Over 190 Institutions Currently Participating
in Project Passenger Pigeon (as of August 16, 2014)
View this List for participants in your area, listed by State/Province & City
Many of our participants are institutions of higher learning that don’t necessarily have public outreach programs. Note that those organizations that feature the symbol , with their web address, offer rewarding activities for visitors and volunteers interested in pursuing the themes of Project Passenger Pigeon.
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ALABAMA
Auburn:
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University
http://jcsm.auburn.edu
Spanish Fort:
Friends of the Wild Whoopers
http://friendsofthewildwhoopers.org/passenger-pigeons-whooping-cranes
ARIZONA
Tucson:
University of Arizona
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles:
Sew the Seeds
http://www.sewtheseeds.org
Pasadena
Huntington Library
http://www.huntington.org
San Francisco:
Long Now Foundation
http://longnow.org
Stockton:
John Muir Center, University of the Pacific
http://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/default.aspx
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COLORADO
Boulder:
Thorne Nature Experience
http://www.thornenature.org
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
http://cumuseum.colorado.edu
Denver:
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
http://www.dmns.org
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CONNECTICUT
Fairfield:
Connecticut Audubon Society
http://www.ctaudubon.org/
Greenwich:
Bruce Museum
http://brucemuseum.org
Middletown:
Wesleyan University
New Haven:
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
http://peabody.yale.edu
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DELAWARE
Wilmington:
Delaware Museum of Natural History
http://www.delmnh.org
FLORIDA
Gainsville:
Florida Museum of Natural History
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu
GEORGIA
Parks at Chehaw
http://www.chehaw.org
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ILLINOIS
Chicago:
Anti Cruelty Society
http://anticruelty.org
Center for Humans and Nature
http://www.humansandnature.org
Chicago Ornithological Society
http://chicagobirder.org
Faith in Place
http://www.faithinplace.org
Field Museum
http://www.fieldmuseum.org
Hyde Park Historical Society
http://www.hydeparkhistory.org
Lincoln Park Zoo
http://www.lpzoo.org
Peggy Notebaert Nature Center/ Chicago Academy of Sciences
http://www.naturemuseum.org
University of Illinois
Wilbur Wright College, Environmental Technology Program
http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/wright/departments/Pages/Environmental-Technology.aspx
Decatur:
Milliken University
Downers Grove:
Downers Grove Park District
http://www.dgparks.org
Elgin:
Elgin High School Environmental Science Program
http://www.theelginhighschool.com/academics/departments/science
Evanston:
Evanston North Shore Bird Club
http://www.ensbc.org
Geneva:
Forest Preserve District of Kane County
http://www.kaneforest.com
Glenview:
The Grove Natural Historic Landmark
www.glenviewparks.org
Grayslake:
Liberty Prairie Conservancy
www.conservelakecounty.org
Highland Park:
Lake-Cook Audubon Society
www.lakecookaudubon.org
LaFox:
Garfield Farm and Inn Museum
www.garfieldfarm.org
Lake Forest:
Wildlife Discovery Center
http://www.wildlifediscoverycenter.org
Lake Forest College
Libertyville:
Forest Preserve District of Lake County
www.lcfpd.org
Lisle:
Morton Arboretum
www.mortonarb.org
Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum at Benedictine University http://www.ben.edu/museum/
Normal:
Illinois State University
River Forest:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
http://fpdcc.com
Riverwoods:
Friends of Ryerson Woods
www.ryersonwoods.org
Rockford:
Severson Dells Nature Center
www.seversondells.com
Springfield:
Illinois Audubon Society
http://www.illinoisaudubon.org
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Illinois Natural History Survey
http://www.inhs.illinois.edu
Illinois State Museum
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/main
Wheaton
Cantigny Park
http://www.cantigny.org
Wilmington:
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, National Forest Service
http://www.fs.usda.gov/midewin
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INDIANA
Indianapolis:
Amos Butler Audubon Society
http://www.amosbutleraudubon.org
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
http://www.in.gov/dnr
Indiana State Museum
http://www.indianamuseum.org/visit/exhibit
Indiana University/Purdue University
Mishawaka:
South Bend-Elkhart Audubon Society
http://www.sbeaudubon.org
Muncie:
Ball State University
Richmond:
Joseph Moore Museum, Earlham College
http://www.earlham.edu/joseph-moore-museum
South Bend:
St. Joseph County Parks
http://www.sjcparks.org
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IOWA
Davenport:
Putnam Museum
http://www.putnam.org
KENTUCKY
Henderson:
John James Audubon State Park and Museum
http://parks.ky.gov/parks/recreationparks/john-james/default.aspx
Owensboro:
Owensboro Museum of Science and History
http://owensboromuseum.org/
LOUISIANA
Lafayette:
Lafayette Science Museum
http://www.lafayettesciencemuseum.org/
University of Louisiana
New Orleans:
Audubon Nature Institute (Zoo)
http://www.auduboninstitute.org
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MAINE
Brunswick:
Bowdoin College
Hawthorne-Longfellow Library of Bowdoin College
http://library.bowdoin.edu/
