Benefits

Why should you consider becoming a certified Bird Friendly Community?

THERE ARE LOTS OF REASONS!

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• First and foremost, birds are cool! Your community will be doing good things for birds.

• Birds are an indicator of local environmental health. When you do good things for birds, you are also improving the environmental health of your local community.

• Birds help support economic development. Becoming certified as a Bird Friendly Community can promote local tourism and local businesses.

• You will receive a variety of direct benefits from the Bird Friendly Communities Program including:

  • Signage to announce that you are a Bird Friendly Community

  • Support services including access to technical expertise, speakers, programs, access to experts in different areas of bird conservation

  • Promotion through the Bird Friendly Communities Website and other outreach strategies.

  • The Bird Friendly Communities Program will provide information about and support for grant and other funding programs to support local bird friendly programs and projects.

• You will become part of an interconnected, growing network of Bird Friendly Communities in Oregon!