Urban Bird Foundation Explained

Urban Bird Foundation
Type:501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Tax Id:83-0675132
Founded Date:2008
Founder:Scott Artis
Location:American Canyon, California
Area Served:United States
Focus:Burrowing owl, native birds, habitat and wildlife conservation
Method:Conservation, ecosystem restoration, education, research, collaboration, outreach
Homepage:UrbanBird.org
Formerly:Burrowing Owl Conservation Network

Urban Bird Foundation is a United States-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2008 by Scott Artis[1] [2] [3] with a mission to "protect, defend, rescue and conserve bird life" in and adjacent to urban and suburban areas.[4] [5] Formerly named the Burrowing Owl Conservation Network, having changed its name in October 2013,[6] [7] [8] it was dedicated to "the protection and restoration of burrowing owls and promoting the preservation and careful management of habitat to prevent loss, foster healthy populations, and maintain intact natural communities for an ecologically sound future."[9] [10] The organization is active in California political intervention aimed at burrowing owl protection, and fundraising used for conservation, education and outreach, raptor research, and advocacy.[11] [12] The organization's efforts include habitat protection, ecosystem restoration, collaborations with private lands owners, government agencies and non-profit organizations, and installation of artificial burrows.[13] [14]

The organization was originally named "Friends of East Bay Owls" and its mission was focused on protecting burrowing owls and habitat in East Bay.[15] The organization's mission and work has expanded throughout California and North America. The organization is headquartered in American Canyon, California.

Conservation Strategy Petition

While operating as Burrowing Owl Conservation Network, the organization spearheaded a 2011 statewide petition for the "immediate development, release for public comment and implementation of a Comprehensive Conservation Strategy for Burrowing Owls." This petition was a joint project with Defenders of Wildlife and was signed by 22 other California organizations representing more than 209,000 Californians.[16] [17]

Earth Island Institute

Urban Bird Foundation was adopted by Earth Island Institute on July 24, 2010 as Burrowing Owl Conservation Network. Earth Island Institute provided the organization with fiscal sponsorship and administrative support for their grassroots efforts[18] until 2018 when Urban Bird Foundation incorporated in California as an independent nonprofit public benefit corporation and received 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service.[19] [20]

California Endangered Species Act Listing Petition

On March 5, 2024, Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Urban Bird Foundation, Burrowing Owl Preservation Society, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, Central Valley Bird Club and San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society filed a California Endangered Species Act listing petition with the Fish and Game Commission requesting protections for five populations of the western burrowing owl.[21] [22] [23]

The filed petition seeks endangered status for burrowing owls in southwestern California, central-western California and the San Francisco Bay Area, and threatened status for burrowing owls in the Central Valley and southern desert range.[24] [25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Team: Key Staff . 13 March 2024 . Urban Bird Foundation.
  2. Web site: Managing California’s grassland ecosystems for athene cunicularia hypugaea . 13 March 2024 . California Native Grasslands Association.
  3. Web site: Burrowing owls make a comeback in hubbub of Silicon Valley . 13 March 2024 . Bay Nature Magazine.
  4. Web site: About Us . 13 March 2024 . Urban Bird Foundation.
  5. Web site: State Protections Sought for Vanishing California Burrowing Owls . 13 March 2024 . Center for Biological Diversity.
  6. Web site: Burrowing Owl Conservation Network Changes Name to Urban Bird Foundation . 13 March 2024 . Urban Bird Foundation.
  7. Web site: Financial Statement June 30, 2018 . 13 March 2024 . Earth Island Institute.
  8. Web site: State Protections Sought for Vanishing California Burrowing Owls . 13 March 2024 . YubaNet.
  9. Web site: About Us. Burrowing Owl Conservation Network. 13 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120731215156/http://burrowingowlconservation.org/about.html. 31 July 2012.
  10. Earth Island Reports: New Earth Island Projects. Earth Island Journal. 2010. 25. 3. 2012-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511212020/http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/issues/toc/autumn2010/. 2012-05-11. dead.
  11. News: Greene. Jessica. Speaking Up for the Owls. 13 May 2012. NBC Bay Area. January 4, 2010.
  12. Web site: Burrowing Owl Advocates Ask Attorney General To Stop Bird Evictions. KTVU Channel 2. 13 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200259/http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/burrowing-owl-advocates-ask-attorney-general-to-st/nK3LS/. 29 October 2013.
  13. News: Gehlke. Roni. East Contra Costa conservation group protects at-risk burrowing owls. Contra Costa Times. August 24, 2011.
  14. News: Rodriguez. Suzie. Helping the Valley's Burrowing Owl Survive. 13 May 2012. Sonoma Press Democrat. July 28, 2011.
  15. News: Tam. Katherine. East Bay owl advocates protest birds relocation. Contra Costa Times. January 3, 2010.
  16. 23 Organizations Sign Petition. The Quail. June 2011. 56. 9. 5.
  17. 23 California Organizations Sign-On to Burrowing Owl Conservation Letter. The Burrow Guardian. April 2011. 2. 2.
  18. Web site: Project Directory. Earth Island Institute. 13 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510172944/http://earthisland.org/index.php/projects/burrowing-owl-conservation-network. 10 May 2012. dead.
  19. Web site: Articles of Incorporation of a Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation . 13 March 2024 . California Secretary of State.
  20. Web site: Urban Bird Foundation Profile . 13 March 2024 . Candid Guidestar.
  21. Web site: Fish & Game Commission urged to protect "imperiled" western burrowing owls . 13 March 2024 . CBS News.
  22. Web site: Burrowing owl faces ‘death by a thousand cuts,’ advocates say . 13 March 2024 . Los Angeles Times.
  23. Web site: Environmental groups seek new protections for burrowing owls, teetering near extinction . 13 March 2024 . Bay City News.
  24. Web site: Petition Before the California Fish and Game Commission To List California Populations of theWestern Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) as Endangered or Threatened Under the California Endangered Species Act . 13 March 2024 . Center for Biological Diversity.
  25. Web site: Environmentalists ask California to protect burrowing owls . 13 March 2024 . San Francisco Chronicle.

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