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Urban Forestry

Brown-headed Nuthatch Photo: Keith Burroughs/Audubon Photography Awards

Urban Forests provide vital habitat for birds, they're also disappearing at an alarming rate.

North Carolina has nearly 4 million acres of urban forest. We are losing this forest faster than any other forest type, and most of these losses are due to development. 

We envision a future where healthy trees and forests in North Carolina’s towns and cities provide habitat for birds and clean air and green spaces for all people.

Our strategies:

  • Advocate alongside our chapters for local policies that promote density, retain existing tree canopy and, when possible, increase canopy cover.

  • Work with chapters and partners to implement urban forestry projects and provide technical assistance to towns and cities beginning to tackle these issues, ensuring that urban forestry programs maximize benefits for birds and the people who share those spaces. 

  • Improve on-the-ground management practices by educating and training urban foresters as well as private landowners looking to improve their backyard urban forests.

Audubon North Carolina's work in Urban Forestry protects these birds:

Wood Thrush

Latin:  Hylocichla mustelina

Illustration for Wood Thrush

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Latin:  Sitta pusilla

Illustration for Brown-headed Nuthatch

Chimney Swift

Latin:  Chaetura pelagica

Illustration for Chimney Swift

Prothonotary Warbler

Latin:  Protonotaria citrea

Illustration for Prothonotary Warbler

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