Why birds?

​Birds are the most visible and measurable indicators of environmental health in our natural areas. Pennsylvania is an important place to migrant song birds, but habitat loss, forest fragmentation and degradation continue to cause population declines in birds, other wildlife, and plants. Roughly 2.1 million acres of wildlife habitat nationwide are converted to residential use every year.  

While implementing the best landscaping practices on an individual property can help support wildlife and protect natural resources, linking adjacent properties through a broader community plan can yield even greater conservation outcomes by stabilizing common bird populations and expanding the resources to more specialized species.  Bird Town provides the framework for implementing such a plan.