Bird City Wisconsin

Making Our Communities Healthy For Birds…and People

Carl Schwartz, Bird City Wisconsin

Coordinator

Steve KupchoWisconsin Society for Ornithology

Tree City USA – What a Certified Community Receives

Highway Sign

Flag

Plaque

Tree City USASaukville -- 22 years

West Bend – 26 Years

Bird City WisconsinHas DevelopedSimilar Recognition

Bird City Wisconsin Timeline

2002 -- Bird City idea emerges in WBCIApril 2009 – Steering Committee FormedMay 2009 – Proposal Submitted to TogetherGreenAugust 2009 – Awarded $8,000 Planning GrantOctober 2009 –Coordinator HiredFall-Winter 2009/10 – Criteria, Structure DevelopedFebruary 2010 – Web Site LaunchedMarch 2010 – Application Process OpensApril 2010 – Aiming to Interest 5 CommunitiesNovember 2010 – Awarded $31,700 in TG FundingDec. 2, 2010 – Inaugural Class of 15 Bird CitiesMarch 1, 2011– Next deadline for BCW applications

Stevens Point and Green Bay Accept Recognition

Mayor Jim Schmitt accepts a plaque recognizing Green Bay as one of the state's first Bird City communities .The ceremony was held Dec. 23 at Bay Beach, a 700-acre urban wildlife refuge.

Stevens Point Mayor Andrew Halverson and Aldo Leopold Audubon member Kent Hall accept Bird City recognition from coordinator Carl Schwartz.

http://www.milwaukeeaudubon.org/Index.htm

Bird City Wisconsin – Communities areable to select criteria from 5 categories

To be recognized as a Bird City Wisconsin community, 3 items must be met from the first category and 1 item from each of the other four categories.

• Creation and Protection of Habitat • Participation in Program Promoting Effective Forest Management•Limiting or Removing Hazards to Birds•Public Education•International Migratory Bird Day

Bird City Wisconsin – Habitat Criteria

• Compliance with Wisconsin’s Smart Growth law.• Park system with bird habitat.• Existing habitat is legally protected.• Provide additional bird habitat.• Wild or natural lawns and landscaping allowed.• Offer property owners invasive plant control information.

• Community contains a segment of the Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail or an Important Bird Area.

Tree City USA participant

Bird City Wisconsin – Public Education Criteria

• Compliance with Wisconsin’s Smart Growth law.• Park system with bird habitat.• Existing habitat is legally protected.• Provide additional bird habitat.• Wild or natural lawns and landscaping allowed.• Offer property owners invasive plant control information.• Contains segment of GWB&NT or an IBA.• Local business group involved in planning for bird habitat.• Participate in the Tree City USA program.• Other._________________________________________• Educate about cat danger to birds.• Provide info on protecting birds from window strikes_____

HABITAT

Urban Forest Management

Hazard

• Participate in Flying WILD.

Flying WILD, a program of the Council for Environmental Education,introduces students to bird conservationthrough standards-based classroom activitiesand environmental stewardship projects.

Flying WILD encourages schools to work closely with conservation organizations, community groups, and businesses involvedwith birds to implement school bird festivals and bird conservation projects. http://www.flyingwild.org/

Bird City Wisconsin – Public Education Criteria

• Compliance with Wisconsin’s Smart Growth law.• Park system with bird habitat.• Existing habitat is legally protected.• Provide additional bird habitat.• Wild or natural lawns and landscaping allowed.• Offer property owners invasive plant control information.• Contains segment of GWB&NT or an IBA.• Local business group involved in planning for bird habitat.• Participate in the Tree City USA program.• Other._________________________________________• Educate about cat danger to birds.• Provide info on protecting birds from window strikes.____• Flying WILD.• Provide info on backyard bird habitat.• Provide links to organizations with backyard bird info.

• Community is represented in at least 1 bird monitoring program.