Hinckley:
L.C. Bates Museum
http://www.gwh.org/lcbates/LCBatesMuseum.aspx
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MASSACHUSETTS
Cambridge:
Harvard University Museum of Natural History
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu
Lincoln:
Massachusetts Audubon Society
http://www.massaudubon.org
Pittsfield:
Berkshire Museum
http://berkshiremuseum.org
Plymouth:
Plimith Plantation
http://www.plimoth.org/
Stockbridge:
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
Westborough:
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife,
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw/natural-heritage
Worcester:
EcoTarium
http://www.ecotarium.org
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MICHIGAN
Allendale:
Grand Valley State University
Alma:
Alma College
Ann Arbor:
University of Michigan Natural History Museum
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/ummnh
Battle Creek:
Kingman Museum
http://www.kingmanmuseum.org
Centreville:
St. Joseph County Historical Society (Facebook Page)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Joseph-County-Historical-Society-of-Michigan/262530530972
East Lansing:
Michigan State University Museum
http://www.museum.msu.edu
Grand Rapids:
John Ball Zoo
http://www.johnballzoosociety.org
Harbor Springs:
Harbor Springs Area Historical Society and History Museum
http:// http://www.harborspringshistory.org/index.php
Kalamazoo:
Audubon Society of Kalamazoo
http://www.kalamazooaudubon.org
Kalamazoo Nature Center
http://www.naturecenter.org
Lansing:
Endangered Species Program,
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12141_12168---,00.html
Fenner Nature Center
http://www.mynaturecenter.org
Michigan Audubon Society
http://www.michiganaudubon.org
Midland:
Chippewa Nature Center
http://clchippewanaturecenter.org
Milford:
Kensington Metropark
http://www.metroparks.com/blog.aspx?ID=5
Muskegon:
Lakeshore Museum Center
http://muskegonmuseum.org
Niles:
Love Creek Nature Center
http://www.berriencounty.org/parks
Fernwood Nature Center
http://www.fernwoodbotanical.org
Saginaw:
Castle Museum of Saginaw County History http://www.castlemuseum.org
St. Charles:
Hartley Outdoor Education Center
http://www.sisd.cc/hartley
St. Joseph:
Michigan Birds and Natural History
http://www.michiganaudubon.org/publications/mbnh/mbnh.html
The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center http://theheritagemcc.org
West Olive:
Ottawa County Parks
http://www.miottawa.org/Parks
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MINNESOTA
Apple Valley:
Minnesota Zoo
http://mnzoo.com
Minnesota Naturalists Association
http://mnnaturalists.org
Detroit Lakes:
Festival of Birds in Detroit Lakes
http://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/events/festival-of-birds
Minneapolis
Bell Museum of the University of Minnesota http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu
Plymouth
Three Rivers Park District
http://www.threeriversparks.org
Trumpeter Swan Society
http://www.trumpeterswansociety.org
Ramsey:
Ramsey County Parks
http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/parks
St. Paul:
Audubon Minnesota
http://mn.audubon.org
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/index.html
Stacy:
Minnesota Ornithologists Union
http://moumn.org
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MISSOURI
Kansas City:
Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City
http://burroughs.org
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NEBRASKA
Hastings:
Hastings Museum
http://hastingsmuseum.org
NEW JERSEY
Lyndhurst:
Meadowlands Environment Center, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission
http://www.njmeadowlands.gov
Trenton:
New Jersey State Museum
http://nj.gov/state/museum/index.html
West Long Branch:
Monmouth University
West Orange:
Turtleback Zoo
http://turtlebackzoo.com
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NEW MEXICO
Las Cruces
Southwest Environmental Center
http://www.wildmesquite.org
NEW YORK
Albany:
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
http://www.dec.ny.gov/26.html
Aurora:
Wells College
Bear Mountain:
Trailside Museums and Zoo, Bear Mountain State Park http://www.nysparks.com/parks/13/details.aspx
Corning:
Corning Community College' Spencer Center Nature Center
http://spencercrest.org
Cortland:
State University of New York at Cortland, Biology Department
http://www2.cortland.edu/departments/biology
Geneva:
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Granville:
The Pember Museum of Natural History
http://pembermuseum.com
Ithaca:
Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology
http://www.birds.cornell.edu
Jamestown:
Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History
http://rtpi.org
New York City:
Armitage Gone! Dance
http://www.armitagegonedance.org
The Canary Project
http://canary-project.org/about-us
National Audubon Society
http://www.audubon.org
New York Historical Society
http://www.nyhistory.org
Rochester:
Rochester Museum & Science Center
http://www.rmsc.org
Salamanca:
Seneca-Iroquois National Museum
https://www.senecamuseum.org/default.aspx
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OHIO
Cincinnati:
Cincinnati Museum Center
http://www.cincymuseum.org
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanic Gardens
http://cincinnatizoo.org
Xavier University
Cleveland:
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
https://www.cmnh.org
Columbus:
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
