±¬ÁϹ«Éç Mural Project

A large painting of a Northern Goshawk on the side of a brick building.
Bring the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç Mural Project to Your Town
July 15, 2024 — For the past decade, the initiative has used public art to showcase birds threatened by climate change. Now, communities are putting their own local spin on the effort—and yours could be next.
Alton Flyway Mural by James K. Schmidt and Robert Fishbone
October 31, 2023 — Location: 136 Front Street, Alton, IL 62002
A large mural on the wall of a building of two plovers.
Western Snowy Plover by Jonathan Martinez
October 25, 2023 — Location: 830 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
Eastern Black Rail by Yulia Avgustinovich
September 12, 2023 — Location: 307 Elm Street NW, Washington D.C. 20001
A mural of many portraits of birds painted on the wall of a dark garage.
How San Diego City College ±¬ÁϹ«Éç Club Found Community Through a Mural
December 09, 2022 — Inspired by the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç Mural Project, this summer students in an ±¬ÁϹ«Éç campus chapter came together to paint dozens of climate-threatened birds—each in their very own frame.
The ±¬ÁϹ«Éç Mural Project Brings Birdsong to Life in Washington Heights
December 13, 2021 — An eye-catching and abstract new mixed media mural by artist Jessica Maffia is the first of the public-art project to focus on sound.
A mural by artist Justin Suarez stretches along the side of of a one-story building. It features five songbirds—a House Finch, Pine Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Henslow's Sparrow, and Veery—chasing a much bigger Peregrine Falcon. The falcon is the official city bird of Rockford, Illinois, where the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç Mural Project – Rockford is located.
The ±¬ÁϹ«Éç Mural Project Takes Flight in Rockford, Illinois
November 24, 2021 — Paintings of imperiled birds beautify buildings throughout the city, providing a catalyst for conversations about climate change.
A Swainson's Thrush painted in the Vashon ±¬ÁϹ«Éç Mural. The secretive, small brown woodland bird is projected to lose 46 percent of its summer breeding range in Washington State if global warming continues apace.
The ±¬ÁϹ«Éç Mural Project Lands in the Pacific Northwest
July 22, 2021 — On Washington's Vashon Island, the community has embraced a public art initiative to inspire conservation of local climate-threatened species.
The ±¬ÁϹ«Éç Mural Project Adds Trumpeter Swans to its Uptown Flock
December 31, 2020 — A stunning mosaic created by artists Carlos Pinto and John Sear turns recycled materials into an unforgettable wall.
The ±¬ÁϹ«Éç Mural Project Paints a Milestone 100 Species
September 26, 2018 — Marrying public art and climate change, six new species become ambassadors for conservation on the streets of northern Manhattan.