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Gift Giving |
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| Consumers are projected to spend more than $457 billion* on
gifts and other goods this holiday season. Think of how much money could
be diverted to environmentally responsible organizations and businesses by
choosing your gifts wisely. And imagine how much money you could save by
giving the gift of your own time! |
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- Make a date with your friend or family member to participate together on
the Christmas Bird Count
in December and the Great
Backyard Bird Count in February during the President's Day weekend.
If the gift recipient is new to bird watching, such as a youngster, give binoculars,
a field guide, and a notebook to go along with the outdoor citizen science
experience.
- Consider gifts that support your community and create minimal waste, such
as theater tickets or certificates to local restaurants and businesses, or memberships in a museum or botanical garden.
- Give yourself to friends by offering to take them hiking or birding, or
by volunteering to tutor, baby-sit, or help clean house.
- A hand-painted pot with a bag of compost and native plant seeds is a gift
that will keep on growing.
- Everyone enjoys home-baked goodies. Package them in a shoebox or cookie
tin and be sure to include the recipe.
- Don't be afraid to re-gift a past present you didn't need to someone you
know would really appreciate it.
- Give memberships to organizations like Audubon that
work toward a better world.
- Encourage others to embrace an environmentally friendly lifestyle by giving
things like countertop composters, bird feeders and seed, and gift baskets
of organic foods and shade-grown coffee.
- If you purchase any electronic toys or other items, make sure to include rechargeable batteries with them.
- "Adopt" an animal, a butterfly
garden, or even a classroom in someone else's name. They'll get a unique
, meaningful gift and your money will have gone to support wildlife and
nature education.
Classroom Curriculum:
Give a subscription to Audubon
Adventures to
a classroom in your community.
(800) 340-6546
Audubon Center Field Trip:
Contact an Audubon
Center near you
to send a classroom on a nature adventure.
(916) 649-7600
Wild Puffins:
Adopt a puffin through Audubon's Project
Puffin
(607) 257-7308
Injured Raptors:
Sponsor an injured bird through the Audubon
Center for Birds of Prey
(407) 655 0190
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