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Board discusses pursuing ‘Bird City USA’ designation and seeks volunteers
Summary
At the Farmers Branch Senior Advisory Board meeting, members discussed pursuing a Bird City USA designation, with a presenter outlining criteria and residents asked to join a subcommittee to complete certification tasks.
During the events-and-activities update, a board member raised interest in pursuing a Bird City USA designation and asked for volunteers to serve on a subcommittee. A presenter (speaker 7) described Bird City USA as a recognition program administered by the Audubon Society that requires cities to meet criteria such as certain lighting practices, public education programming and habitat‑friendly measures.
The presenter named Adrian Young and resident Karen Carpenter as initial contacts who have begun outreach, and suggested staff circulate the Bird City USA webpage so board members can review the certification requirements before committing. The board agreed to seek volunteers to help “check all the boxes” required by the designation and to coordinate educational programming and local modifications where needed.
No formal vote or commitment to pursue the designation was recorded at the meeting; staff will distribute the Bird City USA information link and the topic may be returned to a future agenda once volunteers are recruited.