http://grange.audubon.org
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
http://ohiodnr.gov/
Ohio Historical Society
http://www.ohiohistory.org
Ohio Ornithological Society
http://www.ohiobirds.org/site/index.php
Museum of Biodiversity, Ohio St. University
http://mbd.osu.edu
Concord Township:
Lake Metroparks
http://www.lakemetroparks.com
Dayton:
Aullwood Audubon Center & Farm--
http://web4.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/aullwood
Dayton Society of Natural History (Boonshoft Museum) http://www.boonshoftmuseum.org
Freemont:
Sandusky County Park District
http://www.lovemyparks.com
Newark:
Ohio Nature Education
http://www.ohionature.org
Oak Harbor:
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
http://www.bsbo.org
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/mageemarsh
Utica:
American Avian Conservation Association
http://avianconservation.blogspot.com
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PENNSYLVANIA
Audubon:
John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
http://pa.audubon.org/john-james-audubon-center-mill-grove
Easton:
Lafayette College, Galleries
http://galleries.lafayette.edu
Harrisburg:
Pennsylvania State Parks
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/index.aspx
Lewisburg:
Bucknell University Arboretum
http://www.students.bucknell.edu/projects/arboretum/PublicWebsite
Philadelphia:
Academy of Natural Sciences (Drexel University)
http://www.ansp.org
Philadelphia Zoo
http://www.philadelphiazoo.org
University of the Arts
Wagner Free Museum
http://www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org
Pittsburgh:
Meadowcroft Rock Shelter & Historic Village, Heinze History Center, http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/meadowcroft.aspx
Audubon Soc. Of W. Pennsylvania
http://www.aswp.org
Carnegie-Mellon University
Carnegie Museum of Nat. History
http://www.carnegiemnh.org
Duquesne University
National Aviary
http://www.aviary.org
River Cubes
http://www.rivercubes.net/site/publicArt/bios.htm
Scranton:
Everhart Museum of Nat. History
http://everhart-museum.org
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RHODE ISLAND
Middletown:
Norman Bird Sanctuary
http://normanbirdsanctuary.org
Providence:
Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium http://www.providenceri.com/museum
Smithfield:
Rhode Island Audubon Society
http://www.asri.org
TENNESSEE
Knoxville:
Ijams Nature Center
http://ijams.org
Frank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee
http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu
Great Smoky Mountains Institute
www.gsmit.org
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TEXAS
Houston:
Houston Zoo
http://www.houstonzoo.org
McKinney:
Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary
http://www.heardmuseum.org
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UTAH
Provo:
M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University http://mlbean.byu.edu
VERMONT
Huntington:
Birds of Vermont Museum
http://www.birdsofvermont.org
VIRGINIA
Independence:
Musicians United to Sustain the Environment (MUSE)
http://www.musemusic.org
Williamsburg:
Colonial Williamsburg
http://www.history.org
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WASHINGTON
BirdNote
http://birdnote.org
WASHINGTON DC
Defenders of Wildlife
http://www.defenders.org
National Council for Science and the Environment http://www.ncseonline.org/encyclopedia-earth
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History http://www.mnh.si.edu
World Wildlife Fund
http://www.worldwildlife.org
WEST VIRGINIA
Circleville:
Nelson Rocks Outdoor Center
http://nelsonrocks.org
WISCONSIN
Baraboo:
Aldo Leopold Foundation
http://aldoleopold.org
International Crane Foundation
http://www.savingcranes.org
Beloit:
Beloit College
http://www.beloit.edu/
Madison:
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
http://wsobirds.org
Wisconsin State Historical Society
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org
Mequon:
Concordia University
New London:
The New London Public Museum
http://www.newlondonwi.org/museum.htm
Stevens Point:
University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point Museum of Natural History
http://www.uwsp.edu/cols-ap/museum/Pages/default.aspx
Wausau:
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
http://www.lywam.org
If interested,
contact Jane Weinke (jweinke@lywam.org)
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
Victoria:
Royal British Columbia Museum
http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
ONTARIO
Milton:
Halton Region Museum
http://www.halton.ca
Owens Sound:
Grey Roots Museum and Archives
http://www.greyroots.com
Ottawa:
Canadian Museum of Nature
http://nature.ca/en/home
Toronto:
Royal Ontario Museum
http://www.rom.on.ca
FEDERAL DISTRICT
CONAIBO (National Commission for Knowledge
and Use of Biodiversity)
http://www.conabio.gob.mx
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Other Countries
Argentina
CORDOBA
Cordoba:
Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (UNC)
http://www.unc.edu.ar/investigacion/cienciaytecnologia/museos-de-la-universidad-nacional-de-cordoba
Bangladesh
SAVAR
Dhaka
Jahangirnagar University
Cameroon
NORTH WEST REGION
Kumbo
Mus’Art Gallery
http://www.musartgallery.org
United Kingdom
Bath
Yorkshire Museum
http://www.brlsi.org/museum-collections
York
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
http://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk