Detroit Bird Alliance

CONSERVATION & Advocacy: PARTNER WITH OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATION GROUPS TO DEVELOP SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH END GOAL OF ADVOCACY AND CONSERVATION. PARTNERS HAVE INCLUDED/ CURRENTLY INCLUDE NATIONAL AUDUBON, AUDUBON GREAT LAKES, NAT FISH & WILDLIFE, DETROIT CITY PARKS, BELLE ISLE NATURE CENTER, DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, DETROIT RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY, US FISH AND WILDLIFE, GREENING OF DETROIT, HURON CLINTON METROPARKS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, SEMI-WILD, AND MORE. JOINT CONSERVATION AND ADVOCACY PROJECTS INCLUDE DETROIT BIRD CITY, URBAN BIRD TREATY AND OTHERS. DETROIT BIRD CITY IS A LONG-TERM MAJOR FOCUS PROJECT, PARTNERING WITH DETROIT CITY PARKS, NATIONAL FISH and WILDLIFE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, NATIONAL AUDUBON, URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVES, MI STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OTHERS TO DEVELOP MULTIPLE PARKS AND VACANT CITY LOTS AS NATIVE MEADOW GRASSLAND HABITATS FOR ENJOYMENT BY BIRDS AND RESIDENTS. ADDITIONAL GROWTH OF PROGRAM HAS COME IN FORD CORKTOWN PROJECT AND IN THE 1000 ACRE MEADOWS PROJECT. CONSERVATION ALSO INCLUDES PURSUIT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESERVE LAND BY PURCHASE, EASEMENTS, OR SUPPORT OF OTHER 501C3'S PURCHASE FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES.

COMMUNICATIONS and EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS - PRINT and DIGITAL: PROVIDE over 5000 MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC WITH ONLINE NEWS-MAGAZINE AND INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE, AS WELL AS REGULAR DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SHARING. PROVIDE DETROIT CHAPTER MEMBERS WITH PERIODIC PRINT MAGAZINE. PUBLICATIONS PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PROGRAMS, EVENTS, ADVOCACY.