Abington and Upper Dublin townships have each been awarded $1,000 mini-grants on behalf of Bird Town Pennsylvania to create bird-related projects.

Abington will “install native trees at Briar Bush Nature Center as part of a greater project with deer guards, educational signage, supporting center’s ongoing programming and workshops creating a live-demonstration area to be utilized for school, family and summer camp groups”, according to a press release.

Upper Dublin will “install demonstration native plant gardens around new township building with HS students, scouts, educational signage, bird and insect use surveying”.

About Bird Town Pennsylvania

Bird Town Pennsylvania operates under the Pennsylvania Audubon Council and works with municipalities to provide a framework for engagement and education centered around birds and their dependence on healthy habitats. The partnership with the state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will prove to be a positive one for birds and people, increasing habitat with plants in the ground and engaging potentially thousands of residents who live in and around a Bird Town.

For more information, see www.birdtownpa.org or write pabirdtown@gmail.com

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