For details and to volunteer, contact Bill Becraft, ASCM Sanctuary Manager
Phone 410-795-6546 or email

One-Time Projects (Suitable for Individuals or Small Groups)		Continuing Maintenance Projects (Suitable for Groups)
At the Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary (near Mount Airy):		At the Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary (near Mount Airy):
	- build Chickadee-Snag nesting tubes	-	Trails/Benches/keepout piping:
	- place weedblock and woodchips under 6 old, existing trail benches		- Clear drive trail of down trees, prune trail sides, fill washout areas
	- trim tree tops for more Solar Panel sun exposure		- Weed wack around benches and put down mulch/weedblock
	- plant several Holly Groves… about 6 to 8 trees each		- Repair/replace broken fence-pipes that keep out vehicles
	- plant Baltimore Checkerspot habitat area	-	Habitat:
	- pull Autumn Olive invasives from Post-burned field		- Monarch Waystation Garden: weed several times a year, especially in Spring
	- dig out old underground heating oil tank near Gatehouse - environmental		- Plant more Monarch-preferred habitat
	- add storm water diverter systems to Driveway Walking Trail		- Various tree & shrub plantings: check deer cages, mulch collars, vole guards, remove invasives
	- monitor Bat Colony and take data for citizen science		- Gatehouse backyard: Hibernacula cleanup, plant flowers
	- add Garden-Areas to Gatehouse backyard; Various themes	-	Critter Housing:
	- Re-publish Trail Map		- Wood Duck boxes: clean and put in starter material, repair as needed
	- replace & setback front fencing rails that were broken by car crash		- Kestrel boxes: clean and put in starter material, repair as needed
	- do invasive plant removal projects; per FSP (Forest Stewardship Plan)		- Owl Boxes: clean and put in starter material, repair as needed
	- thin White Pines; per FSP (Forest Stewardship Plan)		- Large bat box: clean, repair as needed
	- design and plant a Rain Garden near Gatehouse		- Bluebird boxes: clean and put in starter material, repair as needed
	- remodel bathroom wall and floor in Gatehouse		- Purple Martin gourds: clean in Fall, put in starter material in Spring, repair as needed
	- construct new Deck for Gatehouse (2 part project: joist/posts structure//decking and rails)		- Chickadee tubes: clean out in Fall and put in new woodchips
	- plant buffer of trees & shrubs (about 60) along field edges	-	Other:
	- prepare and plant a wildflower meadow (about quarter acre)		- Assemble wooden bird feeder kits for sale at Birdseed and Native Plant Sales
	- build elevated wetland trail
	- devine trees along Old Annapolis Road
At the Fred Archibald Audubon Sanctuary (near New Market):		At the Fred Archibald Audubon Sanctuary (near New Market):
	- install Keep-Out fencing rail on both sides of new entrance gate (about 200 feet)	-	Trails/Benches/keepout piping:
	- make wooden, routed Audubon Sanctuary sign and mount on front Gate		- Clear trails of down trees, prune trail sides, fill washout areas
	- Re-publish Trail Map		- Weed wack around benches and put down mulch/weedblock
	- plant several Holly Groves… about 6 to 8 trees each		- Weed wack around Pavillion
	- plant "Monarch Butterfly-Waystation" garden		- Repair/replace broken fence-pipes that keep out vehicles
	- plant shrubs, flowers, grasses, vines and ferns in gardens near Entrance	-	Habitat:
	- remove old barbed wire fence on edges of fields		- Various tree & shrub plantings: check deer cages, mulch collars, vole guards, remove invasives
	- devine trees in stream bottom	-	Critter Housing:
	- survey and mark property boundary lines in woods with blue tree paint		- Kestrel boxes: add pulley system to lower box, clean and put in starter material, repair as needed
	- repair culvert on the Left-Trail maintenance road		- Owl Boxes: clean and put in starter material, repair as needed
	- create small parking area with gravel		- Bluebird boxes: clean and put in starter material, repair as needed
	- fabricate and install Wire Fence Cages to protect new pine trees from deer		- Purple Martin gourds: clean in Fall, put in starter material in Spring, repair as needed
	- acquire and install Bat Colony box on pole		- Chickadee tubes: clean out in Fall and put in new woodchips
	- build Chimney Swift bird nesting tower		- Large bat box: clean, repair as needed
	- prepare and plant a wildflower meadow (about quarter acre)
	- do invasive plant control projects; per FSP (Forest Stewardship Plan)
	- purchase and install compost toilet system near Entrance Pavilion