Detroit Bird Alliance

Communications and educational publications - print and digital: provide over 5000 members and the public with online news-magazine and informational website, as well as regular digital newsletters and social media sharing. Provide detroit chapter members with periodic print magazine. Publications provide information regarding conservation, research, education, programs, events, advocacy.

Education programs for members and public: regularly scheduled programs such as classroom and library presentations or workshops. Frequent field trips for new and experienced birders, field trips to regional conservancy lands and at area nature centers, community programming to encourage conservation activities, leadership of young birders, periodic owl prowls. Holding and/or speaking/teaching at conferences. Award events to recognize and encourage area individuals and organizations in conservation efforts. Partners / recipients include belle isle nature center, area libraries, garden clubs, audubon chapters, audubon great lakes, schools in detroit, and general public. Education programs also include continued offerings of live webinars and lessons, virtual field trips, and access to archived webinars after the events.

Research programs: continuing multi-year research: conduct multi-year research on black tern and other avian species or groups that are at risk or pertinent to the region as well as other related habitat characteristics. Research also includes safe passage program and various bird counts, including winter waterfowl, christmas count, and multiple grassland. All research programs also include involvement and education of volunteers as citizen scientists, as well as partnerships with other conservation, education, and research organizations. Partners have/do include mi state univ, univ of mi, wayne state, mi dnr, usfw, detroit zoological society, national audubon and others.

Miscellaneous program expenses: includes program management expenses that cannot be allocated primarily to a single program category but is inherent to all programs of the organization.