Thank you to the following partners and supporters for making our work possible!
BECO is also extremely grateful to the individual donors who support our projects.
Government of Canada
In 2023, BECO received a 2-year grant from Environment and Climate Change Canada through the Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands initiative to support the continuation of our grassland bird stewardship and conservation research on farms. In 2022, we received a 1-year grant from the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk in support of our Grasshopper Sparrow project.
In 2023, BECO received a 3-year grant from the Species at Risk Stewardship Program to support the continuation of our grassland bird stewardship and conservation research on farms.
In 2020, BECO received a 2-year grant from the Species at Risk Stewardship Program to support our grassland bird research and collaboration with the agricultural community to contribute to the conservation of Ontario’s grassland birds at risk.
In 2017, BECO received a 2-year grant from the Species at Risk Stewardship Fund to support our work on monitoring Bobolink stewardship and a 2-year grant from the Species at Risk Research Fund for Ontario to support our research on Bobolink nest success in different land cover types and uses.
BECO received two grants from the Species at Risk Research Fund for Ontario in 2016 to support our research on: (1) Barn Swallows and social cues, and (2) Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark habitat use.
Gordon & Patricia Gray Animal Welfare Foundation
In 2024, BECO received a 5-year grant from the Gordon and Patricia Gray Animal Welfare Foundation in support of our birds at risk in agricultural landscapes program.
The McLean Foundation
The McLean Foundation has provided support for BECO’s birds at risk in agricultural landscapes program each year since 2019. In 2017, we received a grant for our Prairie Warbler project. In 2015, we received a grant for general support.
Hodgson Family Foundation
The Hodgson Family Foundation has provided financial support for our grassland bird conservation on farms project each year since 2022.
K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation
The K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation has provided financial support for our grassland bird conservation on farms project each year since 2022.
Colleges and Institutes Canada provided funding to support BECO field biologists in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 through the Clean Tech Internship program. This project was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada through the federal Department of Environment and Climate Change. Ce projet a été réalisé avec l’appui financier du gouvernement du Canada agissant par l’entremise du ministère fédéral de l’Environnement et du Changement climatique.
Government of Canada
The Canada Summer Jobs program provided funding to support BECO field biologists in 2015, and from 2020 to 2024.
Environmental Careers Organization of Canada (ECO Canada) provided funding to support BECO field biologists in 2020, 2021, and 2023.
S. M. Blair Family Foundation
The S. M. Blair Family Foundation provided financial support for our grassland bird field research in 2021 and 2022.
Jackman Foundation
In 2022, we received a grant from the Jackman Foundation to support our Grasshopper Sparrow project.
In 2020, BECO received funding from the Government of Ontario through Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association’s (OSCIA) Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program. This funding was provided in support of our birds at risk in agricultural landscapes program.
BECO collaborated with OSCIA on the 2016-2018 project: Testing grazing strategies for Bobolink. Funding was provided through the Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands program, an Environment and Climate Change Canada initiative.
In 2019, BECO received a seed grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to support a new initiative in Grey County—convening with farmers and other stakeholders to develop a collaborative approach to grassland bird conservation.
In 2016, BECO received a seed grant to support the launch of our birds at risk in agricultural landscapes program.
Helen McCrea Peacock Foundation
In 2019, BECO received a grant from the Helen McCrea Peacock Foundation to support our birds at risk in agricultural landscapes program. In 2015, BECO received a grant in support of our Prairie Warbler project.
In 2018, BECO received a grant from the Ontario Wildlife Foundation to support our 2019 grassland bird stewardship project.
Colleges and Institutes Canada provided funding to support BECO field biologists in 2018 and 2019 through the Natural Resources Internship program. Funding for this initiative is provided by the Government of Canada through Natural Resources Canada’s Green Jobs – Science and Technology Internship Program, as part of the Youth Employment Strategy. Le financement de cette initiative est fourni par le gouvernement du Canada par l’entremise du Programme de stages en sciences et technologie – Emplois verts de Ressources naturelles Canada dans le cadre de la Stratégie emploi jeunesse.
In 2018, Monica Fromberger, a graduate student at Trent University, received a Mitacs Accelerate grant to work with BECO. Project title: Evaluating effects of local, landscape, and regional factors on Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) nest survival.
In 2016, Katherine Robbins, a graduate student at Memorial University, received a Mitacs Accelerate grant to work with BECO on a research project to investigate Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark habitat use in different land cover types.
BECO collaborated with graduate student Monica Fromberger, Professor Erica Nol, and others in the Nol lab at Trent University on the Bobolink nest success project, 2017-2019.
In 2016, BECO received a 3-year grant from Echo Foundation to support our birds at risk in agricultural landscapes program.
Vortex Canada has loaned high quality optics to BECO for our field research since 2015.
Korax, now HostPapa, has provided BECO with free web hosting since 2015.
BECO collaborated with Bird Studies Canada on the 2014-2015 Barn Swallow social cues project.
Mountain Equipment Co-op
In 2015, Mountain Equipment Co-op donated a GPS unit to BECO through their Community Contributions program.
In 2015, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation Grand River and Kitchener-Waterloo Chapters provided financial support for BECO’s Barn Swallow social cues project.
In 2015, the City of Waterloo funded the construction of two Barn Swallow nesting structures included in the social cues project.
Environment and Climate Change Canada
BECO worked with the Canadian Wildlife Service on several projects in 2014 and 2015.