For thousands of years, wildfire has shaped the diverse ecosystems of the American West. From redwood forests to desert grasslands, fire forged the lands we love.

But fire is not what it used to be in the western U.S. Wildfires are larger and happen more frequently. And more fire means more smoke.

Birds are highly sensitive to air pollution, but we know very little about how wildfire smoke impacts birds. Join Project Phoenix and help us solve the mystery.

Project Phoenix is a community science monitoring project to study the effects of smoke on birds in neighborhoods across California, Oregon, and Washington. By observing birds in your neighborhood for just 10 minutes a week, you can help us learn more about bird responses to smoke. Together, we can safeguard birds through ever-smokier summers.