Something profound
“We of an older generation can get along with what we have, though with growing hardship; but in your full manhood and womanhood you will want what nature once so bountifully supplied and man so thoughtlessly destroyed; and because of that want you will reproach us, not for what we have used, but for what we have wasted. So any nation which in its youth lives only for the day, reaps without sowing, and consumes without husbanding, must expect the penalty of the prodigal whose labor could with difficulty find him the bare means of life.”
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) “Arbor Day: Message to the School Children of the United States,” April 15, 1907
About Northern Colorado Bird Alliance
The Northern Colorado Bird Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to nature appreciation, environmental education, and conservation activities. The organization was informally established in 1962 as the Fort Collins Bird Club. In the 1970s, the organization joined a national network of hundreds of National Audubon Society (NAS) chapters and formally incorporated as Fort Collins Audubon Society. In February 2025, we adopted our current name. Northern Colorado Bird Alliance currently has more than 1,200 members, nearly all of whom reside in Larimer and Weld Counties in Colorado.
Policy Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Northern Colorado Bird Alliance as an organization is dedicated to practicing inclusion, making our programs as accessible as possible to all, and adopting organizational practices that actively promote inclusion and equity.
Northern Colorado Bird Alliance does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of ability status, age, citizenship, color, disability, family/parental status, gender identity and expression, marital status, military status, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, pregnancy, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or veteran's status in any of its activities, including, but not limited to, field trips, Christmas bird counts, and other sponsored events, as well as on our website and social media accounts.
Land Acknowledgment
Northern Colorado Bird Alliance conducts field trips, programs, and other activities on the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations and peoples, as well as other tribes that have ties to this region. Indigenous people lived in this region for thousands of years before Europeans began exploring and colonizing in the late 1500s—and still live here today. We recognize these Indigenous peoples as the original environmental custodians of the land where we operate today and respectfully offer our gratitude.
Contact Information
Northern Colorado Bird Alliance
P.O. Box 271968
Fort Collins, CO 80527-1968
FCAS Mission Statement
To promote the appreciation, conservation, and restoration of ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife, through education, participation, stewardship, and advocacy.
Constitution and Bylaws (PDF)
Leadership Directory (PDF)