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Life Lab: Love Your Backyard Birds

with Elizabeth Filippelli, Duval Audubon Society

This Life Lab continues an eight-part 'Conservation Series' at Jacksonville Public Library (running May through June). Life Lab is a one hour program featuring local, trained professional professionals offering FREE help on a variety of topics aimed at improving your daily life. Grow your own garden or small business and take control of your health, career, and personal finances.

In this Life Lab, Elizabeth Filippelli will show participants where art meets science and conservation. Participants will learn how simple artistic techniques can help make windows safer for birds while creating their own beautiful designs. Using bird-friendly window markers and transparent sheets, we’ll explore fun patterns and ideas that help birds see glass and avoid collisions. This hands-on activity is easy, creative, and a great way to support local bird conservation at home. No artistic experience needed—just come ready to have fun, get creative, and help birds!

Duval Audubon Society's mission: Connecting people with nature, conserving and restoring natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife.

Elizabeth Filippelli is a conservation leader dedicated to protecting birds in urban spaces and promoting environmental stewardship across Northeast Florida. As Conservation Director and a board member of the Duval Audubon Society, she leads key advocacy, outreach, and community engagement efforts, including serving as co-lead of the Lights Out Northeast Florida program. She also serves as Program Coordinator for the Timucuan Parks Foundation.

Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities with funds from The Mosaic Company. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or The Mosaic Company.

This is an 8-part series consisting of a variety of library programs on conservation and the environment with the Duval Audubon Society, North Florida Land Trust, and the St. Johns Riverkeeper.

Register to save your seat. Registration must be completed two hours prior to the start time. A library card and PIN are required for registration. If you do not have a card, click HERE to obtain one.

All registered seats will be forfeited at 5 minutes before the program start time and made available to waitlisted and walk-in attendees. Registered attendees arriving after this time will be seated if seats are available.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please allow 1–2 business days to process. Last-minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fulfill. Please ask for Learning Services at (904) 255-2665 or email JPLPrograms@coj.net.

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