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Get started today. 

1.  Sign the Healthy Yard Pledge!  http://pa.audubon.org/pledge

2. Register your property at Audubon At Home: http://pa.audubon.org/register-your-property

It's easy, and free!

Thank you for helping Newtown Township win the 2013 Battle of the Burbs challenge!  We tied for first place by getting most new registrations by the end of June!  Help us do it again in 2014 for a chance at cash prizes!  See our booth at the Newtown Vet Annual Pet Fair on Saturday, September 20th or visit our the Annual Native Plant Swap on Saturday, September 27th to sign up -- and encourage your neighbors to join too!



Attend local Bird Town workshops and events to learn more! 

 

Backyard Stewardship Workshops in 2014:

March 29: Bucks County Region, Honey Hollow Environmental Education Center, Bucks County Audubon, Solebury

April 12: N. Bucks/W. Montgomery County Region, Quakertown, American Native Nursery

April 19: E. Montgomery County Region, TBD

Notes about Workshops: Need 20 participants to minimum to be held. Workshop has a 2nd outdoor component on another day (TBD at class workshop). Registration is required - email Steven Saffier at ssaffier@audubon.org.

 

Other Bird Town Events in 2014:

September 20: 12pm-4pm, Visit the Newtown Township Bird Town booth at the Newtown Vet Annual Pet Fair

September 27: 8am-12pm, Clark Nature Center, 235 Durham Road, Newtown. Newtown Township Bird Town 2nd Annual Plant & Seed Swap.

September 27: 11am—3pm, The 4th Annual Upper Perkiomen Bird and Wildlife Festival at Green Lane 

Park (Montgomery County)

 

Now, birdscape! 

1. ​​Select an area of your property and plant some Pennsylvania native plants (important for cover, food and nesting sites for birds).

 

2. Provide water.

 

3. Stop using pesticides.

 

4. Consider bird feeders and nest boxes.

 

5. ​​Control invasive plants.

 

6. Get outside and see who shows up!

 

Then, upgrade your property. 

  • Increase the percentage of native plants on your property for greater biodiversity.

Start with this fantastic web tool created by Audubon: http://pabirdplants.org

  • Use it to see what your landscape currently provides to birds.​
  • ​​Then, browse the bird and plant lists to decide what birds you want to attract, or choose some favorite plants and see which birds they might attract to your yard.
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