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
October 17 - 20, 2024 / Portland, Oregon
October 28 - November 1, 2024 / Fredericton, New Brunswick
November 6-8, 2024 / Wenatchee, WA
November 11-16, 2024 / Taipei, Taiwan
November 18-22, 2024 / Santa Fe, New Mexico
January 6-9, 2025 / Costa Rica
February 4 - 7, 2025 / The Gateway to the Sequoias, Visalia, CA
February 24-27, 2025 | Tucson, AZ
Now accepting abstracts through August 25, 2024
April 14-17, 2025 / Greater Tacoma Convention Center (Tacoma, WA)
CPOP invites you to submit your proposal for a symposium or special session by November 15 and your abstract for an oral or poster presentation by December 16.
April 8-10, 2025 / Stevenson, WA
Early Bird Registration is Now Open
Trainings, Webinars & Workshops
Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Webinar Series
Wednesdays from 12pm–1pm PDT: October 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th; November 5th
A Virtual Workshop
November 12-14, 2024, 9am-1pm PST
When: Thursday October 24 and Friday October 25
Where: In Person - Lynnwood, Washington (tentative)
Community Science & Bird Celebrations
See regional or larger celebrations and community science opportunities here, as well as links to other sites that compile events and opportunities. Find more ways to participate in your local area by reaching out to your state or local Audubon chapter, or state/federal fish and wildlife agencies. Or contact us and we will help connect you!
Occurs every 3rd weekend in May.
Contribute to this large nest monitoring project
Help researchers learn about boreal wetland priority species in this May-June volunteer program.
The ISS is a longstanding shorebird survey that can always use volunteers.
Report on birds and amphibians in this new program.
You can join in for all or part of the season, in the U.S. or Canada.
Help survey birds on the coast of British Columbia.
Help with Brown Pelicans, Snowy Plovers, Black Oystercatchers or some of their Coastal Community or Portland-Metro area projects.
Scientists want to know if you see banded Lesser Yellowlegs.
The Pueo Project could use more citizen scientists to help locate and learn more about the Pueo, or Hawaiian Short-eared Owl.
eBird Northwest keeps an ongoing list of Northwest U.S. community science opportunities.
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