{"id":2478,"date":"2025-03-10T10:15:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T14:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/?page_id=2478"},"modified":"2025-03-10T17:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T21:56:22","slug":"how-you-can-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/how-you-can-help\/","title":{"rendered":"How You Can Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Share the Report on Social Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/birds-strengthen-communities\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1659\">one in three American adults<\/a> is a birdwatcher, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/science\/2024\/12\/09\/how-americans-view-climate-change-and-policies-to-address-the-issue\/#:~:text=Two%2Dthirds%20of%20U.S.%20adults,or%20no%20importance%20on%20this.\">polls show<\/a> the majority of Americans care about the environment. But many people aren\u2019t aware of how steep and persistent the population declines among birds are. To help raise awareness, the State of the Birds team has created social media assets for use on platforms including Facebook, Instagram, X, and BlueSky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/b\/igIb8rYo\/2025-state-of-the-birds-social-media\">Share these infographics, links, and videos<\/a> to help people discover this important issue. The link will take you to a Trello board with assets and sample posts arranged in a suggested order. Assets are free to use in posts about the State of the Birds report and may be used in any order. Use the hashtag <strong>#StateOfTheBirds<\/strong> to help people follow this campaign. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full featured\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/social-act-now-1x1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Text reads: Act Now for the birds against a background of bird cutouts.\" class=\"wp-image-2484 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/social-act-now-1x1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/social-act-now-1x1-1-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/social-act-now-1x1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/social-act-now-1x1-1-480x480.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/b\/igIb8rYo\/2025-state-of-the-birds-social-media\">View and download social media images, videos, and text<\/a> to help publicize the State of the Birds report.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose a Bird-Friendly Lifestyle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helping birds can be as simple as making changes to everyday habits. Each item on this list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3billionbirds.org\/7-simple-actions\">7 Simple Actions to Help Birds<\/a> is a direct action you can take to make your world a little more bird friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why is bird conservation important? Here are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3billionbirds.org\/why-birds-matter\">five reasons why birds matter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large featured\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7Simple-FI4x3-woods-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"photo of a singing thrush in a woodland, with text 7 Simple Actions to Help Birds and icons depicting each action.\" class=\"wp-image-2482 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7Simple-FI4x3-woods-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7Simple-FI4x3-woods-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7Simple-FI4x3-woods-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7Simple-FI4x3-woods-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7Simple-FI4x3-woods-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7Simple-FI4x3-woods-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7Simple-FI4x3-woods.jpg 1872w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/960;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Wood Thrush by <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/56732651\">John Petruzzi \/ Macaulay Library<\/a>; graphic by Sarah Seroussi.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share the Report on Social Media About one in three American adults is a birdwatcher, and polls show the majority of Americans care about the environment. 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