Bird Friendly Iowa

Waterloo Named 1st Bird Friendly City in Iowa!

Mayor Hart & PRAS Board Members receive Iowa's 1st Bird Friendly city designation.

PRAS received special recognition at the October 16, 2017 Waterloo City Council meeting when officials with Bird Friendly Iowa presented Mayor Quentin Hart with the state's first Bird Friendly City designation.

Bird Friendly Iowa seeks to protect, restore and enhance bird habitat; reduce threats to birds; educate and engage people in birding and conservation. Earning the "Bird Friendly City" honor, is akin to the "Tree City USA" status that Waterloo also enjoys. Both programs have criteria that communities need to meet to qualify. See the many reasons, Waterloo is bird friendly...

Bird Friendly Ideas

Bird-Friendly Life - American Bird Conservancy
Protect Birds from Cats - American Bird Conservancy
Preventing Window Strikes - American Bird Conservancy

Advocate for Bird Conservation - American Bird Conservancy
Practical DIY Ways to Reduce Window Strikes (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

Birdwatching Digest: Top 10 Things You Can Do to Prevent Window Strikes
Pamphlet: 10 Simple Things You Can Do To Help Birds (PDF file)
NEW! Resource Library for all things Bird Friendly: Includes links to info re: Dealing with cats, ideas for landscaping for birds and wildlife, bird safe homes, nestbox plans, etc.