A free, interactive one-day workshop for teachers at schools who are hoping to create solutions for bird-building collisions.
Workshop Date: August 13th, 2026 Apply Now!
The primary goals of Stop the Thud for Schools are to help you:
- Build an understanding of the problem of bird building collisions and action steps to mitigate the problem
- Explore classroom activities that engage students in both the problem and solutions
- Develop data collection skills to survey for bird building collisions at schools
Stop the Thud For Schools Program objectives
- Identify why glass is problematic for birds
- Evaluate why particular buildings/architectural features are particularly dangerous for birds
- Apply data collection protocols and record-keeping involved in surveying a building for bird collisions/deaths
- Explore mitigation strategies to address collisions at identified hotspots
Educator Benefits
- Instruction led by bird experts and trained lead educators
- Curriculum materials, resources, and activities
- Mitigation tool-kit
- Colleague connections with educators across the Twin Cities/Metro
- Supported by the U.S. Forest Service
STOP THE THUD FOR SCHOOLS INSTRUCTORS
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