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Decatur commission adopts Bird City resolution, cites habitat and volunteer partners

City Commission (City of Decatur)
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The Decatur commission unanimously adopted a resolution to pursue Bird City designation; staff said Decatur already meets many program checklist items and partners include Project Safe Flight and Legacy Decatur, and noted a $200 application fee and biennial renewal cost.

The City Commission voted to adopt a resolution supporting an application for Bird City designation, making Decatur the first city in Georgia to pursue the program if accepted.

Allison Erickson, Decatur’s urban naturalist, told the commission Bird City began in Wisconsin in 2009 and by 2021 had spread across the U.S. and Canada. Erickson said Decatur and partner…

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