Brummet's Conscious Blog

With this  Recommended Resources  series I have the pleasure of sharing some great resources which can include  - positive impact organizations and events, citizen science projects and links to helpful articles. Straight Talk podcast interviews Patricia Zurita (CEO of Birdlife International )  to discuss efforts to help China protect and preserve coastal wetlands, migratory birds, the importance of women leaders in the conservation movement, and needing more champions of nature. She shares insights on nature’s solutions to humanity’s problems, BirdLife International and global cooperation, and the need to tackle the biodiversity and climate crises in tandem.  https://soundcloud.com/user-544863960/episode-63-patricia-zurita?mc_cid=e2e55417aa&mc_eid=310b6cd3fb --- The Cornel Lab Institute published this fantastic article on how to prevent birds from accidentally flying into windows and other similar surfaces:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/why-birds...

Recommended Resources This beautiful video put out by the University of British Columbia shows us how trees are the most efficient air conditioners, pollution and water erosion controls we have and how to make a difference in your own neighbourhood: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=333168328089151 * Note of appreciation to Patricia Zurita (CEO of Birdlife International) for sending this info our way: A report put out by the Birdlife Partnership covers 2019 and has numerous stories of tangible progress and numerous interviews and more. check it out via this link (download pdf):  https://birdlife.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9d038fec22941c8c91b775879&id=fd9bc5b8ee&e=310b6cd3fb And here is another link from the same outfit via Stuart Butchart (Chief Scientist) who kindly sent this information to me: Click here to download a digital copy of Birds and Biodiversity which analises data relating to birds, targets, projects, and more. https://birdlife.us7.list-manage.com/trac...

   Recommended Resources Today, I'll be offering 3 more incredible non-profits for our readers to check out: Bird Studies Canada - the largest national bird conservation organization to advance and encourage knowledge, appreciation and conservation of birds and their habitats. Using public engagement, science-based advocacy, citizen scientists and partnering with major organizations, such as BirdLife International ... visit their site to see how you, your kid's classroom, seniors and your family can participate. https://www.bsc-eoc.org/ BirdLife International - is the world's largest alliance for natural bird habitat and scientific knowledge databases. with more than 10 million members and supporters, working with over 4,000 community groups and helping out more than 1,000 important bird habitat reserves... staffed by over 8,000 and supported by many more volunteers. http://www.birdlife.org/ Brandon Humane Society - operating for 60 years in Brandon, MB (Can...