Hi Michael, Thanks so much for sharing. I am involved in a nonprofit friends group in Superior, WI. This is a great tie into what we are working on.
Best, Mike Koutnik On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 11:37 AM MJH <hurb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone: > > There is a new, birding-related non-profit organization that just came into > existence a few weeks ago, which may be of interest to many people here: > Birdability (birdability.org). Their mission, broadly stated, is to help > remove barriers to access for birders with mobility challenges, > disabilities, or other health concerns. A similar group has existed for a > while in the UK (“Birding For All”), but now the US has a 501(c)3 devoted > to the same cause. > > Hopefully their efforts will help to grow the ranks of birders by opening > up more of the natural world to individuals that might otherwise be unable > to appreciate it. And there are various ways to become involved, which are > detailed at their website. > > One novel and simple way to help involves contributing to their > “Birdability Map” which is being facilitated by the National Audubon > Society. They have a simple submission process by which anyone can provide > details related to the accessibility of a birding locale that they are > familiar with. This looks to become a useful, crowd-sourced reserve of > information going forward. > > Thanks, > Michael Hurben, Bloomington > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > -- Mike Koutnik Mobile: 612-963-5551 makout...@gmail.com LinkedIn: mkoutnik ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
