Michigan Audubon seeks to connect birds and people for the benefit of both, through conservation, education, and research. Michigan Audubon owns and manages nearly 4,000 acres of habitat as natural area preserves (“bird sanctuaries”), and we seek to engage visitors from all backgrounds, encouraging connections with nature and birds, while integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion measures into our projects and programs. Students assisted in reviewing and developing long term habitat management and restoration plans for the Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary, specifically focusing on key indicator bird species. Our aim is to restore and maintain ecological function and species diversity. At a few of our largest bird sanctuaries, existing tallgrass prairie, oak savanna, and wetland habitats remain areas of restoration concern, with invasive plants encroaching native habitat. Long term management plans need updating, and students will provide input and apply their knowledge to develop the next 10 years of habitat management.