Date: 4/7/25 7:18 pm From: Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...> Subject: Bird Towns PA walk on April 22 at 6:30 pm
Hi Everyone,
If you'd like to join some members of the local Bird Town Pennsylvania committee of State College for a gentle evening bird walk at Lederer Park on April 22nd at 6:30 pm, please join us.
We'll look around for birds in the park, talk about what the bird town committee is planning to get involved in, and hopefully enjoy the beautiful spring air if the weather cooperates.
I also wrote the little piece below in my personal capacity to summarize my thoughts on the committee! I'm enthusiastic to partner with the bird club and all kinds of people interested in wildlife and conservation in the area to make State College a great place for birds to live and breed.
Thanks,
Joe
State College joins the Bird Town Pennsylvania movement
Bird Town Pennsylvania works in partnership with local municipalities and like-minded organizations to promote community-based conservation actions to create a healthier, more sustainable environment for birds, wildlife, and people. Under the leadership of Jasmine Fields from the State College Borough Sustainability Office, Richard Novak of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Joe Gyekis and Coty Ehrenhaus of State College Bird Club, and Laura Jackson of Juniata Valley Audubon, our town has joined this movement.
In the past year, we have begun hosting events to promote bird safe glass, educate students in local schools about birds and bird conservation, collaborated with the Pennsylvania Native Plant Society on educational programs for gardeners, provided bird walks for World Migratory Bird Day, and more.
We hope to continue promoting events to improve habitat and make birds safe in our borough in the years to come, and collaborate with other nearby municipalities interested in becoming Pennsylvania Bird Towns.
We invite allies in wildlife habitat and bird conservation-friendly communities to speak with us about opportunities to collaborate on future initiatives of shared interest by emailing me at <jpg186...> or <gyekis9...> or perhaps attending some of our events such as a Bird Appreciation Walk at Lederer Park on Tuesday April 22nd at 6:30 pm. We are also looking for information about chimneys with active Chimney Swift nests in the State College borough this summer and major Chimney Swift roost chimneys in the borough in the later part of the summer.
