Create a One-Stop Backyard Habitat for Birds with Native Plants

Name: Create a One-Stop Backyard Habitat for Birds with Native Plants
Start: 2026-02-23T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 157 Woodward Ln SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506-18ND, United States

Schedule

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

157 Woodward Ln SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506-18ND, United States | Grand Rapids, MI

Join us for an inspiring presentation by Wild Ones member, Marty MacCleery, on how to transform your yard into a thriving habitat for birds using native plants. Marty will begin by sharing simple, practical steps for creating a native plant garden, centered on the four essentials birds need to survive—food, water, shelter, and places to raise their young. She’ll also explain why native plants are critical to the entire food web, benefiting not only birds and insects, but people as well.
The program will then dive deeper into specific Michigan native trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous plants that best support bird life, including eight native plants recommended by Michigan Audubon. Attendees can browse Marty’s garden signage from her October 2025 walkabout and explore the Wild Ones 2025 Michigan Native Plant Vendors list for local planting resources. You’ll also receive a beautiful, full-color brochure from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology outlining simple actions anyone can take to help birds.
This program is open to the public, who may attend as guests of the Grand Rapids Audubon Club. Doors of the Donnelly Center open at 7:00pm; come early to meet fellow members, browse the large selection of library items, and connect with others about birding. The program begins at 7:30 pm.