Visit DIBS Properties
Enjoy the natural beauty of Dauphin Island and its critical migratory bird habitat preserved and protected by DIBS
(Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries, Inc.).
Trails on DIBS Properties
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Winn Reserve (Iberville Dr by Shell Mounds)
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Sto's Woods (Cadillac Ave. near Shell Mounds)
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Goat Tree Reserve (Cadillac Ave & Grant St.)
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Steiner Reserve (access from Grant St opposite Conti Avenue or access opposite Cadillac Avenue)
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Longfellow Reserve (Longfellow Place)
New Cornell Grant in 2024
DIBS received a $5,000.00 grant from the Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative of Cornell Lab to develop DIBS Properties Long-term Habitat Management and Resilience Plan allowing for stewardship on our properties. DIBS will create a demonstration site for general education and create interest in donor stewardship for adjacent landholders and other interested parties in Spring 2025.
Additional activities will include informative signage, a spring bird banding event with the Banding Coalition of the Americas, eBird monitoring, as well as
workshops on Merlin, eBird, invasive plants and developing bird-friendly backyard habitat. Drew Haffenden, DIBS VP for Land Acquisition says, "The support of the Cornell Land Trust Small Grant is important in enabling us to create a long-term management plan for our 86 properties. This will allow DIBS to better support habitat for migrating birds and bring in other landowners and stokeholds for an inland wide joint management vision at this first stop for birds crossing the Gulf."
Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries
Protecting Dauphin Island's
habitat for birds & birders
Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries has been preserving the island's natural environment, vital for local and migratory bird species, since 1992. You are invited to learn more about what we do, participate in our spring and fall bird related activities, and help us protect the undeveloped landscape of this spectacular island through membership and donations.