HABITAT

Urban Forest Management

Hazard

Bird City Wisconsin – Habitat Criteria

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14

12

13

11

32

45

8

17

DOUGLASBAYFIELD

ASHLANDIRON

VILAS

FLORENCE

FOREST

ONEIDAPRICE

SAWYERBURNETTE

WASHBURN

BARRONPOLKRUSK

LANGLADE

MARINETTE

MENOMINEE

27

97

18

20

21

22

2324 25

26

28

ST.CROIXDUNN

PIERCE

PEPIN

EAU CLAIRE

CHIPPEWA

TAYLOR

BUFFALO

TREMPEALEAU JACKSON

LA CROSSE

VERNON

MONROE

CLARK

35

32

33

3637

3830

40

4142 43

44 62

LINCOLN

MARATHON

SHAWANO

WOOD

PORTAGE

WAU-

JUNEAU

ADAMS

WAUSHARA

PACA

45

46

4748

495051

52

53

54

55

56

57585960

67

68

69

OCONTO

BROWN

DOOR

KEWAUNEE

MANITOWOC

SHEBOYGAN

OZAUKEE

MILWAUKEE

RACINE

KENOSHA

39 63

64

65

66

70

7172

73

75

WAUK-ESHA

84

87

83

79 78

80 81 8285

86

89 88

90ROCK

JEFF-ERSON

DANE

91

92

93

9496

9599

100GREENLA FAYETTE

IOWAGRANT

CRAWFORD

RICHLANDSAUK

MARQUETTE

1-16 NORTHERN REGION

17-31 WEST-CENTRAL REGION

32-44 CENTRAL REGION

45-60 LAK E MICHIGAN REGION

61-76 HINTERLAND EAST REGION

77-90 SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION

91-100 SOUTH-WEST REGION

76

10

77

29

31

7

34

74

98

6

15

1

19

Wisconsin ChristmasBird Count Locations

Bird City Wisconsin – Public Education Criteria

• Compliance with Wisconsin’s Smart Growth law.• Park system with bird habitat.• Existing habitat is legally protected.• Provide additional bird habitat.• Wild or natural lawns and landscaping allowed.• Offer property owners invasive plant control information.• Contains segment of GWB&NT or an IBA.• Local business group involved in planning for bird habitat.• Participate in the Tree City USA program.• Other._________________________________________• Educate about cat danger to birds.• Provide info on protecting birds from window strikes.____• Flying WILD.• Provide info on backyard bird habitat.• Provide links to organizations with backyard bird info.• Represented in at least 1 bird monitoring program.

• Community sponsors an annual bird festival.

HABITAT

Urban Forest Management

Hazard

Bird City Wisconsin – Public Education Criteria

Bird City Wisconsin – Public Education Criteria

• Compliance with Wisconsin’s Smart Growth law.• Park system with bird habitat.• Existing habitat is legally protected.• Provide additional bird habitat.• Wild or natural lawns and landscaping allowed.• Offer property owners invasive plant control information.• Contains segment of GWB&NT or an IBA.• Local business group involved in planning for bird habitat.• Participate in the Tree City USA program.• Other._________________________________________• Educate about cat danger to birds.• Provide info on protecting birds from window strikes.____• Flying WILD.• Provide info on backyard bird habitat.• Provide links to organizations with backyard bird info.• Represented in at least 1 bird monitoring program.• Community sponsors a bird festival.

• Community has program involving schools, garden clubs, etc. in bird conservation activities.

HABITAT

Urban Forest Management

Hazard

Bird City Wisconsin – Public Education Criteria

Bird City Wisconsin – Public Education Criteria

• Compliance with Wisconsin’s Smart Growth law.• Park system with bird habitat.• Existing habitat is legally protected.• Provide additional bird habitat.• Wild or natural lawns and landscaping allowed.• Offer property owners invasive plant control information.• Contains segment of GWB&NT or an IBA.• Local business group involved in planning for bird habitat.• Participate in the Tree City USA program.• Other._________________________________________• Educate about cat danger to birds.• Provide info on protecting birds from window strikes.____• Flying WILD.• Provide info on backyard bird habitat.• Provide links to organizations with backyard bird info.• Represented in at least 1 bird monitoring program.• Community sponsors a bird festival.• Involve schools, garden clubs, etc in bird conservation.__

• Recognize International Migratory Bird Day.

HABITAT

Urban Forest Management

Hazard

Public Education

Bird City Wisconsin – IMBD Criterion

www.birdcitywisconsin.org

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What Bird Cities Get

Donation Form Seeks‘Bird City Backers’

Sustained Flight Awards

Communities that maintain their Bird City status in subsequent years will receive an updated insert

annually for their recognition plaque.

Stickers for updating street signs will be supplied tp mark 5, 10 & 15 year achievements and for each year thereafter.

High Flyer Awards

Special recognition decals and updated plaques will be awarded to each community achieving this status.

A prominent announcement on BirdCityWisconsin.org and press releases to appropriate media.

WWW.BIRDCITYWISCONSIN.ORG

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