Speaker and Tabling Requests
Looking for a team building activity? Something for your classroom or scout troup? Want to have fun and interactive activities at your community festival? Birds Connect Seattle is out in the community offering educational and presentations highlighting birds.
Our education programs can be presented in school classrooms, wherever your youth group meets, in community spaces, or you can come to us at our downtown headquaters. All of our programs are fun and hands-on, allowing every participant to be active in the learning process. Birds Connect Seattle programs are an excellent complement to school science curriculum or any community event. Programs are adaptable for a variety of groups from young children to seniors, and all bird conservationists in between!
Presentation Overview
Presentation Cost: Basic fees are $75-$125/hour for 1 presenter for 24-30 participants (can vary depending on additional materials costs, etc.). The cost is $45/hour for additional participants/presenters. Fees offset a portion of the program expenses. Birds Connect Seattle offers partial fee waivers ranging from 25-75% of the total cost if fees are a barrier to participation for any organization or individual. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on these program fees in order to continue to offer this program to the public.
Presentation Method: Our curriculum is developed for in-person presentation, however, several of our presentations can also be adapted to be done virtually over Zoom.
Scheduling: Use the Speaker Request Form to request your prefered date/time. While we will try to accommodate presentation requests whenever possible, there may be times when staff and/or volunteers are unavailable. Please be flexible with scheduling your program.
Questions: Email Hanae Bettencourt, Community Engagement Manager
Presentations for Adults
- Birds of Seattle – What are the most commonly-seen urban birds? Learn about our feathered neighbors and what you can do to help ensure they continue to thrive in our city!
- Gardening for Wildlife – Creating Wildlife-Friendly Backyard Habitats
- Urban Habitats for Birds and People – How are birds and people connected? What do birds need to thrive in our city? Learn about all of the conservation work Seattle Audubon is doing, and the easy things everyone can do to participate.
Presentations for Youth
- What’s that Bird? A Guide to our Feathered Neighbors (Elementary) – What birds share our city? How are they adapted to make the Seattle area their home? Learn about 8 common neighborhood birds with this interactive presentation.
- Neighborhood Birds Lab (2nd-5th grade) – This hands-on activity allows students to get up close to two of our bird skin specimens while taking measurements and making keen observations about similarities and differences that different bird species share.
- Birds in the Field (All ages) – How do birds interact with their environment? How are humans connected? Go outside and explore birds by visiting their habitats. Recommended for groups of 18 or smaller. (Additional staff are required for groups larger than 18.)
- Exploring Owls (Elementary) – Owls are popular for a reason! Learn about all their amazing adaptations that make these birds different from others and the things we can all do to protect them.
- Fledglings and Friends (Pre-K & K)- Best suited for our youngest learners (Pre-K and K,) this program includes a story, a game, and some hands-on experiences with some real-life specimens
- Birds and People Together (Middle/High School) – What makes birds thrive in the city? Learn about what we can do to make sure we’re sharing our world with our feathered neighbors
Tabling at an Event or Festival
Invite Birds Connect Seattle to table at your community event. Our knowledgeable team of volunteers is always eager to teach about birds in the Seattle area, the importance of preserving bird habitats in and around the city, and offer tips on improving backyard bird habitats. We bring reading materials appropriate for each event, and a collection of our bird specimens for up-close learning. Past events we’ve attended include neighborhood green space celebrations, neighborhood environmental events, Earth Day collaborations, etc.
To request a Birds Connect Seattle community engagement table at your event, contact our Community Engagement Manager, at hanaeb@birdsconnectsea.org
Birds Connect Seattle’s participation at any event is subject to volunteer availability and limited to Birds Connect Seattle’s geographic service area.
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