It's March, and time to Cover Your Vents!
Each spring, we receive numerous calls concerning baby birds that have become separated from their parents or are found in perilous situations due to nesting in uncovered vents and other dangerous cavities. Not only is this a great danger to the birds but can be a fire hazard for you!
To address this critical issue, we are excited to announce our Cover Your Vent Event, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of protecting wildlife during the nesting season. By taking proactive measures, we can collectively safeguard our feathered friends and ensure their safe nesting. We encourage everyone to join us in this effort before the spring nesting season begins!
Take a close look at your house and spot anywhere that might be attractive to nesting birds. Remember, those little songbirds can fit into some tiny spaces! Look for dryer vents, stove exhaust vents, bathroom exhaust vents, and chimneys. Have you had an RV stored away for the winter? Check the hitch and vents there too. Do you have deep wells by your basement windows? Ducklings, skunks, and muskrats regularly get trapped in window wells. Pick up a cover and protect those spaces now as spring is just around the corner, and so are migrating birds ready to set up homes.
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A few vent cover examples are shown here:
Pick up your vent cover today at any Central Alberta Co-op and 15% of your purchase will come back to support MRWC. Available vents include:
- air intake hood for dryer
- vent cap for dryer
- bathroom exhaust vent (brown)
- bathroom exhaust vent (black)
Show this card when buying your vent at Central Alberta Co-ops!
Red Deer, Innisfail, Eckville, Spruce View
