AnnuAl RepoRt to membeRs | 2012 - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Innovating Inspiring Anyone, the Means at Any to Discover Age, to Care the Unknown…and About Birds and Open Nature New Possibilities“We will conserve only whatwe love. We will love onlywhat we understand. We willunderstand only what weare taught.” So goes the famous quote bySenegalese conservationist Baba Dioum.It’s more than a motto, it’s a commitmentfor the Cornell Lab’s education programs—using birds to help people betterunderstand nature and be active citizensand stewards of the earth. And teachingabout birds isn’t just for schoolkids. It’s forpeople of all ages, and all nations. Becausebirds are everywhere. They’re fascinatingto grandkids and grandparents alike.And every bird in a backyard tree, near aplayground jungle gym, on a skyscraper’sledge, is an opportunity to teach about theinterconnectedness of all living things.19