Marla

We appreciate your thoughtful feedback. Here at Bird Academy, our small team is primarily dedicated to creating informative courses about birds. However, we recognize the importance of a healthy ecosystem to enable birds and other wildlife to thrive, so we’re doing some expansion into topics not covered in our previous online courses. Our targeted audience for the Growing Wild course is fairly broad, geographically speaking, reaching across continental U.S. and Canada. Hence, the first sections of the course cover guidance for any region, like the 7 keys to gardening for birds, and the basic resources that different birds need to survive. In the interest of keeping the course to a manageable size, rather than giving specific information for the myriad habitats in the U.S. and Canada, we included additional resources so you can find what you need for your own region. Our overall aim is to empower you to investigate the birds, plants, and other wildlife unique to your location by accessing the links we’ve provided to get you started on your own journey. Your suggestion to gear courses to region-specific areas is in fact something we are planning for the future, with regional bird-focused courses, because birds are what we know best. Naturally, no single institution can cover all topics in depth. We’re all partners in the effort to take care of our planet, and we applaud organizations like the New York Botanical Garden and numerous others that educate people on a wide variety of topics. Thank you again for your comments, and we wish you the best in all your nature endeavors! - Bird Academy Team