Bird conservation organizations and initiatives need your help to implement and advocate for bird conservation across North America, from local to continental scales. Here are some suggestions for how to get involved:
- Explore the priorities and recommendations of in the Partners in Flight Landbird Conservation Plan
- Support recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel. A distinguished group of business and conservation leaders were convened to devise a new approach to funding wildlife conservation. Partners in Flight and a wide variety of other conservation organizations are supporting their recommendations. Join us!
- Buy a Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp every year. Since 1934, more than 5.7 million acres of bird habitat have been acquired using these revenues.
- Since 1990, Partners in Flight has provided state, regional, national, and international leadership for landbird science and conservation. PIF committees and working groups are open to all interested people. Sit down at the table with us and get involved!
- A number of nongovernmental organizations are critical partners in Partners in Flight. Join one or more of PIF’s partner organizations. Check out this link for starters.
- History has shown that the most reliable source of bird monitoring data is individual citizens who care. The Christmas Bird Count, Breeding Birds Survey, eBird, and similar programs are essential to bird conservation success. Contribute through citizen science.
- Every state has a State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) where actions for a variety of species, including many birds, are outlined. Find the SWAP in your state and get engaged with your partners.
- Land use planning occurs at many scales, from city and county, to National Forests, Bureau of Land Management Districts, and National Wildlife Refuges, among other units. PIF’s Landbird Conservation Plan and State of the Birds reports for private and public lands provide information that you can use to affect the future management of these lands.
- Be a friend. Many county and local parks and, especially, National Wildlife Refuges, have “Friends” groups. These are often bird-oriented. “Friends” activities are often intertwined with outdoor bird-and-wildlife education and monitoring.
- Develop one relationship in Congress. Establish just one relationship with one of your two Senators or your member of the House. This is especially true if your member is engaged in a vital Congressional committee (e.g., Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources, Environment and Public Works, and/or Transportation and Infrastructure). Start with a thank-you, not a complaint. The important word is “relationship.”