Bird-Friendly Communities
Minnesota Bird Cities
Audubon Minnesota's Bird City program encourages communities to plan for urban bird conservation.
We are grateful to these communities for their invaluable input during the development of program criteria and application materials.
Austin
- City of Austin: Now a Bird City! (Press release)
- Austin recognized for bird conservation efforts (KTTC TV), October 2019
Bemidji
- Bemidji celebrates Bird City Minnesota designation (Press release)
- Bemidji awarded Bird City designation (Lakeland Public TV), July 2017
Crosslake
- Crosslake becomes a Bird City (Brainerd Dispatch)
Hastings
- Hastings designated Minnesota's first Bird City (Press Release)
- Hastings is Minnesota's first official Bird City (Hastings Gazette), April 2016
- City of Hastings Birding web page
La Crescent
Saint Paul
- St. Paul is Minnesota's Newest Bird City (Press Release)
- St. Paul is now a Bird City of Minnesota (Pioneer Press), July 2016
Stillwater
Wabasha
Funding for this project is provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).
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