Community Stewards

Backyard Bird Shop has a long history of philanthropy and community involvement and is always interested in supporting local nonprofits and community projects that benefit our birds and wildlife. 

We provide financial support and in-kind donations to nonprofits such as:

• Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
• Friends of Trees
• Jackson Bottom Wetland Preserve
• Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Portland Audubon
• Portland Fruit Tree Project
• Prescott Bluebird Recovery Project
• The Nature Conservancy of Oregon
• Tualatin Riverkeepers
• Vancouver Audubon Society
• WaterWatch of Oregon 

We also contribute to community-based projects such as the Backyard Habitat Certification Program and Wilshire Neighborhood’s NatureSpace. 

Backyard Bird Shop also sponsors and participates in community events such as Birdathon, Earth Day Oregon, Exquisite Creatures at OMSI and, we provide in-kind donations to many local schools for feeder watch or naturescaping science projects and offer them field trips and zoom talks on birds and wildlife.

We host free guided bird walks, bat outings, owl prowls, and kid’s nature walks in our local communities and provide educational classes as well as presentations for garden clubs and other groups.