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FUNDING
Big
Bald Banding
Station (BBBS) is operated entirely by
volunteers, in cooperation with
the
U.S. Forest Service, Cherokee National
Forest, Pisgah National Forest, Tennessee
Wildlife Resources Agency, North
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, U.S.
Bird
Banding Lab, Appalachian Trail Conservancy,
The Tennessee
Ornithological Society, and Southern
Appalachian
Raptor
Research.
We
rely on and appreciate the
generous
support we receive from private donors,
grants,
and
volunteers. Recently we
were awarded two
grants from The Tennessee Ornithological
Society and the
North Carolina Appalachian Trail License
Plate Grant Program. Funding
provided
through these two grants will allow us to
monitor the Northern Saw-whet
Owl
population, habitat and breeding at Big
Bald, and to implement a bird
education
program.
Donations
for
BBBS
can be directed to Southern
Appalachian Raptor Research (SARR), a
non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization. SARR accepts donations
in many forms including:
- housing
for
volunteers
- food
and equipment donations
- discounts
from
local
businesses
- money
for operating expenses, travel to
education programs, and basic
equipment replacement such as nets,
traps,
and bird bags.
Funds
or
services donated to the SARR program are
tax
deductible.
Click
here to contact SARR for more
ideas
and suggestions regarding donation
opportunities.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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In
an effort to expand learning
opportunities for current and
future volunteers, we conduct
training
sessions during off-peak days in
both September and October.
Workshops involve informal
hands-on instruction in the skills
that
can help you become a member of
the Big Bald crew, such as data
entry,
bird extraction, bird transport,
bird handling
and identification, aging and
sexing of those 'confusing fall
warblers'
and hawkwatch observation. Please
contact us
if you are
interested in
participating.
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