公益財団法人 日本鳥類保護連盟は、野鳥をはじめとする野生生物の保護と普及啓発を目的とする団体です。

"Birdpia" is the combination of the words 'bird' and 'utopia'. For people living or working in urban regions, please share the space you have with all organisms. In order to be comfortable for both people and living organisms, we suggest the effective use and improvement of their surrounding property to create 'utopia'.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　

What is the purpose of "birdpia" ?

The Earth is more difficult to live for organisms because we are expanding production activity. We can realize the importance of nature through birdpia activities and can understand the meaning of living together. It is particularly important for children to understand how to coexist with living organisms. Our aim is to turn birdpia into an idea that spreads from one person to another creating safe places and green corridors for all organisms.

Following page presents birds that can be found in birdpia.
Birds in birdpia

For planning your "birdpia"

Planning birdpia is not difficult, and the special methods or technique is not necessary, but there are some important points for the birds and the environment where organisms live. Birdpia can be anywhere; in gardens, balconies, schoolyards, the area surrounding your work place and so on. Planning birdpia is basically the following.

（１）Plants

In urban places, the space which living organism can use is decreasing. To compensate for this, it is effective to plant fruit and/or flower bearing plants which will also be welcoming to all living organisms. Plants should be native or local species , be careful with invasive species and uncategorized species when choosing plants for your ecosystem.

　　　　　

（２）Making bird baths

Water is very important for wild birds to drink and to bathe in throughtout the year. Bird bath is can also be a good habitat for other living organisms. A pond is ideal but you can make use of household plates and other similar objects. When the water is dirty, please wash the baths and change the water. In summer, the bath water easily becomes dirty, and mosquitoes breed, so please change water frequently.

　　　　　

　
How to make a bird bath

（３）How to make homes for wildlife

If you plant various plants, you can make habitats for a variety of living organisms. It is important to have a variety of geographic and botanical features as part of your garden. For example pile fallen leaves, dead branches, and use the unevenness of the ground to create home for various living organisms. In winter, to supplement the scarcity of fruit, it is effective to place bird feeders. If there are not enough nesting places, you can place nest boxes.

　　　　　　

　　　　　
How to make a bird feeder　　How to make a nest box


We provide bird feeders, bird food and nest boxes in our online shop.　Online shop of Bird feeder, Bird food, Nest box

To register as a "birdpia" member

Complete and send us the form below if you are interested in our birdpia activitiy and would like to register as a birdpia member. After we receive the registration form and examine the application, we will send you a registration certificate. (As of July 23rd 2015, we have 184 individual enrollments and 46 group or corporate enrollments)


●Registration fee of \1,500(one time only). We will send you a registration certificate, a birdpia pluque, a 　　birdpia manual(booklet for planning birdpia), and an illustrated wild birds identification sheet.
●We offer bird feeders and bird food at a discount for the birdpia members
●Birdpia consultants are available if you have any questions.

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　　　　　application form(individual)l　　　　　　　　 　　application form(group or corporation)

　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　
　　plate(height10cmxwidth7cm)　　registration certificate(A4)　　　birdpia manual(A4/31p)

　　

Rules of "birdpia"

●Keep herbicide and insecticide to a minimum.
●Cherish every living organism in your birdpia.
●Choose native species as much as possible when you plant.

Registration condition

●If you own or allow to use the target area which you register.
●To maintain the place you register.
●To keep the rules of birdpia.




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