Jim Leitch explaining bluebird boxes. Photo by Barb Glen.
The Mountain Bluebird Trails Conservation Society announced last week the establishment of an endowment fund with the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta.
For more than 40 years the Mountain Bluebird Trails Conservation Society has been dedicated to studying, conserving, and helping restore the natural range of the Mountain Bluebird across southern Alberta.
The society works to bring together trail monitors from Medicine Hat and Cypress Hills area in the east to Pincher Creek and Oldman River headwaters in the west, and north from the Calgary bluebird monitors to the southern Montana bluebird trails.
At present there is a trail network of more than 2,700 nest boxes.
“Our team of 110-plus volunteers maintain a vast network of Mountain Bluebird trails, increasing habitat and restoring the natural range of these beautiful birds,” society president Jim Leitch said.
“We rely on support from our members and the community to continue to build, renovate, and maintain cavity nest box habitat that supports thousands of bluebirds each year.”
The Mountain Bluebird society can offer support in maintaining a healthy and productive trail.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to learn more and do their part for bluebirds.
If you are interested in learning more about the Mountain Bluebird Trails Conservation Society, plan to attend the annual spring orientation on Saturday, June 4.
This is a great opportunity to meet other members, ask questions, and share experiences with bluebird nest boxes.
Membership in the society is free and volunteers are always needed and encouraged.
Donations to the society help to build and maintain the nest boxes and bluebird trails.
Visit www.bluebirdtrails.org for more details and resources.
Endowment fund donations are invested to generate a stable source of revenue.
In doing so, they help us build a sustainable future by providing long-term support for efforts to conserve and restore the natural range of the Mountain Bluebird across southern Alberta.
Thanks to estate bequests as well as donations from members and supporters of the Mountain Bluebird Trails Conservation Society an initial contribution of $10,000 was invested with the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta.
Donations can be made at CanadaHelps.org/en/dn/72048 or by cheque to the Community Foundation, No. 50, 1202 Second Ave. S., Lethbridge, T1J 0E3.
