NYC Audubon Executive Director Kathryn Heintz announced earlier this year that she will be retiring this December. We thank Kathryn for her excellent leadership over the past seven years, which has left our organization stronger and more diverse, and our city safer for birds. We now seek a new Executive Director to build upon Kathryn's legacy and lead us into the future, as we strive to make New York City a healthier environment for both birds and people—and continue to ensure our organization reflects and welcomes the diverse communities that we serve.

According to NYC Audubon's Project Safe Flight research, between 90,000 and 230,000 birds die every year from collisions with glass in New York City. Learn about this past spring's successful effort by NYC Audubon volunteers, staff, and multiple partners to reduce songbird deaths at the World Trade Center's Liberty Park. 

Many people with disabilities are prevented from enjoying the outdoors, and from getting to know birds, because of barriers to entry, both physical and logistical. NYC Audubon Board Member Elizabeth Norman explores the Birdability campaign, a nationwide effort to make birding more accessible.

This past year, our nation as a whole has been called to a reckoning with continuing racial injustice. NYC Audubon's equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility committee, in collaboration with our staff, has compiled a list of recommended resources—including videos, podcasts, books, and online publications—focused on the experience of Black people in nature, and about the realities of racism in the birding and wider conservation communities. We’ve also included links to virtual environmentally themed communities created by and for people of color.