Photo by Derek Rogers
The Adirondack Land Trust partners with libraries to help communities connect with nature through birdwatching.
Birding for All is an Adirondack Land Trust program that provides a backpack, binoculars, and reference materials to a library’s circulating collection to facilitate local bird watching.
Each Birding for All backpack includes:
Bird Bingo: Bingo cards featuring common Adirondack birds for an engaging birdwatching activity. Download your own bingo cards to play along in winter, spring, summer, and fall.
Binoculars: Vortex Viper HD 8X42 binoculars for clear and detailed viewing.
Field Guide: Sibley Birds East, a field guide for identifying birds.
Learning Materials: Instructions on how to use and care for binoculars.
Notebook: A shared logbook for users to record and share their bird sightings and experiences.
Each backpack and its contents exceed $725 in value. Birding for All is designed to expand access to birding by removing cost barriers to participation.
The Adirondack Land Trust launched Birding for All in July 2022. Since then, 17 libraries and one community center across seven counties have joined the program. Each of the following libraries have a birding backpack available for patrons. Visit their websites for location, opening hours, and borrowing guidelines.
Belden Noble Memorial Library in Essex