How to Get Involved in Partners in Flight
Partners in Flight (PIF) welcomes all who are interested in advancing its mission. PIF includes members (individuals) and partners (organizations) from many sectors, such as government agencies, non-profit and community organizations, academia (students and professors), and industry (including consultants and forest products companies) from across the Western Hemisphere.
PIF members and partners come together to collaborate on initiatives and projects, and PIF meetings are open to those who wish to participate; we welcome all levels of participation. Through the PIF network, via virtual and in-person meetings and email listservs, PIF partners:
- Share experiences and information to advance bird conservation
Establish and strengthen partnerships to achieve shared conservation goals - Collaborate on different types of conservation projects, from outreach and education to on-the-ground stewardship and research
- Coordinate conservation actions
- Identify challenges and needs collectively, synthesize bird conservation information, and generate science-based solutions
One easy way to get involved with PIF work is to join a PIF working group or committee (listed below). These groups are organized regionally or by conservation or research topics. Fill out the PIF Contact Form here to get started. Various PIF groups have monthly virtual meetings to discuss the latest activities and issues and use listservs to share information.
The PIF Groups
Find a group that shares your interest!
The Western Working Group brings together people from across the Pacific Flyway (from Alaska to Chile) to promote and implement Bird Conservation Plans, develop land managers’ guides, highlight and support research and monitoring needs, and develop new collaborations and networks for effective bird conservation.
The Eastern Working Group brings together bird conservationists from Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. These people work together to facilitate coordinated, regional-scale implementation of research, monitoring, and management activities.
The Boreal Working Group has representatives from all the major federal land and resource managers in Alaska and northwestern Canada, state and provincial agencies, universities, Alaska Native corporations, and local environmental consulting firms. These participants work together to establish statewide bird inventory and monitoring programs, conduct research on northern bird populations, provide information about birds to land managers in Alaska, educate people about bird conservation, and share information about our birds with people who live where boreal birds migrate and winter.
The International Science Committee is an open forum of scientists from universities, non-governmental organizations, and agencies in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Central America dedicated to advancing scientific concepts and approaches for landbird conservation at range-wide and regional scales. The Science Committee develops and maintains all aspects of the PIF Avian Conservation Assessment Database and the Population Estimates Database.
World Migratory Bird Day is PIF’s flagship educational event, coordinated by Environment for the Americas. To get involved in migratory bird education and outreach efforts across the Western Hemisphere, participate in World Migratory Bird Day or host an event near you.
Other Bird Conservation Groups
PIF works with many other bird-conservation groups to achieve its goal and move toward the recovery of bird populations. Check out our Bird Conservation Engagement Resource to learn of additional ways that you can engage in bird conservation actions.