Audubon Bird Town
Bird Town is a working partnership of Audubon and municipalities in Pennsylvania to promote conservation and community-based actions to create a healthy, more sustainable environment for birds and people. Link to Audubon
Birds need your help! No matter the size, your property can be valuable habitat and contribute to bird conservation. Begin with native plants to provide food (insects and plant), cover, and nesting sites. Add some other key elements like water and you're on your way! Then, register your property with Audubon Pennsylvania and receive the recognition you and your property deserve! Join a growing community of people across the state that garden with ecology in mind. Combined efforts will result in a better Pennsylvania for birds, butterflies, and people.
No matter the size, your property can be valuable habitat and contribute to bird conservation. Find out more by clicking here:
Make your yard bird friendly! Bring birds to your home today by growing native plants. With Audubon's Native Plant Database, you can find the best plants for the birds in your area. Growing bird-friendly plants will attract and protect the birds you love while making your space beautiful, easy to care for, and better for the environment.
https://www.audubon.org/plantsforbirds
PRESS RELEASE
Kennett Township Becomes an Audubon Bird Town
Kennett Township, March 20, 2019 —
At the March 20, 2019 meeting, the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution to be recognized as an Audubon Bird Town. Leigh Altadonna representing Audubon Pennsylvania was in attendance and presented the Township with official Audubon Bird Town street signs which will be installed on the major roadways that enter the Township. Kennett Township joins over 20 other municipalities in Pennsylvania that have joined the Audubon Bird Town program.
This program is a partnership with Audubon Pennsylvania, the state office of the National Audubon Society. The program recognizes townships for their commitment to stewardship. The Audubon Bird Town initiative dovetails with the excellent work of the Kennett Township Sustainable Development Office and its Community Based Land Stewardship Program and with on-going programs in Kennett Township run by The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC). Audubon will continue to work with Kennett Township and TLC to highlight the township’s incredible ecological resources and to provide outreach and education to property owners through community events and workshops. The community can find these events listed on the Townships website: www.kennett.pa.us.
A large part of Kennett Township is already recognized as part of the Audubon Red Clay Creek Valley designated Important Bird Area that is of continental significance. The Important Bird Area Program is part of an international program that seeks to identify areas of significant protection to birds.
The Audubon Bird Town designation and programs will be directed towards increasing awareness of the uniqueness and value of birds in the Township and to maintaining and improving the habitats that attract birds and butterflies while also providing other benefits such as improved water quality and slowing of storm water runoff.
More information on the Audubon Bird Town program or creating a backyard habitat can be found at http://pa.audubon.org.
Audubon Pennsylvania’s mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity in Pennsylvania. For more information on Audubon Pennsylvania please visit http://pa.audubon.org. # # #