“Birds can’t talk, but they are sending an urgent message,” says Lena Gallitano, a local, state, and National Audubon Society leader. “Our planet needs help.”
To emphasize this message more clearly, Gallitano will lead a community workshop, “Creation Care: A Bird’s Perspective,” at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, Feb. 13, from 9:30 to12 noon in the fellowship hall.
The program will include a talk on the future status of birds while exploring Audubon North Carolina conservation initiatives to create bird-friendly communities throughout the state. Participants will develop personal Creation Care “action plans” that will help each individual make a difference, not only for birds but for the world as well.
“Whether you come to this project as a nature lover, a concerned citizen, or someone who wants to leave a better world for your children and grandchildren, it will take all of us acting together to secure a better future for the birds and the planet we love,” Gallitano says.
Past president of the Wake Audubon Society, Gallitano currently serves on the Audubon NC Board of Trustees and the steering committee for the North Carolina Birding Trail. In 2013, she received the Atlantic Flyway, William Dutcher Award from The National Audubon Society, and was named News and Observer “Tar Heel of the Week.”
For more information, please contact Helen Holt, hwholt09@gmail.com or 919-556-1958. St. John’s Episcopal Church is located at 830 Durham Rd, Wake Forest, NC 27587, phone 919-556-3656. The workshop is free; light refreshments will be served.
