By WFVZ | Staff
Greetings Friends and Supporters!
The summer of 2026 has been all about community education, fieldwork, and celebrations at The Bird Museum!
Thanks to your support, we have been able to continue expanding education through museum tours and visits for many groups, including school classes, people with special needs, artists, and people from senior living facilities. We also have extended our public hours from Tuesdays through Saturdays to make the Museum more accessible. We even featured a "World Cup" display this summer, which showcased all of the national birds of the 48 nations competing for the World Cup title! On saturday July 11th we hosted a Summer Open House event, which started with WFVZ Members joining us for coffee and tea to socialize, and later included a special overview for the general public about one of our avian mascots, the endangered Least Bell's Vireo!
Outside of the Museum, WFVZ employees participated in outreach events in Ventura County, including at Camarillo's first "Heritage Days" festival, to promote our mission and allow the community to learn more about the importance of bird conservation and the work of our Museum. Additionally, from March through June we guided outdoor birdwalks to connect people to nature as they learned how to identify species, and we were busy with field projects in the Santa Monica Mountains, on the Channel Islands, and in the Santa Clara River. In the River, we counted birds to determine bird abundances, and we monitored nesting (counting babies!) of the Least Bell's Vireo. Through out work with our partners, we aim to protect and restore avian species in southern California!
All of this would not be possible without the support of our GlobalGiving Donors, WFVZ Members, and private donors. Our gratitude for the trust and financial support you have provided is never-ending, so THANK YOU! Whether you donated $10 or $1,000, we will never forget your generosity to our organization.
We are excited to continue building a community around avian conservation, and expanding education about nature by bringing more people to our Museum with community events. If you would like to continue supporting our work through this GlobalGiving platform we are still happily accepting donations, and you can also visit our website for more ways to support and be involved with our Foundation!
One last thing: it is the 70th Anniversary of the WFVZ this year! We are celebrating it at a Party on August 29th! We hope to see you there or at one of the upcoming events at the Museum this year!
Sincerely and with great thanks,
Linnea Hall, Rene Corado, the Board of the WFVZ, our Staff, and our WFVZ Volunteers!
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By Dr. Linnea S. Hall, Ph.D | Executive Director of The WFVZ
By Linnea Hall | Executive Director/Avian Conservation Biologist
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