Birdseed Project

The Birdseed Project was undertaken in the Winter of 2024 with the aim of fostering family-friendly engagements with nearby green spaces, connections with nature, and helpful relations with the feathered neighbours who share our backyards and parks.
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In collaboration with South Vancouver Neighbourhood Houses' FoodHub program and United Way, packets of wild bird seed were distributed to 200+ clients of the local food bank who may otherwise face financial barriers to interacting with urban wildlife.​

​Small postcards were affixed to the packets, offering ethical bird feeding tips and low-cost alternatives. The inverse of the cards featured illustrations of four common backyard resident birds of Vancouver and likely-to-be newfound friends following seed dispersal. These were translated to six different languages (English, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Korean), reflecting the primary demographics of the neighbourhood.

In-person outreach at food bank distribution days was undertaken throughout the project, promoting informal and fun conversation on birds, ecology, and new hobbies with neighbours.
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