When you think of birding you might think of a nice older man sitting in the woods with a book of native bird species a pair of binoculars around his neck. But this week we’ve conveyed that Millennials are defying stereotypes in all sorts of ways including the fact that conservation agencies are reporting more millennials – now ages 23 through 38 – who bird. Not only have birding groups begun forming at college campuses but since National Audubon began tracking its demographics more closely, it has seen an uptick in the number of members in their 20s and 30s, from 9 percent of their 1 million members in 2017 to 12 percent of the organization’s 1.4 million membership this year. This generation is getting outside more than previous ones and opting to bond with nature during vacations and recreation activities.
June 20, 2019 »