Climate Change Education: It's for the Birds

Stonyfield Farm and National Audubon Society work to raise awareness about climate-fragile birds

Londonderry, NH—April 26, 2010—Organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm is working with the National Audubon Society to help raise awareness of how climate change is impacting birds—even birds that are commonplace for fellow New Englanders to see, like robins, bluebirds and mourning doves.

Beginning in July, consumers can look on Stonyfield milk cartons for beautiful bird photographs and descriptions of how climate change is affecting migration and feeding patterns and putting birds at risk.

Stonyfield is also supporting Audubon Adventures school program, which teaches kids about birds and environmental protection. One lesson even teaches kids to reuse Stonyfield milk cartons by turning them into bird feeders.

“We have long promoted environmental responsibility, and in this case we‘re trying to educate the next generation about the small steps they can make to protect the birds and animals that they see every day,” says Stonyfield CE-Yo Gary Hirshberg. “Education and fun activities, like making milk carton birdfeeders, can mark the beginning of a life full of environmental stewardship.”

Over 4,000 classrooms have received the Stonyfield-sponsored Audubon Adventures programming—from the West Coast to the East Coast, and all states in between.

To learn how you can help bring Audubon Adventures to your town’s schools, visit http://www.audubon.org/educate/educators/Stonyfield.html

To learn more about birds and climate change, visit http://www.audubon.org/globalWarming/ImpactsBirdsWildlife.php

About Stonyfield Farm

Stonyfield Farm, celebrating its 27th year, is the world’s leading organic yogurt company. Its all natural and certified organic yogurt, smoothies, milk, cultured soy, frozen yogurt and ice cream are distributed nationally. The company advocates that healthy food can only come from a healthy planet. Its use of organic ingredients helps keep over 180,000 farm acres free of toxic, persistent pesticides and chemical fertilizers known to contaminate soil, drinking water and food. To help reduce climate change, Stonyfield offsets all of the CO₂ emissions generated from its facility energy use. The company also started a nonprofit called Climate Counts (climatecounts.org), which shows people how they can help fight climate change by the way they shop and invest. Stonyfield also donates 10% of its profits to efforts that help protect and restore the Earth. For more information about Stonyfield Farm, its products and initiatives, visit www.stonyfield.com.

Contact:
Sue McGovern for Stonyfield Farm
781-648-7157, sue@mcgov.com