Community Bird Boxes

Project Description 

We made 22 birdhouses for our community to promote pollination, pest control, seed dispersal, and to provide shelter and protection for birds. We plan to set these up in the Zinsser gardens in addition to giving them out at the Hastings Farmers Market for members of the community to put up in their yards. We are passionate about biodiversity and this project was an accessible way for us to make an impact. 

Outputs Produced

• 22 pine birdhouses

Outcomes Resulting

• As a result of building and distributing birdhouses, there will be more bird habitat, which will contribute the benefits birds bring to the ecosystem.

Process

1. Found a template/blueprint 

2. Did research on the best wood to buy and necessary equipment, then bought the required materials for one birdhouse at Home Depot

3. Constructed a successful prototype

4.  Went back to Home Depot and bought materials for another eight birdhouses

5.  Built eight birdhouses

6. Went to Home Depot again and bought materials for fourteen birdhouses

7. Built fourteen additoinal birdhouses, resulting in a total of twenty-two birdhouses

8. Plan to put up birdhouses in the Zinsser community gardens and give out birdhouses at the Hastings Farmers Market

Lessons Learned

• We learned about construction and the process through which things are made.

•  We learned what makes a manageable project and how to break projects up.

Students Involved

• 2 Project Leaders aged 15-24

• 6 Total Project Participants (excluding leaders)

• 1 Project Participants aged 15-24 (excluding leaders)