Birds Georgia restores grassland on a former Jekyll Island golf course
Director of Conservation Gabe Andrle has already spotted Bobolinks and hawks using the former Oleander Golf Course site.
The Birds Georgia Habitat Team is on Jekyll Island, helping transform part of the former Oleander Golf Course into native grassland habitat for birds and other wildlife. The group partners with the Jekyll Island Authority and the botanical garden on the project.
Birds Georgia Director of Conservation Gabe Andrle has already spotted Bobolinks and hawks using the site.
From Birds Georgia· Instagram · Oct 18
Open the post“Our Birds Georgia Habitat Team has been hard at work on @jekyll_island, helping to transform part of the former Oleander Golf Course into native grassland habitat for birds and other wildlife. We’re grateful to partner with the Jekyll Island Authority and @botanicalgarden_ga to restore this important habitat. Birds Georgia Director of Conservation Gabe Andrle (@naturewithgabe) has already spotted Bobolinks and hawks using the site. What other birds do you think we’ll see as this habitat continues to develop??”
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