{"id":519,"date":"2023-07-19T20:09:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T20:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/?p=519"},"modified":"2023-07-20T11:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T11:53:32","slug":"nature-canadas-new-bird-friendly-city-town-standards-urban-innovation-for-people-birds-biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/brightpuff.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/19\/nature-canadas-new-bird-friendly-city-town-standards-urban-innovation-for-people-birds-biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Canada\u2019s New Bird Friendly City &amp; Town Standards: Urban Innovation for People, Birds &amp; Biodiversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><em>Le contenu fran\u00e7ais suit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We heard you loud and clear\u2014municipalities and built environments of all sizes must do more to protect, defend, and conserve their natural areas, wildlife and biodiversity at large. As urban expansion continues, bird friendly actions must be at the forefront of our minds if we want to continue to make our cities, towns, and villages safer places for species at risk and migratory birds. By protecting and restoring natural bird habitat through Nature Canada\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/naturecanada.ca\/defend-nature\/how-you-help-us-take-action\/bfc\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bird Friendly City Certification Program<\/a>, community members and decision-makers will have the opportunity to experience the immense benefits of getting outside and viewing\u00a0 birds and wildlife\u2014while ensuring their protection.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, a Bird Friendly City (just like the <a href=\"https:\/\/naturecanada.ca\/defend-nature\/how-you-help-us-take-action\/bfc\/?#certified\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15+ others across the country<\/a>!) is a badge of honour and a source of community pride. Our certification standard is now even more rigorous than when the program first launched in 2019. The updated criteria now reflect the importance of keeping cats indoors, establishing no-roam animal control bylaws, and banning rodenticides and other harmful herbicides\/pesticides that cause insect declines. The new standard also promotes bird-friendly businesses, bird-friendly design standards and much more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can learn more about our newly updated Bird Friendly City and Small Town Standards by watching our bilingual webinar recordings below or visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NatureCanada1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>. <\/strong>Now is the time to apply to become the country\u2019s next Bird Friendly City or Town!<\/p>\n<p>These webinars were previously recorded on July 11th and 12th respectively.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Bird Friendly City &amp; Town Updated Certification Standards\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U1zbkI-uUqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Join Naturalist Director Ted Cheskey and Nature Canada\u2019s Organizing Team to discuss our newly updated Bird Friendly City and Small Town Certification program standards. Whether applying for the first time or renewing an existing certification, these will be the standards by which your application will be judged. We will also set your Bird Team coalition up for success when submitting your application this upcoming September, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>With Nature Canada since 2006, Ted holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in environmental studies, regional planning and resource management from the University of Waterloo. He was a contributing author and steering committee member of Canada\u2019s landmark State of the Birds: 2012 and 2019 Reports and the 2016 State of North America\u2019s Birds, and has authored many publications and presentations related to bird conservation and natural history.<\/p>\n<p>Ted also has a long history of fieldwork and research, both as a citizen scientist and conservation professional. He spent twenty years studying the impact of urbanization on forest birds for the City of Waterloo, Ontario. He co-founded and is past president of the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nouvelles normes de certification pour le programme Ville Amie des Oiseaux (VAO)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/auDG4OfcBoo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Joignez-vous au Directeur Naturaliste, Ted Cheskey, Am\u00e9lie Falcon-Borduas, Directrice adjointe de Qu\u00e9bec Oiseaux, et \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9quipe et \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9quipe organisatrice de Nature Canada pour discuter de nos nouvelles normes pour notre programme de certification \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/naturecanada.ca\/fr\/its-what-we-do\/how-you-help-us-take-action\/vao\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ville Amie des Oiseaux<\/a>\u2018 r\u00e9cemment mises \u00e0 jour. Notre \u00e9quipe vous supportera tout au long du processus d\u2019application pour assurer le succ\u00e8s de votre coalition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please email Autumn Jordan, Urban Nature Organizer at: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ajordan@naturecanada.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ajordan@naturecanada.ca<\/strong><\/a><strong> if you have any questions about Nature Canada\u2019s Bird Friendly City: A Certification Program.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><sup>1 <\/sup>Tryjanowski P, Murawiec S, Grimalt R. Nature and Mental Health \u2013 Birding is a Proven Solution. Alpha Psychiatry. 2022 Sep 1;23(5):262-263. doi: 10.5152\/alphapsychiatry.2022.22916. PMID: 36426272; PMCID: PMC9623220.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/naturecanada.ca\/news\/blog\/nature-canadas-new-bird-friendly-city-town-standards-urban-innovation-for-people-birds-biodiversity\/\">Nature Canada\u2019s New Bird Friendly City &amp; Town Standards: Urban Innovation for People, Birds &amp; Biodiversity<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/naturecanada.ca\">Nature Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le contenu fran\u00e7ais suit. We heard you loud and clear\u2014municipalities and built environments of all sizes must do more to protect, defend, and conserve their natural areas, wildlife and biodiversity at large. 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