{"id":219,"date":"2013-03-07T08:38:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T13:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanbirdscapes.com\/blog\/?p=219"},"modified":"2013-03-08T08:30:07","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T13:30:07","slug":"bird-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanbirdscapes.com\/blog\/bird-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Towns in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/urbanbirdscapes.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=220\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-220\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-220 alignleft\" style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" alt=\"birdtownlogo2010_200\" src=\"http:\/\/urbanbirdscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/birdtownlogo2010_200-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbirdscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/birdtownlogo2010_200-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/urbanbirdscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/birdtownlogo2010_200.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Audubon Pennsylvania has a great\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pa.audubon.org\/bird-town\">Bird Town<\/a>\u00a0program that helps local \u00a0municipalities improve the habitat value of their town, promote environmental stewardship, and recognize their efforts. \u00a0Among the criteria to become a Bird Town, a municipality must:<\/p>\n<p>1) Complete a Bird Town Application<\/p>\n<p>2) Agree to work with Audubon to immediately promote their Bird Town status by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Publishing the \u201cWelcome to Bird Town\u201d article in their next newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Creating a Bird Town webpage on the municipal website<\/li>\n<li>Posting at least five street signs (provided) and one banner<\/li>\n<li>Providing Audubon with local press contacts to promote Bird Town Backyard Workshops<\/li>\n<li>Making outreach materials available to the public<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3) Assign a point person to act as liaison between the \u201ctown\u201d and Audubon.<\/p>\n<p>4) Promotion of a Bird Town Festival. \u00a0This may be a regional festival, a stand-alone municipal festival, or part of an existing eco-fest or community day<\/p>\n<p>So far there are 19 Bird Towns in 7 Pennsylvania counties. \u00a0Another great idea from Audubon PA, a leader in urban bird conservation among the Audubon network in the U.S.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pa.audubon.org\/bird-town\">Check it out!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audubon Pennsylvania has a great\u00a0Bird Town\u00a0program that helps local \u00a0municipalities improve the habitat value of their town, promote environmental stewardship, and recognize their efforts. \u00a0Among the criteria to become a Bird Town, a municipality must: 1) Complete a Bird Town &hellip; 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