On the property, efforts towards bird and bird habitat conservation are often the responsibilities of the site manager or facilities staff person. Sometimes these responsibilities are shared with the activities or programming staff.

As part of your community outreach, you might consider inviting birders to your site. Here are a few ideas: offer a place to hold a meeting, a destination for a morning excursion, or an overnight event. The birders might help you identify birds, prepare birding pamphlets, or assist you with installing bird houses and other conservation measures.

Below are some resources for grants and conservation.

The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (Act, or NAWCA) of 1989 provides matching grants to organizations and individuals who have developed partnerships to carry out wetlands conservation projects in the United States, Canada, and Mexico for the benefit of wetlands-associated migratory birds and other wildlife. http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA/index.shtm

Conservation Grants Center. Find funding for your environmental, watershed, and natural resource projects. http://www.conservationgrants.com/bystate.htm http://www.conservationgrants.com/wildlife.htm

All About Bird Conservation-Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/conservation

A Guide to the Laws and Treaties of the United States for Protecting Migratory Birds http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/RegulationsPolicies/treatlaw.html

National Audubon Society http://www.audubon.org/

American Birding Association http://aba.org/