Join us for an all-friendly Canadiana Fest fundraiser supporting the Can Am Peace Jam featuring a rollicking musical lineup of...

Help bring back the floral beauty we look forward to seeing during the summer in the Portage City Centre, including at Portage City Hall and along Library Lane. There are numerous planting days throughout May in which the community is invited to participate. Portage City Centre planting is May 12 through May 14.
Start time is 9:00 am, but volunteers are welcome to come for an early shift to help us take flats of flowers to the beds. Each planting day ends around Noon. Volunteer for any amount of time you can give. Signing up in advance is encouraged, but you can also show up on the day of planting. For all of the dates, times, locations, and details on where to park and check in, they can be found on SignUpGenius, <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C4BA8AD2DAAF49-62628403-2026#/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">signupgenius.com/go/5080C4BA8AD2DAAF49-62628403-2026#/</a>
Gardening experience is not required. Supplies will be provided if you don’t have your own gloves, trowel, or kneeling pad. Beverages and snacks will also be provided. Planting happens whether it rains or shines or is hot or cold. Dress for the weather.
These spring planting days are the perfect opportunity for bonding, team building, and meeting new friends.

Local Event: Portage Community Planting Days

Portage Community Planting Days

Help bring back the floral beauty we look forward to seeing during the summer in the Portage City Centre, including at Portage...

Bronson Park

Help bring back the floral beauty we look forward to seeing on our summer walks, drives, and events in downtown Kalamazoo. There are numerous planting days throughout May in which the community is invited to participate. Downtown Kalamazoo planting is May 19 through May 22.
Start time is 9:00 am, but volunteers are welcome to come for an early shift to help us take flats of flowers to the beds. Each planting day ends around Noon. Volunteer for any amount of time you can give. Signing up in advance is encouraged, but you can also show up on the day of planting. For all of the dates, times, locations, and details on where to park and check in, they can be found on SignUpGenius, <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C4BA8AD2DAAF49-62628403-2026#/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">signupgenius.com/go/5080C4BA8AD2DAAF49-62628403-2026#/</a>
Gardening experience is not required. Supplies will be provided if you don’t have your own gloves, trowel, or kneeling pad. Beverages and snacks will also be provided. Planting happens whether it rains or shines or is hot or cold. Dress for the weather.
These spring planting days are the perfect opportunity for bonding, team building, and meeting new friends.

Local Event: Kalamazoo Community Planting Days

Kalamazoo Community Planting Days

Help bring back the floral beauty we look forward to seeing on our summer walks, drives, and events in downtown Kalamazoo....

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