Donations of All Sizes Are Critical to Wildlife and Our Community

by Tony Arnell, Membership Manager

Community is at the heart of Bird Alliance of Oregon, which is why our new tagline Together for Nature is a natural fit. It is a wonderful representation of our entire membership, consisting of 15,000-plus individuals and families, who are critical to keeping our momentum going to protect wildlife, connect people with nature, and build a diverse and inclusive environmental movement.

The collective power of so many supporters is felt every day, providing the passion and resources needed to protect wildlife and wild places across the Oregon landscape. Your membership dollars contribute to the more than $350,000 generated to support advocacy, environmental education, wildlife rehabilitation, and land stewardship.

On top of that, Bird Alliance of Oregon donors give in a variety of ways, including on site at the Wildlife Sanctuary, as tribute and memorial donations throughout the year, as well as gifts received during the holiday giving season. Those gifts add up to over $2.4 million for Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Annual Fund. Of all the gifts included in that total, 70 percent of the funds raised come from gifts of $100 or less. It’s because of those $10, $25, $50, and $100 donations in addition to larger gifts that our work is possible.

Membership and Annual Fund contributions ensure stability for all Bird Alliance of Oregon programs, including these:

  • Ongoing advocacy efforts to ensure a healthy future for our community across Portland and beyond, exhibited by recent successes such as the banning of wildlife poisons like sodium cyanide devices (statewide) and avian poison Avitrol (on City land in Portland), approved funding for the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to initiate a light-pollution reduction scoping project, and the passage of the Portland Clean Energy Bond Measure
  • Environmental education through Outdoor School and camp programming for youth across the region at Marmot Cabin, nestled in our 91-acre Miller Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Supporting staff and 150 volunteers in the Wildlife Care Center to treat 3,000 injured and orphaned native wildlife each year and answer over 10,000 calls to help peacefully resolve conflicts with wildlife
Pileated Woodpecker with young, photo by Mick Thompson.

Your investment in Bird Alliance of Oregon helps elevate our conservation, education, stewardship, and wildlife rehabilitation efforts to not only be more impactful, but increasingly relevant and inclusive. On behalf of all the staff and volunteers at Bird Alliance of Oregon, as well as the people and wildlife you support, thank you for being an important part of our community. Our work wouldn’t be possible without you!

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Your investment in Bird Alliance of Oregon helps elevate our conservation, education, stewardship, and wildlife rehabilitation efforts to not only be more impactful, but increasingly relevant and inclusive.

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