{"id":2,"date":"2021-01-22T19:11:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bcescinature.wpengine.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-11-20T14:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:44:11","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Engagement in Science and Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The <strong>Center for Engagement in Science and Nature<\/strong> at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology believes that it takes people connecting with nature to fuel the change needed to halt the biodiversity crisis, restore habitats, and promote well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We develop ambitious&nbsp;and enduring programs and partnerships that support effective engagement-to-action initiatives on a global scale.<\/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 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"428\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sipu-Kumar-Wildlife-insitute-of-india-1-e1757446188744.png\" alt=\"Birders in India during the Great Backyard Bird Count\" class=\"wp-image-233 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 572px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 572\/428;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sipu-Kumar-Wildlife-insitute-of-india-1-e1757446188744.png 572w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sipu-Kumar-Wildlife-insitute-of-india-1-e1757446188744-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sipu-Kumar-Wildlife-insitute-of-india-1-e1757446188744-480x359.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great Backyard Bird Count participants. Photo by Sipu Kumar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Strategic Initiatives<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-list card-display card-four \"><ul><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/lifelong-learning\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bring_back_birds_ghana_001-X2.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bring_back_birds_ghana_001-X2-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bring_back_birds_ghana_001-X2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bring_back_birds_ghana_001-X2-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bring_back_birds_ghana_001-X2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Ghanaian student using binoculars\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/854;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/lifelong-learning\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Lifelong Learning<\/span><\/a><p>Our Center houses a vibrant team of educators, instructional designers, and communicators who transform data and media from all over the globe into high-quality educational experiences tailored to spark and grow interest in birds and nature. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/participatory-science\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerrit-35199a8b-2465-480e-8510-9acd7eb74e75-1280x960.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerrit-35199a8b-2465-480e-8510-9acd7eb74e75-720x540.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerrit-35199a8b-2465-480e-8510-9acd7eb74e75-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerrit-35199a8b-2465-480e-8510-9acd7eb74e75-240x180.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerrit-35199a8b-2465-480e-8510-9acd7eb74e75-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerrit-35199a8b-2465-480e-8510-9acd7eb74e75-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerrit-35199a8b-2465-480e-8510-9acd7eb74e75-480x360.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gerrit-35199a8b-2465-480e-8510-9acd7eb74e75.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"Birders on beach Global Big Day 2025\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/960;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/participatory-science\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Participatory Science<\/span><\/a><p>Recognizing that there aren&#8217;t enough professional scientists to monitor birds and biodiversity at scale, we continually build and improve tools that help people across the globe to share data, then transform these crowd-sourced data into scientific insights.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/bird-friendly-action\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1200.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1200-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1200-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Ruby-throated Hummingbird on a flower\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/800;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/bird-friendly-action\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Bird-Friendly Action<\/span><\/a><p>We build programs to support bird-friendly action on the individual and community level and prioritize creative partnerships to support nature connection and habitat restoration in expansive and accessible ways across the Americas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/research\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RobynBailey_Sylviastudent-1280x467.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RobynBailey_Sylviastudent-720x263.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RobynBailey_Sylviastudent-1280x467.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RobynBailey_Sylviastudent-768x280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RobynBailey_Sylviastudent-1536x560.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RobynBailey_Sylviastudent-2048x747.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RobynBailey_Sylviastudent-480x175.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"Student checking a nest box\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/467;\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/research\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Research<\/span><\/a><p>We harness ecological and social science to understand how we can engage more people in voicing support for birds and acting on their behalf. We also study the phenomenon of participatory science and the ecological insights that result from crowd-sourced data.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Engagement Means to Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2023-04-22-Black-Girls_Black-Girls_EOSR5013-scaled-e1754326390759.jpg\" alt=\"Birding Group in Syracuse New York\" class=\"wp-image-230 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2023-04-22-Black-Girls_Black-Girls_EOSR5013-scaled-e1754326390759.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2023-04-22-Black-Girls_Black-Girls_EOSR5013-scaled-e1754326390759-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2023-04-22-Black-Girls_Black-Girls_EOSR5013-scaled-e1754326390759-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2023-04-22-Black-Girls_Black-Girls_EOSR5013-scaled-e1754326390759-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2023-04-22-Black-Girls_Black-Girls_EOSR5013-scaled-e1754326390759-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2023-04-22-Black-Girls_Black-Girls_EOSR5013-scaled-e1754326390759-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2023-04-22-Black-Girls_Black-Girls_EOSR5013-scaled-e1754326390759-480x320.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cornell student Isaiah Scott leading a birding event. Photo by Eden Strachan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>At its heart, the work we do is never one-directional. It is collaborative, participatory, collective, and alive. The word \u201cengagement\u201d captures this synergistic dynamic better than terms like \u201coutreach\u201d or \u201ceducation,\u201d which don\u2019t capture the critical contribution and investment of the communities we work with.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By striving for engagement, we build programs and platforms that meet people where they are and support them as they develop in their relationship with nature over time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer connecting-line  more-margin-bottom\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns remove-margin-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We see engagement as a dynamic process that we have much to learn about. How do people \u2018spark\u2019 connection with nature? How can we develop understanding? What drives different individuals to participate in an activity? What motivates people to take action to restore nature?<\/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 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"647\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Engagementcyclewhite2.png\" alt=\"Engagement Cycle: Spark, Understand, Participate, Act\" class=\"wp-image-265 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Engagementcyclewhite2.png 958w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Engagementcyclewhite2-720x486.png 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Engagementcyclewhite2-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Engagementcyclewhite2-480x324.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 958px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 958\/647;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer connecting-line  more-margin-bottom\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We work to achieve outcomes that knit together nature connection and science participation to build activated nature-friendly communities that work together to restore the wildlife and habitats on which we all depend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns center-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nature-connection-icon.png\" alt=\"Heart with tree inside\" class=\"wp-image-686 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/200;width:auto;height:120px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-sans-font-family has-xlarge-font-size\">Well-being through nature connection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nature-communities-icon.png\" alt=\"Three people with earth\" class=\"wp-image-685 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/200;width:auto;height:120px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-sans-font-family has-xlarge-font-size\">Activated nature-friendly communities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/engagement-in-science-and-nature\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/restored-habitats-icon.png\" alt=\"Birds, frog, insects, leaf with up arrow\" class=\"wp-image-687 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 210px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 210\/200;width:auto;height:120px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-sans-font-family has-xlarge-font-size\">Restored wildlife and habitats<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.center-columns { justify-content: center; }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cornell Lab&#8217;s Center for Engagement in Science and Nature inspires people of all ages and backgrounds to connect with birds and nature, build their knowledge, and share their observations so that together we can gain insight into how natural systems work and address global conservation challenges. 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