NYC Audubon is working to protect wild birds in the Bronx, whether they are residents or just passing through.

With the help of members like you, in 2009 alone we:

• Worked with Bronx teens to restore habitat on North Brother Island, a hands-on learning opportunity that will help create the next generation of New York City’s environmental stewards.
• Planted native trees and shrubs at Van Cortlandt Park through the TogetherGreen initiative.
• Cleared trash and debris from Barretto Point Park with volunteers from Toyota.
• Monitored waterbirds on North and South Brother Islands, attaching color bands and radio transmitters to great egrets to track their movements and habitat use in the harbor.
• Surveyed harbor heron numbers on islands in the East River.
• Ran a webcam streaming live images of herons nesting on Goose Island.
• Erected a chimney swift tower at Roberto Clemente State Park (in cooperation with New York State Parks, National Audubon, and Audubon New York).

That’s a long list—and that’s just in Staten Island!

Each year our conservation and education initiatives reach out to more than 20,000 New Yorkers in all five boroughs. Now we are reaching out to you. As a member of NYC Audubon, you know we cannot carry out our work alone. We rely on partner organizations, committed volunteers, and dedicated donors like you.

To contribute to NYC Audubon’s efforts in the Bronx and across NYC's five boroughs, please visit NYC Audubon's Secure Donation Page.

NYC Audubon's projects in the Bronx are a collaborative effort with numerous non-profit organizations and government agencies including the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation, and THE POINT, Community Development Corporation. NYC Audubon's conservation programs are made possible by the support of NYC Audubon's members and individual contributors as well as the leadership support of the Leon Levy Foundation.