What’s good for birds is good for people. 

1. Your donation will activate a public space with a living sculpture for people and birds

BEGINNING SPRING, 2018: BIRDLINK in New York City
BIRDLINK is preparing to welcome birds to the city during the bi-annual bird migrations along the Atlantic Flyway. Support for local and migratory birds helps green urban neighborhoods and activate public spaces. The New York City Department of Parks has approved the installation of BIRDLINK at Sara D. Roosevelt Park at East Houston Street for 2018-2019. This is the first in a planned network of living sculptures intended to link fragmented urban habitats.

WHAT IS BIRDLINK?
BIRDLINK is a freestanding native plant garden sculpture designed to support urban birds and engage people. This spiraling green-wall grid is a living tapestry of native plants with windows framing a park on one side and a bustling urban intersection on the other. During the four season cycle, plants will take root within a coil of gabion wire baskets of rock and soil that become food and shelter for passing birds. 

2. Your donation will engage community and passers-by in focused observation and citizen science actions that grow environmental awareness

Citizen Science BIRDLINK engages the public with mobile bird and plant ID apps that collect data for conservation research by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon.  Education and engagement in conservation practices alert people to the importance of habitat conservation before changes and population loss become set in stone.

3. Your donation will be doubled:

The first $1,000 donated to our crowdfunding page will be doubled, automatically, through the Partnerships for Parks Matching Grant Challenge. Thank you for being one of our first donors and helping us to win these extra funds and bring BIRDLINK to New York City!