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Bird-Friendly Communities

Bird-Friendly Community Partners

 

A key aspect of sustainable conservation is partnerships, and this is no different for our Bird-Friendly Communities program. Every single Bird-Friendly Space represents a link in our network of regional conservation, and sometimes, these links grow into a larger relationship.

The Bird-Friendly Community Partner designation is intended to formally recognize the partners directly supporting Houston Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Communities mission via habitat creation, community engagement, and threat reduction. So, what are the pillars that build a Bird Friendly Community Partnership?

Bird-Friendly Community Partners are businesses, organizations, institutions, or the like that achieve at least one goal from each criteria. If you are an individual or an organization only looking to have a planted area recognized, please refer to our Bird-Friendly Spaces program as an alternative.

  • Perks of Being a Partner
    Perks of Being a Partner
    • Waived honorarium for Houston Audubon Education and Outreach Staff to offer one Bird-Friendly class/program per year with your organization.
       
    • Free native landscaping consultation with Houston Audubon Natives Nursery staff (one per year)
       
    • Recognition on the Houston Audubon website as an official “Bird-Friendly Community Partner”
       
    • Dedicated social media post by Houston Audubon to recognize your status as a Bird-Friendly Partner.
       
    • 10% off native plants year-round at Houston Audubon’s Natives Nursery

If you would like to begin the process of becoming a formal Bird-Friendly Community Partner email Gabriel Durham at gdurham@houstonaudubon.org.

Partners must resubmit their applications every 2 years to remain a formal partner and continue to receive the above incentives.

Bird-Friendly Community Partners

  • Houston Botanic Garden was first recognized as a Bird-Friendly Community partner in 2024. Their Bird-Friendly actions include: providing native plants by maintaining a no-mow prairie area in the garden, pledging to go “Lights Out” during migration periods, applying anti-collision decals to building windows, limiting pesticide use by employing an Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPM), removing stray dogs and cats, hosting a bird survey on property, and offering co-produced bird and plant-related events. These efforts support every pillar of what makes a Bird-Friendly Community and Houston Audubon is proud to call them a BFC partner!

  • Madres del Parque first became a Bird-Friendly Community Partner in 2024 and is a perfect example of how a partner doesn't have to be a major landowner to support a bird-friendly Houston. Their bird-friendly actions include: partnering with Houston Audubon for outreach and education events in underserved communities, sharing their impact via social media and blogs, volunteering at native planting events, and helping establish and maintain a bird-friendly space in Burnett Bayland Park. Thank you for being a wonderful partner Madres del Parque!

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