Louisville is the seventh Coloradan municipality to receive official designation as a Bird City, part of a national program run by nonprofits Environment for the Americas and American Bird Conservancy.
A Bird City designation means a city or town has demonstrated a commitment to bird conservation by completing a set of criteria aimed at making the community more bird-friendly. Thirteen U.S. states are part of the Bird City Network, according to the program’s website, in addition to places in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil.
Louisville earned the designation “in part through its habitat restoration work, pollinator and wildlife initiatives, community science efforts, and partnerships that strengthen local biodiversity,” an announcement from the city says…