Wellsboro Becomes First Pennsylvania Bird Town Outside of Southeast Pennsylvania

What is a Bird Town? Bird Town is a working partnership of Audubon and municipalities in Pennsylvania to promote conservation and community-based actions to create a healthy, more sustainable environment for birds and people.

Audubon provides the tools for the municipality to engage their residents, schools and businesses in making more ecologically-friendly decisions, conserving energy and in the process, saving money. A Bird Town makes efforts to restore valuable ecosystem services to create a culture of conservation where everyone is a potential steward of nature in their backyard and beyond.

What does it mean for Wellsboro? A concerted effort by Wellsboro and its partners to promote efforts in working towards a more sustainable natural environment with healthier yards, schools and parks.
Initial Goals!!
• Promote the Borough of Wellsboro Bird Town designation
• Install Bird Town Signs
• Expand the Bird Town Partnerships
• Encourage residents to register their properties in the Bird Habitat Recognition Program
• Conduct activities and events that support stewardship and develop a sustainable environment.

What Can You Do?
• Get involved by volunteering with Wellsboro’s local partners
• Sign up for the Bird Habitat Recognition Program
• Most of all: encourage our youth of today to help make a difference in their environment in the future!!!!!!!