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Adopt
an IBA Local groups
can play a vital role in furthering the goals of the IBA Program.
GET INVOLVED BY ADOPTING AN IMPORTANT BIRD AREA!
BACKGROUND
Local community members can play a vital
role in furthering the goals of the Important Bird Areas (IBA)
program (click here to learn
about the IBA program. Through the Adopt an IBA initiative,
a local group (such as an Audubon chapter, local land trust,
bird club, school group, etc.) adopts an IBA and facilitates
others to get involved at the site in an environmentally sensitive
way. Involvement can include organizing an education program,
monitoring effort, clean-up day, or habitat improvement project.
Adopting an IBA can help in the conservation of the site by
spreading the word on the importance of the site and building
a local group of constituents that care about the site.
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| Volunteer monitors an IBA. Photo by Jillian Liner. |
BENEFITS
- Participate in and assist an international bird conservation
program
- Promote a community-based program
- Participate in meaningful science leading to bird conservation
- Implement exciting projects that combine science, education,
and birding
- Create new public outreach opportunities
ADOPTION PROCEDURES
- Work with the New York IBA Coordinator
to select an appropriate IBA site to adopt (click here
for a map of IBAs [904 kb PDF]). Identify a contact for
the adoption.
- Fill out the simple adoption
form (61 kb PDF) and return to the IBA Coordinator (see
below for full address and phone).
- Work with the IBA coordinator to get permission from the
landowner(s) to adopt the site.
- Work with the IBA Coordinator and Education Manager to
determine a suitable initiative to take on at the site.
Audubon New York staff can provide assistance in establishing
any necessary methodology, training, data forms, etc.
EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITES
- An education program that engages people in learning about
birds and their conservation.
- A monitoring program that collects data to document the
occurrence, breeding status, or long-term changes in bird
populations and habitat at the site.
- A resource management program such as a trash clean-up
day, birdhouse construction/installation, or recycling program.
- A habitat restoration project such as an invasive plant
control effort or native planting.
- An outreach program to foster community support for the
IBA site such as an annual birding festival or bird walk.
TO LEARN MORE, CONTACT:
Laura McCarthy, Grassroots Coordinator
Audubon NY
200 Trillium Lane
Albany, NY 12203
518-869-9731 (phone)
518-869-0737 (fax) |
