Green roofs, gardens, and bioswales do more than just beautify the City—they’re essential for making New York City more resilient to climate change. These green spaces cool urban areas, reduce flooding, improve air quality, and provide a peaceful escape from city life. But they also do something even more vital: they support wildlife. Healthy wildlife populations, from birds to pollinators, are crucial for maintaining vibrant urban ecosystems. They help with pollination, seed dispersal, and pest control—key functions that keep our city’s green spaces thriving. Supporting biodiversity means supporting a livable city for all.

Your company can be a part of the transformation by partnering with NYC Bird Alliance. Here’s how we can help:

⚫ Scientific Monitoring: We track and document wildlife on your green roofs, including bird surveys, beneficial insect community studies, and bat acoustic monitoring. This data quantifies the positive environmental impacts of your green infrastructure.

⚫ Wildlife Habitat Consulting: We offer expert advice on optimizing your green spaces to support biodiversity, ensuring your infrastructure benefits both the environment and your company.

⚫ Employee Engagement: Connect your employees with nature through workshops, presentations, and birding programs that showcase the impact of your green initiatives.

⚫ Communicate your sustainability successes: Collaborate with us on press, social media, and signage to share your sustainability success stories with clients, partners, and the public.

NYC Bird Alliance is proud to partner with Google in the largest green roof bird monitoring project in New York City. Together, we're documenting how Google's green infrastructure supports local and migratory bird species, enhancing biodiversity, engaging employees, and helping tell their sustainability story to the community. Your company can achieve the same impact. 

For over a decade, NYC Bird Alliance has worked closely with the Javits Center on its transformation into a paragon of sustainability and a haven for wildlife. The Javits Center boasts one of the largest green roofs in the U.S., spanning 6.75 acres and serving as critical habitat for bats, insects, and over 70 species of local and migratory birds. The roof plays a crucial role in stormwater management by retaining over 75% of rainwater and mitigating nearly 7 million gallons of runoff annually, while also reducing the urban heat island effect and lowering the building’s heat flux by 46%

Beginning in 2016, NYC Bird Alliance partnered with Newtown Creek Alliance, Broadway Stages, and Alive Structures to create a series of green roofs at Kingsland Wildflowers in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. NYC Bird Alliance scientists documented rapid changes in bird, insect, and bat communities at the roof after its installation. The space also offers stunning views of Manhattan and the surrounding industrial landscape, creating a unique space for environmental education and community engagement.