West
West Team
Arcadia • Pleasant Valley
Welcome to Bird-a-thon, our largest community fundraiser! Our goal is to raise $20,000 in the West to protect and maintain resilient, bird-friendly landscapes, increase access to nature and environmental education, and mobilize to combat climate change. This year’s 24 hours of birding is from 6pm on Friday, May 12, to 6pm on Saturday, May 13.
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS WEST REGION SPONSORS!
Janet and Robert Bissell
YOUR SUPPORT MAKES OUR WORK POSSIBLE!
Become a FUNDRAISER and help us reach our fundraising goal by clicking the blue "Join Team" on this page. You’ll be prompted to set a fundraising goal and set up a page.
DONATE to our team through this secure website by clicking the orange "Donate Now," or clicking on a name from the Team Roster to help that participant reach their fundraising goal. Prefer to donate offline? Please make checks payable to "Mass Audubon" and include "Bird-a-thon" in the memo. Checks can be mailed to Arcadia (127 Combs Rd, Easthampton, MA 01027) OR Pleasant Valley (472 West Mountain Rd., Lenox, MA 01240).
To be a COMPETITIVE BIRDER, click the blue "Join Team" on this page. You’ll be invited to give a gift to help with the cost of putting on Bird-a-thon or to join us as a fundraiser.
REWARDS FOR FUNDRAISING!
Raise $125 and receive a Bird-a-thon T-shirt.
Raise $500 by the end of Bird-a-thon and you can go birding with David Sibley and Joan Walsh in September (a lesson by David is the weather back up plan).
MAKING BIRDING ACCESSIBLE TO ALL!
Join us at Arcadia for Birding in Place – a stationary, accessible birding event that makes space for everyone to feel welcome in the outdoors – no experience necessary!
Click here to join us for our Friday evening Bird-a-thon Kick Off from 6 to 8pm at Arcadia’s Birding in Place. No fee to participate but donations are welcome.
Click here to join us for Saturday Morning for Birding in Place from 7am to 12noon at Arcadia. No fee to participate but donations are welcome.
WHAT BIRD-A-THON GIFTS MAKE POSSIBLE
$10 plants a tree to restore our flood plain forests
$25 ensures 25 feet of accessible trails are properly maintained
$80 maintains an acre of grasslands for bird breeding
$150 provides outreach and education by our land protection specialist to a landowner exploring conservation options for their property
$250 enables the participation of a student from a Berkshires or Valley school in the Youth Climate Summit and support to implement their climate action plans
