Help Us Take Flight — Build the First Pitstop for the Birds

Restoring migratory stopover habitat | Restoring relationships with nature

I have poured my heart into Pitstop for the Birds because I believe our transportation infrastructure can serve far more than just vehicles. It can serve life; nature, community, and the millions of migratory birds that travel the same corridors we do.

Pitstop restores dignity to forgotten landscapes by transforming stormwater management systems into lifelines for birds and learning spaces for people.

Now it’s time to pilot this movement —

We’re raising $60,000 to fund:

🌿 Curriculum development led by educator Sophie Moeckel
🪶 Pilot Pitstop for the Birds site at Walnut Creek Wetland Center in Raleigh, NC
💼 Essential operations for our first season of programs and pilots

Your gift helps restore migratory stopover sites and relationships with nature — creating a model of care that can spread from city to city, one Pitstop at a time.

Why Now

Every migration, millions of birds pass overhead — flying thousands of miles through cities that offer fewer safe places to land each year. In just one generation, bird populations have fallen by nearly 30%. Collisions, development, and disappearing habitat now threaten entire species.

Now is the moment to act. Your support for Pitstop for the Birds helps transform everyday infrastructure into safe stopovers — protecting migrating birds and renewing our connection to the living world.

Peace + Love + Birds,

💛

Sadie Walters

Founder & Executive Director

Pitstop for the Birds

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