Bird Town Pennsylvania

Bird Town Pennsylvania works in partnership with local municipalities and like-minded organizations to promote community-based conservation actions to create a healthier, more sustainable environment for birds, wildlife, and people.

Since 2011, the program provides tools for municipalities to engage, educate and empower their residents, schools and businesses to make more ecologically friendly decisions and promotes a culture of conservation where everyone is a potential steward of nature in their own backyard and beyond. 

Restoration of natural systems and native plant communities for birds, butterflies and other wildlife, on both private and public lands, has positive impacts on our communities including creating a healthier environment, reducing stormwater runoff,  greenhouse gases and maintenance time, increasing property values and building community pride. 

Visit the website to learn more: birdtownpa.org

Why focus on birds?

• Birds keep our ecosystems running smoothly
  • Birds eat 400-500 tons of insects per year
  • Birds like crows and vultures scavenge carcasses reducing diseases such as rabies, distemper and plague
  • Birds disperse seeds and provide pollination services
  • Birds like hawks and owls help keep mice and rat populations in check
• Birds bring us joy and beauty!
• Birds help us know if the environment is healthy
• Birds are sensitive to toxins and pollutants and can serve as an early warning system that something is wrong in the environment.
• Birds are everywhere
  • 45 million birdwatchers in US, spending $41 Billion 
• Birds need our help!
  • Breeding bird surveys show population declines ranging from 30 to 77 percent since 1970 — and the numbers are still falling!