Culver City Receives Shout Out from Audubon Society

Culver City resident Eleanor Osgood offered up Kudos to the City of Culver City after writing the following on her California Audubon Society blog page:

Culver City has written language into their Tree Trimming contract specifically protecting birds during the nesting season. The City is also willing to work with local birders who can assist in identifying trees targeted for pruning that may contain nests. The City has agreed to release the dates and the names of the streets where trimming will occur between May-August.

Culver City Maintenance Operations Senior Management Analyst Eric Mirzaian told Patch that the City has indeed been working with the Audubon society to provide the group with the location and times of its tree trimming activities so that volunteers can come out and check for nests.

However, he also added that the company contracted to do all of the City’s tree trimming makes sure to inspect the trees itself before it begins to cut any branches.

And, as one respondent to the Audubon Society blog post noted, all birds in the U.S. are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, making it illegal to disturb or move any active nests. The penalty for doing so is a $15,000 fine.

Click here for a list of the City of Culver City’s tree trimming schedule.

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