Rice University Environmental Management students take on real-world challenges to raise awareness about pressing environmental issues. This year, they tackled two topics that deeply impact birds: climate change and bird flu.
Through laughter, learning, and lots of bubbles, students discover how even the messiest feathers can be restored, just like the birds in our care!
At the heart of International Bird Rescue’s Cordelia Slough Youth Education Program, our incredible volunteers bring a simple yet powerful mission to life: connect students with the beauty around them in greater Solano County.
Five members of team at International Bird Rescue attended Oilapalooza, the Oiled Wildlife Care Network’s (OWCN) biennial spill response conference, in Bakersfield, CA on October 23 and 24, taking part in a valuable opportunity to both teach and learn.
Bird Rescue has produced a Spanish-language video version of The Wonderful World of Blue, giving Spanish-speaking children the opportunity to connect with nature and understand the importance of conservation in their own language.
This spring, Bird Rescue worked with a team of Public Relations (PR) students from California State University, Fullerton on their senior project to provide pro-bono PR support to a non-profit and practice the professional skills they’d developed over the course of their studies.
Presentation by JD Bergeron, CEO of International Bird Rescue, discussing impacts storms have on our local birds and the work Bird Rescue does to rehabilitate and return them to the wild.
Bird Rescue youth education docents welcomed a group of kids to our Cordelia Slough property to conduct a bird census this February as part of the The Great Backyard Bird Count.
Fifth grade students from Nelda Mundy Elementary visited International Bird Rescue’s special outdoor education area in the Suisun Marsh for a guided mile-long nature walk with multiple stops to observe and learn about local wildlife.
The Response and Preparedness Team – even during COVID-19 in-person restrictions – has been as busy as ever, offering trainings all over the world: from Israel to Canada to Alaska.