About #citybirds


Mission

To raise awareness of Chicagoland’s bird population and make environmental science more accessible through project-based community learning opportunities while providing technological support to local research and conservation efforts.

Vision

A city where all residents are informed about local bird populations and understand how to support them—facilitated by a hub for individuals, from students to professionals in technology and environmental fields, to develop new tools and methodologies for environmental education, innovation, research, & conservation.

Current Projects

Long Term Goals

  • To build a community of practice supporting bird conservation using open-sourced technologies.
  • To establish an Environmental Technology Center in Chicago
  • To support campaigns for building bird awareness in Chicago

People

  • J'orge Garcia - Director
  • Benjamin M. Van Doren - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Partner
  • Sara Lipshultz and Madison Chudzik - Duke University - Partner
  • Advisors
    • Jacob Drucker - Field Museum and the University of Chicago
    • Sammy Cabindol - Forest Preserves of Cook County
    • Dan Meyers - Argonne National Laboratory
  • Fiscal Sponsor
    • Pending

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