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The California-based Bird School Project aims to empower young people to explore the natural areas of their hometowns through birding and natural history

The Bird School Project (BSP) is an idea created by Kevin Condon and Darrow Feldstein--two environmental educators and graduates of UC Santa Cruz with degrees in environmental studies. Our goal is to bike from the California-Oregon border south along the California coast to San Diego during the fall of 2014 (October-December). Along the way, we hope to visit as many schools as possible in order to

provide bird-related education to students along the coast. Our mission is to empower young people to explore the natural areas and organisms of their hometowns in order to create a more ecologically literate population.

04/13/2026

Watsonville Earth Week starts this week and we are celebrating this weekend with friends from the Watsonville Nature Center and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation!! Join us for a bilingual bird walk, clean up and craft activity at Pinto Lake City Park
Saturday April 18th from 9am- 12pm

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¡Acompáñenos a celebrar la Semana de Acción por la Tierra en Watsonville con una caminata bilingüe de observación de aves, una limpieza comunitaria y una actividad de artes para ayudar a diseñar los nuevos letreros educativos en Pinto Lake City Park!
Sábado 18 de abril de 9:00 am a 12:00 pm

03/25/2026

Bird School Project is excited to be out in community this spring! You can find us at a number of events throughout the Monterey Bay over the next month. Come say hello at our tables and join us on beginner and bilingual bird walks. We can’t wait to see you there!

Thanks to the wonderful partners who have invited us out and we are looking forward to more adventures throughout the spring

01/27/2026

Happy World Environmental Education Day! 🌎

Bird School Project got to celebrate through programs: both a field trip and a school birding lesson.

In 2025, BSP spent time outside with over 7000 students!!! We are proud our binoculars/monoculars get a lots of use and to have journals full of observations.

Thanks to our instructor team, the teachers and students who spend their time with us, our partners on projects, and everyone who values environmental education. Together we can steward a better future. 💚

12/30/2025

There is still time to contribute to Bird School Project through Santa Cruz Gives! You can help us start 2026 ready to bring binoculars and nature journaling experiences to students throughout the area.
Donations help us reach more schools, maintain materials like optics and field guides, train instructors and more. A little goes a long way and we at BSP are so grateful to everyone who helps support our vision of inspiring love, stewardship and study of the environment.
Check out the link in our bio to help today!

12/24/2025

Bird School Project and the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History have been making connections on the coast with students this year. An estimated 2,450 students have spent time with us during 2025 at the beach exploring the environment.
Many thanks to our partners in the project and SCESD.

(You can always support our mission too by visiting the link in our bio!)

12/11/2025

We are deeply saddened to share the heartbreaking news that Ethan Rodríguez, a student we had the privilege of working with in our Afterschool Nature Classes and Community Nature Club, has passed away. Ethan was a young person with so much life ahead of him, and we are grateful for the time we were able to share with him through our programs.

The photos shared here are Ethan during the Big Sur campout last spring and the VWS Teen Program camping at Arroyo Seco — moments that reflect the spirit and presence he brought to the programs. His loss is profoundly felt by our team, especially Fern, who worked closely with him.

Our hearts are also with Ethan’s mom, who was actively involved in the Community Nature Club they participated in. We hope our community can hold Ethan’s loved ones with compassion, care, and respect during this incredibly difficult time.

With the family’s consent, we are sharing information for those who would like to support with funeral expenses. Any contribution, of any amount, is deeply appreciated and goes directly to the family.

Donations can be sent to JEANETTE RODRIGUEZ via Zelle at (831) 682-2773.

Please keep Ethan’s family in your thoughts, and thank you for holding space for this loss within our community.

12/10/2025

Did you know this is the 11th year of Bird School Project visiting classrooms around the Monterey Bay Area? Through that decade the organization has grown and changed, but the mission has stayed the same: inspire and equip students and teachers to love, study and steward their local environment through outdoor learning.

You can help make a difference and help support that mission before the year ends by donating to Bird School Project during the Santa Cruz Gives campaign! For less than $10, you can support one student through all 3 BSP lessons. Check out santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/birdschoolproject to donate!

12/06/2025

As we come to the end of the year and everyone has been enjoying their music recaps, Bird School Project has our own Wrapped!
Enjoy checking out our top birds seen (by pure number of individuals and the frequency they showed up during programs) for both with our school programs and through the Festival of Birds!
Here’s to celebrating 2025 and the birds you can see right in your neighborhood/schoolyard.

12/03/2025

💚 Before the day ends, here’s a Giving Tuesday invitation.

Birding is free — but giving students access to great instructors, field journals, binoculars, and the confidence to actually try it… that’s where your support comes in.

If you’re giving today, please consider supporting our Santa Cruz Gives campaign, which helps fund outdoor learning programs for Santa Cruz County students.

💚 $7.50 = 1 student
💚 $75 = 10 students
💚 $300 = a full class

Link in bio to give.

Thank you for helping kids learn outside.

10/22/2025

Join Bird School Project, PUENTES Nature, and Latino Outdoors Central Coast for a spooky-fun birdwatching outing at Struve Slough!
This family friendly, beginner friendly event welcomes everyone- bring friends, kids and your Halloween spirit!
Bilingual leaders, binoculars and snacks provided, costumes encouraged, roller friendly trail

Únete a Bird School Project, PUENTES Nature, y Latino Outdoors Central Coast para una divertida salida de observación de aves con temática de Halloween en Struve Slough.
Este evento es familiar, bilingüe y accesible- invitamos a todos a participar, incluidas personas que usan sillas de riedas o carriolas.
Lideres bilingües, habrá binoculares y bocadillos, , se recomiendan disfraces

10/12/2025

Huge gratitude to our Condor Sponsors, the wings beneath this year’s boat trips at the Monterey Bay Festival of Birds!

🦅Monterey Audubon Society — nurturing bird conservation and education across Monterey.
🌎 Cheeseman’s Ecology Safaris — inspiring global travel rooted in wildlife respect and connection.
🛥️ Monterey Bay Eco Tours — bringing people closer to the bay’s beauty through sustainable adventure.

Your support helps keep this festival thriving, accessible, and community-driven. Thank you for helping us celebrate ten incredible years of birds, art, and connection!

10/04/2025

One of the best parts of the Monterey Bay festival of birds is almost here. Birds and Brews trivia night with our awesome friends at Central Coast of Birding collective.

Date: Sunday October 12, 2025
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Location: Fruition Brewing Watsonville, 918 E Lake Ave. Watsonville, CA 95076

Join the Central Coast Birding Collective for an evening of bird and bird-adjacent trivia on Sunday, October 12 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm as we close out the Festival of Birds weekend!

Compete for fun (birdy) prizes with a team of up to five people! If you are planning to attend with a group larger than five, be prepared to split up for some friendly competition. Come as a team, or arrive as a singleton and meet new folks to create a flock when you arrive.

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+18585252147

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https://www.birdschoolproject.org/give

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