Bird Conservancy fall fundraiser

[Nathan Pieplow]

Hello all,

I imagine most of you are familiar with the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Based in Colorado, it's the region's largest homegrown bird-focused nonprofit. Here are some of the many things that the Bird Conservancy does:

• runs some of the largest and most rigorous bird monitoring efforts in the nation, now throughout the Rocky Mountain and Great Basin regions and from the Northern Great Plains to northern Mexico;
  
• works closely with private landowners, especially agricultural producers, to make sure that those landowners can meet their economic needs while benefiting birds and the environment in general;
  
• spearheads on-the-ground conservation of North American grassland birds, our most threatened cohort of species;
• runs banding stations where young children get to see birds up close and personal, often for the first time in their lives;
• runs summer camps where young people can grow and share their love of birds and nature.

As you know, 2020 has been a difficult year in the non-profit sector, and the Bird Conservancy is hoping for a strong fall fundraising drive in order to make up the difference. Thus, I'd like to invite everyone to the online fall fundraiser this Friday evening at 6:00 PM. Details at this link:

https://birdconservancy.org/vision2020

This year has been rough for many people; let's create a bright spot.

Nathan Pieplow

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies board member

Boulder, Colorado