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
June 23-25 2025 / Loyola Marymount University, California
May 5 - 7, 2025 / Vancouver, British Columbia
May 12 - 15, 2025 / Riverton, Wyoming
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / May 12-14, 2026
June 3-6, 2025 / Athens, Georgia
June 5–8 / Yakima Convention & Event Center, Yakima, Washington
June 23–25 / Loyola Marymount University, California
September 3-6, 2025 / Cleveland, OH
November 5-7, 2025 / Skamania Lodge, WA
December 2- 6, 2025 / New Orleans, LA
Trainings, Webinars & Workshops
April 30, 2025, 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM on Zoom.
The California Coastal Conservancy is holding a webinar on their wildfire resilience program and how to apply for wildfire resilience (2024 Climate Bond) funding.
Wed, May 2112:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDTMay 6, 2025, 9:00AM – 12:00PM, virtual format
May 20-22, 2025 - Wenatchee, WA
October 28-30, 2025 - Klickitat, WA
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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