Expand the Conversation
There are many ways to be involved in bird and habitat conservation. If you want to volunteer, attend a conference or just learn more, check out the opportunities below.
Conferences and Meetings
May 12-14, 2026 | David L. Lawrence Center in Pittsburgh, PA
May 20-21, 2026 | Virtual
July 14-16, 2026 | Sheraton Waikīkī and Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, HI
November 2-6, 2026 | Atami City, Japan
November 16-19, 2026 | Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster, MA
December 8-10, 2026 | Anchorage, AK
Events and Trainings
May 2, 2026 | Honolulu, HI
The Manu o Kū Festival is an annual event that takes place on the grounds of ‘Iolani Palace. Conservation groups, educators, and others will share games and activities that engage participants of all ages in learning about the Manu o Kū
May 6-10, 2026 | Homer, AK
This large Alaska wildlife-viewing festival honors the spring migration of shorebirds through Kachemak Bay. The festival is sponsored by the Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges and Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
May 6-10, 2026 | Cordova, AK
This annual festival during early May celebrates the arrival of more than 5 million migratory birds on the Copper River Delta east of Cordova.
May 14-17, 2026 | Leavenworth, WA
This festival occurs every year during the third weekend in May. It promotes bird conservation through educational and recreational activities.
May 16, 2026 | Haleʻiwa, HI
Restore habitat to benefit the ʻalae ʻula at this event, sponsored by Pacific Birds and Hawaiʻi Audubon Society. We will have partner booths to share about their inspiring work, a special oli, and a cultural tour through the valley.
June 6, 2026 | Kailua, HI
Restore habitat to benefit the ʻalae ʻula at this event, sponsored by Pacific Birds and Hawaiʻi Audubon Society. Enjoy partner booths and a bird tour!
Community Science and Volunteer Opportunities
To learn about more ways to participate, reach out to your state or local Audubon chapter, or state and federal fish and wildlife agencies. You can also contact us and we will help connect you!
Help researchers learn about boreal wetland priority species in southcentral and interior Alaska by volunteering for this program.
Bird Alliance of Oregon’s community science projects span from the Portland Metro region to the Oregon coast to eastern Oregon. Volunteer for a snowy plover patrol or an Oregon black oystercatcher project.
Help survey birds on the coast of British Columbia. Birds Canada is currently seeking new volunteers for its BC Coastal Waterbird Survey and BC Beached Bird Survey.
Volunteers will help track important information about the birds and amphibian species that depend on freshwater wetlands in British Columbia.
Observe the birds and mammals outside your windows and contribute to science by joining Project FeederWatch.
Contribute to this large nest monitoring project. Your observations will be added to a continually growing database used by researchers to understand and study birds.
eBird keeps an ongoing list of community science opportunities in the Pacific Northwest.
The Livable Hawaiʻi Kai Hui hosts weekly volunteer opportunities on Thursdays and every second Saturday of the month in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
This longstanding shorebird survey can always use volunteers.
The Pueo Project could use the help of citizen scientists in learning more about the pueo, or Hawaiian short-eared owl. Have you seen a pueo? Any and all observations are valuable data for research!
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