NFWF Grant Profile

Enhance bird habitat along a key migration corridor, expand community tree canopy, improve public open spaces, avert waste from local waterways, and engage the community in environmental stewardship. Project will: 1) establish an urban birding trail at the University of New Orleans (UNO); 2) initiate regular campus bird counts; 3) plant 120 native trees and shrubs along the trail route; 4) launch UNO participation in trash cleanup events; and 5) provide 375 educational experiences to UNO students.