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DOAS Requests Proposals for Climate Action Projects
Request for Proposals - Eastern Bluebirds, Image by Dave Poortvliet, Audubon Photography Awards, 2016

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) seeks to identify and help fund local projects that address climate change through the Audubon in Action 2021 Community Climate Action grant program. Applications for funding are open for individuals and community members, schools, colleges and college groups, non-profit organizations, and municipalities. 

 

DOAS is committed to the protection of birds and habitats that are under threat from climate change. According to a study conducted by Audubon Society, climate change currently threatens 389 bird species in North America – two-thirds of all the species on the continent. Locally, even common species such as Canada Goose, American Woodcock, and American Goldfinch are vulnerable to habitat loss from climate change. The grants provided by the Community Climate Action program will fund projects that protect birds and their habitats against climate change on a local level. 

Applicants are encouraged to think locally about the habitats, species, and communities in Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society’s region that may be lost or threatened by climate change. Proposed projects can address climate change in a variety of ways – through environmental stewardship and preservation, building native plant bird habitats, engaging in sustainable or carbon reducing practices such as waste reduction, or composting, providing public education or communications with elected officials. 

Projects must take place within the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society’s chapter region, which includes northern Delaware County, Otsego County, eastern Chenango County, and western Schoharie County, as well as small regions in southern Herkimer and Montgomery Counties. 

 

Project proposals are due by 5PM on Friday, May 14 2021. Informational sessions will be provided via Zoom on April 8 and 29 at 7pm.  Pre-registration is required (registration links are in the application document). Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society looks forward to receiving proposals from throughout our region which will impact our local environment and wildlife. Recipients of funding will be announced on May 28, 2021.

Download the Information and Application Document at the link below. Once completed, please email as an attachment to DOAS at info@doas.us with Subject: Climate Action Project Application.

For further information or to request a project application, reach out to Susan O’Handley at info@doas.us or leave a voicemail at 607-397-3815.

DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION & APPLICATION WORD DOCUMENT HERE

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Why Birds Matter...

Birds are important because of the role they play in the natural world as pollinators and seed disbursers, assisting with the balance of nature by eating insects. They also clean up things that would go unattended otherwise. Birds are important TO ME because of the kinship that I feel with another living species, and the joy that they bring to me year around. Encountering spring migrants feels brand new every time! I feel responsibility for their well-being and take care not to disturb their nesting with unnecessary sounds, disturbance or habitat destruction. I respect the incredible work they do to bring about future generations.
Becky Gretton
Becky GrettonDOAS Co-President
Birds have always been an early warning system for our environment–the “canary in the coal mine.” It was the decline in bird species high on the food chain that tipped us off to the dangers of DDT and other chemicals. More recently, high altitude and high latitude birds are demonstrating the first definitive effects of global change. If science had been more advanced in the 1800s, the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon could have served as a warning about habitat destruction. This not just about protecting the birds–although that is a worthy goal–but all of these threats will ultimately reach the human race.
Andy Mason
Andy MasonDOAS Co-President
In addition to being indicators for environmental health, birds matter because they allow people all over the world to enjoy and appreciate nature. Caring about birds often leads to caring about their habitats and creates a stewardship ethic to protect our natural resources. Birds connect communities.
Susan O'Handley
Susan O'HandleyDOAS Co-President
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