Bird Conservation Funding from St. Louis Audubon

Bird Conservation Funding from St. Louis Audubon is sponsored by ST LOUIS AUDUBON SOCIETY. Missouri nonprofits and education institutions with bird conservation or bird-focused education projects can receive up to US $7,000 for supplies, materials, and equipment.

Bring Conservation Home – St. Louis Audubon Society Press enter to begin your search St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program is an ecological landscaping inspiration and consultation service.

Trained Habitat Advisors provide tailored advice and resource connections to help people create high-quality natural spaces where they live. Request a Site Visit Service Area & Fee Structure Check Eligibility Site visits are available for stewards of residential yards (owned or rented), schoolyards , workplaces , common ground and vacant lots . Our advice and resource connections are geared specifically toward parcels in the St.

Louis area under 5 acres . Note: The current waitlist for site visits is 1 month. Consultations are scheduled from March through November.

Certification Assessments are scheduled from June through November. If you’d like to get started right away, you might find some helpful ideas and resources on the STL Naturescaping Info Hub. $50 (Free for residents in priority areas.

Check eligibility .) For relatively new OR experienced native gardeners seeking help brainstorming ideas or troubleshooting a problem area. We provide a basic overview of what is already present and discuss the benefits of implementing practices to benefit wildlife and humans.

We will help identify a priority project and provide recommendations. Also appropriate for those taking on stewardship of an existing BCH Certified yard and need guidance on maintaining it. Up to 1 hour, on-site visit with a trained Habitat Advisor.

Report with findings and recommendations, and connections to resources for a priority project. Wildlife Habitat Certification Assessment $80 (Free for residents in priority areas. Check eligibility .)

For those who believe their landscape meets the criteria for certification . Please check the certification criteria here before choosing this option. Up to 2 hours (typically 90 minutes), on-site visit with a trained Habitat Advisor.

Qualifying landscapes will receive a certificate and a yard sign with the certification level. Connections to resources. For experienced gardeners committed to transforming their landscape, we provide an in-depth exploration of what is already present, potential solutions for problem areas, other enhancements, and next steps for wildlife habitat certification.

Up to 2 hours (typically 90 minutes) on-site visit with a trained Habitat Advisor. Includes a detailed written site-visit report sent by email after the site visit. Fee includes a follow-up Gateway Consult or Certification Assessment at no charge.

Our service area is limited to 50 miles by road from the center of St. Louis City. You can check your address with the map linked here .

Contact us if you have questions about eligibility. Our generous program sponsors help to keep our services affordable to all. There is a fee to help cover our operational costs, but nobody will be turned away for lack of funds.

For active members of St. Louis Wild Ones, the fee is reduced by 50%.

Fees for Residential Site Visits: Gateway Consultation – $50 Certification Assessment – $80 Confluence Consultation – $200 Fees for Institutional Site Visits: For small community institutions such as schools, nonprofits, or religious communities, the suggested fee for a Consultation or Certification Assessment is $100 Larger institutions are asked to contribute $500 for a Consultation or Certification Assessment.

Free Site Visits in Priority Areas There is no fee for Gateway Consultations or Certification Assessments within our priority areas. ( Check eligibility ) As part of a broader effort to ensure all Missourians have access to nature in their communities, the Missouri Department of Conservation has adopted a tiered approach to focus its urban community conservation efforts in the St. Louis region.

The highest priority are areas that have historically experienced disinvestment and where residents have limited access to nature. Bring Conservation Home is partnering with this effort to help ensure that all St. Louis-area residents are supported in improving the natural habitat value of their spaces for birds, butterflies, and people.

iFrames are not supported on this page. Wildife Habitat Certification is available for Residential or Institutional Landscapes. Below is an overview of criteria for Residential Certification.

Request Site Visit More Info About Certification FREE yard sign is available upon certification. The same sign can be used for all three levels of certification.

Clear some invasive plants 1 wildlife stewardship element 1 stormwater management element Clear most invasive plants 2 wildlife stewardship elements 2 stormwater management elements 1 education/volunteerism element Clear all invasive plants 3 wildlife stewardship elements 3 stormwater management elements 2 education/volunteerism elements Volunteer Appreciation Picnic Partners for Native Landscaping Partners for Native Landscaping is an annual outreach education series presented in collaboration with other mission-aligned organizations with the goal of inspiring and helping individuals to create gardens that are not only beautiful but are also habitats for native wildlife.

St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour June 5th, 2027 in Grantwood Village & Crestwood Each year, Bring Conservation Home teams up with St. Louis Wild Ones to present a tour of native plant gardens in a different part of the St.

Louis metro area. The 2027 tour will feature private gardens in Grantwood Village and Crestwood with an Info Stop + Native Plant Sale at the Crestwood Community Center in Whitecliff Park. Bring Conservation Home Expo The Bring Conservation Home Expo will take place at the Roman Pavilion in Tower Grove Park.

This family-friendly event celebrates local ecology, native gardening, and environmental sustainability and will feature activities, exhibits, native plants & art for sale. Donate to Support Bring Conservation Home Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors Audubon Center at Riverlands Quiet Village Landscaping Pretty City Gardens and Landscapes LLC Anonymous- Grantwood Village Become a St. Louis Audubon Member Today.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Swamp Sparrow October 26, 2026 Say’s Phoebe October 19, 2026 American Pipit October 12, 2026 Amy Weeks – Executive Director Matt Barton – Urban Conservation Specialist Send an Email for inquiries about Bring Conservation Home STL Area Birding Hot Spots Creley Memorial Conservation Grant