Join us for our first webinar celebrating World Migratory Bird Day 2025, with the theme Shared Spaces: Building Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities. We’ll explore how to create communities that benefit both people and birds.

Our featured speaker is Timothy Beatley, author of The Bird-Friendly City. Beatley is a passionate advocate for blending the built and natural worlds. His work highlights cities around the globe that are transforming urban spaces to prioritize birds through public education, urban planning, habitat restoration, architecture, art, and even acts of civil disobedience.

From “catios” (safe, enclosed outdoor spaces for cats) to public campaigns promoting vultures, and innovative building designs that reduce bird strikes, Beatley shares inspiring, practical solutions. These efforts show how urban spaces can support birds while also enriching the lives of the people who live there. Bird-friendly environments make cities more vibrant and enjoyable for everyone—whether birds are migrating through or nesting in backyards.

Join us to learn more and be inspired to advocate for bird-friendly changes in your community. Together, we can create shared spaces that connect us to the natural world.

How can coastal cities adapt to climate change while strengthening their connection to the ocean? In this first episode of the Connecting People and Ocean - A Webinar Series by the DCO on Challenge 10, we will be focusing on urban resilience and sustainability: featuring expert insights from Timothy Beatley and Michael Palmgren, this session will provide key messages to shape discussions at the upcoming First International Ocean Decade Coastal Cities Conference in Qingdao, China. Don’t miss the chance to engage in thought-provoking breakout sessions and contribute to actionable solutions for ocean cities worldwide. Agenda: — Introduction (Ottavia Carlon - IOC/UNESCO) — Tim Beatley’s presentation — The Promise of Ocean Cities — Micheal Palmgren’s presentation — Bringing the ocean back into the city — A key message for Qingdao — “Dive deeper” parallel sessions — Final plenary session Organized by IOC-UNESCO Ocean Literacy Project Office.

Join Biophilic Cities colleague Dr. Nadina Galle for a a presentation on The Internet of Nature

Hear from and network with leading experts driving
biophilic innovation in New York City.

Featured Speakers:
Marielle Anzelone - Pop Up Forests
Timothy Beatley - Biophilic Cities
Merry Camhi - WCS’s NY Seascape
Dustin Partridge - NYC Bird Alliance
Eric Sanderson - NY Botanical Garden
Georgia Silvera Seamans - Local Nature Lab
Joseph Sutkowi - Waterfront Alliance

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM
COOKFOX Architects | 250 W 57th Street, New York City, NY

RSVP: contact@biophilicinstitute.com

From the Delaware to the Schuylkill, from the Schuylkill to Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia is blessed with an extraordinaily watery location.

This year, we are joined by a wonderful group of experts who work and create with water. From regional planning and blue urbanism to habitat-generating water resources engineering, from community water resource engagement to ecological storytelling, speakers and artists will inform and inspire us toward a paradigm shift in our own relationship with water.

Speakers:
Michele Adams (Meliora Design)
Timothy Beatley (Biophilic Cities)
Stacy Levy ( Environmental Artist)
Jazmin Ricks (The Water Center at Penn)
Ariella Maron (Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission)

Join Tim Beatley and other experts in the field to learn about designing biophilic cities.

Join Program Director JD Brown at the Virginia APA Conference as he discusses the growing library of research that supports the many benefits of planning for integrated nature in towns and cities, as one part of a session examining how to put biophilic urban forestry concepts into practice.

Biophilic Cities Executive Director Tim Beatley and Advisory Board Member Nina-Marie Lister facilitate a conversation with Dr. Jodi Hilty, President and Chief Scientist for the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, to explore the vision of connecting wild lands in harmony with the people of the region.

Join Phipps on Thurs., May 4, to hear from Tim Beatley as he leads a discussion about the potential role of, and lessons from, Pittsburgh’s extensive network of City Steps. Beatley will discuss the recent short documentary film made about the steps, produced in conjunction with the recent City Steps Symposium held at the Frick Environmental Center in November of 2022. Beatley will also discuss some similar initiatives and parallel efforts in other partner cities in the global Biophilic Cities Network. From San Francisco to Singapore to Wellington, NZ, he will argue that deep connections to nature require investments in pedestrian infrastructures like the City Steps.    

Register in advance for the meeting here. The Zoom meeting will begin promptly at 6 p.m. (EST), 3 p.m. (PST). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Program Director JD Brown will host a panel at the APA NPC23 Online conference on planning for equitable nature in cities.

About the Panel: With a recognition that daily contact with nature is essential for health and wellbeing but is inequitably available across cities, this session will explore how to invite the creation of biophilic spaces in those communities that can benefit the most.

Join Tim Beatley for a mobile workshop at the 2023 American Planning Association Conference.

JD Brown, Program Director of the Biophilic Cities Network, will present the concept and practice of biophilic cities. Biophilic cities strive to conserve nature, biodiversity, and ecosystems within city limits, to provide for the needs of local flora and fauna, to increase city dwellers' access to and contact with nature and wilderness. JD will present examples of best practices for urban wildlife protection and restoration, and discuss legal mechanisms that cities can use to protect urban nature and and promote equity in access to nature.

Come learn about the 2023 Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design Award at this free 30 minute info session.

Join us for the first annual Hampton Roads Datathon! The theme is "Analyzing, Promoting, and Protecting Biodiversity in Hampton Roads." Tune in for the virtual kick-off on 9/9/2022. An in-person presentation review will be held on 9/16/2022 at Slover Library in Norfolk, Virginia. Meet like-minded individuals while sharpening your data skills in a fun and service-driven environment. This event is open to municipalities, universities, non-profit organizations, and residents.

Biophilic Cities will join in this session of the larger the 6-part ICLEI USA “Biodiversity Bootcamp”series.

Join Program Director JD Brown who will be speaking on urban forests in the biophilic city.

Tim Beately wil join with the City of Los Angles to explore tree planning in the context of the biophilic city.

The Department of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona hosts a series of monthly presentations on the science of climate change and landscape architecture solutions.

Piedmont Environmental Council is hosting a webinar on Biophilic Cities with Professor Tim Beatley on Friday, October 22nd from 12pm-1pm. This is a great opportunity to learn how retaining and expanding nature in our cities and large towns can make them less stressful and more interesting, healthy, and enjoyable to live in

On October 20, 2021, join FLAP Canada for a FREE all-day virtual workshop on bird-safe building strategies designed specifically for industry professionals.

Join Biophilic Cities for Session 4 of the ongoing series Bringing Nature to Cities.

The World Bank’s webinar series “Bringing Nature to Cities: Integrated Urban Solutions to Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change” will promote integrated urban solutions for cities to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change. Co-hosted by the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) and the Global Program on Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience, the series of thematic events will provide an online knowledge exchange platform connecting policymakers, practitioners, and experts to further mainstream biodiversity considerations into cities and development projects.

Join Tim Beatley for this upcoming event.

The AIPH 2021 International Green City conference on 22 April is a chance to inspire people, organisations, city councils and government administrations to join this challenging movement and lead global thinking on the successful integration of nature into the built environment.  As part of AIPH’s Green City programme, the conference is offered free-of-charge to registered delegates.