{"id":2421,"date":"2021-05-28T16:51:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T16:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/?page_id=2421"},"modified":"2021-12-29T19:08:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T19:08:54","slug":"bird-boxes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/solve\/project-ideas\/bird-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5>\n\t\tproject Ideas\n\t<\/h5>\n<h1>\n\t\tBuilding Bird Boxes\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Nesting_box-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nesting_box\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1024\" width=\"768\" title=\"Nesting_box\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>In addition to birds that nest in tree cavities, namely the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, there are many other species of bird living in the longleaf forest and surrounding region that can benefit from a nesting box. Nesting boxes offer birds a protected space to build their nest and raise their young.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure you research what dimensions and materials you should use to construct the nesting box, as well as where they should be located, depending on the species you are trying to attract and help.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Proximity to habitat<\/li>\n<li>Where and how you&#8217;ll install the box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h2>Helpful Resources<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.potomacriver.org\/resources\/get-involved\/water\/nest-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/12\/nestbox-real.png\" alt=\"nestbox-real\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"302\" width=\"237\" title=\"nestbox-real\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.potomacriver.org\/resources\/get-involved\/water\/nest-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Build &#038; Install Nesting Boxes<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Extensive resource from Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.potomacriver.org\/resources\/get-involved\/water\/nest-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet the Resource\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.potomacriver.org\/resources\/get-involved\/water\/nest-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/12\/cornell.png\" alt=\"cornell\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"284\" width=\"450\" title=\"cornell\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.potomacriver.org\/resources\/get-involved\/water\/nest-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NestWatch <\/a><\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Extensive resource on bird boxes and nest monitoring citizen science projects from NestWatch, a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.potomacriver.org\/resources\/get-involved\/water\/nest-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet the Resource\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/12\/SDG-wheel.png\" alt=\"SDG wheel\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"469\" width=\"469\" title=\"SDG wheel\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h2><strong>Supporting United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<p>The United Nations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> (UN SDG&#8217;s) are a list of projects and actions that all countries can take on to improve their economies and reduce poverty while also protecting the planet. If you choose this project for your Quest, you are helping pursue the goals listed below:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/biodiversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/06\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-15.png\" alt=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-15\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1536\" title=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-15\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/12\/Drawdown.png\" alt=\"Drawdown\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" title=\"Drawdown\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h2>Supporting Drawdown Solutions<\/h2>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\">Drawdown Solutions<\/a>\u00a0are a list of actions and technologies that draw down carbon from the atmosphere and benefit people and communities at the same time. By choosing this project for your Quest, you will be helping decrease carbon in our atmosphere in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drawdown.org\/solutions\/forest-protection\">Forest Protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drawdown.org\/solutions\/grassland-protection\">Grassland Protection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<h5><a href=\"\/longleaf\/solve\/project-ideas\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore OTHER PROJECT IDEAS<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/longleaf\/solve\/project-ideas\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGo Back\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h5><a href=\"\/longleaf\/solve\/design\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">DESIGN YOUR PROJECT!<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/longleaf\/solve\/design\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLet&#8217;s Go!\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>project Ideas Building Bird Boxes In addition to birds that nest in tree cavities, namely the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, there are many other species of bird living in the longleaf forest and surrounding region that can benefit from a nesting box. 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