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Bird City Wisconsin. Making Our Communities Healthy For Birds…and People. Carl Schwartz, Bird City Wisconsin Coordinator. Steve Kupcho Wisconsin Society for Ornithology. Tree City USA – What a Certified Community Receives. Tree City USA Saukville -- 22 years West Bend – 26 Years. Flag. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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 Timeline2002 -- 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.
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
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11
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8
17
DOUGLASBAYFIELD
ASHLANDIRON
VILAS
FLORENCE
FOREST
ONEIDAPRICE
SAWYERBURNETTE
WASHBURN
BARRONPOLKRUSK
LANGLADE
MARINETTE
MENOMINEE
27
97
18
2021
22
23 24 2526
28ST.CROIX
DUNN
PIERCE
PEPIN
EAU CLAIRE
CHIPPEWA
TAYLOR
BUFFALO
TREMPEALEAU JACKSON
LA CROSSE
VERNON
MONROE
CLARK 35
3233
3637
3830
404142 43
44 62
LINCOLN
MARATHON
SHAWANO
WOOD
PORTAGE
WAU-
JUNEAU
ADAMS
WAUSHARA
PACA
4546
4748
495051
5253
54
55
5657585960
676869
OCONTO
BROWN
DOOR
KEWAUNEE
MANITOWOC
SHEBOYGAN
OZAUKEE
MILWAUKEE
RACINE
KENOSHA
39 6364
6566
7071
7273
75
WAUK-ESHA
8487
83
79 7880 81 8285
8689 88
90ROCK
JEFF-ERSON
DANE
9192
939496
9599100
GREENLA FAYETTE
IOWAGRANT
CRAWFORD
RICHLANDSAUK
MARQUETTE
1-16 NORTHERN REGION17-31 WEST-CENTRAL REGION32-44 CENTRAL REGION45-60 LAK E MICHIGAN REGION61-76 HINTERLAND EAST REGION77-90 SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION91-100 SOUTH-WEST REGION
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10
77
29
31
7
34
74
98
615
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
• 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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