BirdForum is the net's largest birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE!

Register for an account to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Black Wheatear" data-source="post: 1382234" data-attributes="member: 51424">Well the Society is gradually getting to the point of establishing itself. We opened our bank account this week!!The area causing most concern has been how to structure membership applications. We've got the initial set-up in place i.e. Sign-on as a forum member (free), then go to subscribe section in personal profile page and click, this takes you to the subscription area in paypal where membership subscriptions can be paid using virtually any type of credit card. Then hey presto you are a member! Follow this link to join <a href="http://www.andalusiabirdsociety.org/forum/index.php?topic=51.0" target="_blank">http://www.andalusiabirdsociety.org/forum/index.php?topic=51.0</a>Project wise the Society is already working with Audubon New York and adapting their fine educational programme For the Birds! Essentially this is an elementary education programme that teaches environmental awareness and appreciation of nature through the study of birds. Together with a friend of ours, Barbara Vagliano of New York, we are intending to develop and adapt this programme to suit Spain and our trial area here in Ronda. During an 8 or 16-week session, public school students, in grades two through five (ages 8 to 10), learn about their natural environment through classroom lessons, outdoor field trips, a live bird program, and a conservation project designed to provide bird habitat in the local community.  For the Birds! is a well-rounded curriculum that is aligned to performance standards in Math, Science and Technology and English Language Arts, it also focuses on local birds and local habitats.  This place-based learning encourages a sense of pride in one’s own community. Gaining knowledge of the local environment empowers students to take an active interest in protecting it.Another project we are working on is the production of Lesser Kestrel nest boxes and you can see this discussion in progress by going to this link <a href="http://www.andalusiabirdsociety.org/forum/index.php?topic=31.0" target="_blank">http://www.andalusiabirdsociety.org/forum/index.php?topic=31.0</a>I will update our progress on this thread as and when. I hope you all take the time and look at the site and forum. As always your advice and encouragement are much appreciated.:t:</blockquote>

Verification