VILLAGE OF PLOVER BIRD CITY WISCONSIN

To achieve annual certification as a "Bird City," communities need to demonstrate in a written application that they have met at least seven of 22 criteria, including three from Category 1 and one from each of the other four categories: CATEGORY 1: CREATION AND PROTECTION OF HABITAT Complaince with Wisconsin's "Smart Growth" law for land use planning and resource mgmt. The community has a park system with habitat for a number of species of birds. This is demonstrated by bird monitoring results and/or other data obtained from researchers or local volunteers. Existing bird habitat has legal protection. Park planning seeks to provide additional bird habitat. The community offers the public information on control and removal of invasive species. The community contains a segment of the Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail or a designated Important Bird Area. CATEGORY 2: PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT Some other municipal accomplishment in this area. CATEGORY 3: LIMITING OR REMOVING HAZARDS TO BIRDS The community has an educated program to control-free-roaming cats and/or actively publicizes the "Cats Indoors!" program. CATEGORY 4: PUBLIC EDUCATION The community is represented in at least one bird monitoring program such as Christmas Bird Count, Great Backyard Bird Count, or Swift Night Out. The community has a program that involves schools, garden clubs, etc. in bird conservation activities. CATEGORY 5: COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY The community adopts resolution recognizing IMBD and organizes a local IMBD celebration. Important Links: 1) Keep Birds from Flying into Windows Pamphlet 2) Cats and Birds Brochure Highlights of City's Bird Conservation Efforts COME CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY

Bird City Wisconsin - 1111 E. Brown Deer Road - Bayside, WI 53217 - Phone (414) 416-3272