Bird Friendly® Certified Coffee: Conserving Birds One Cup at a Time, by Kirstin Hill, Smithsonian

Did you know that the coffee you drink can have an impact on the birds in your backyard? 

The Smithsonian Bird Friendly® certification does more than any other certification to conserve habitat for birds and other wildlife on coffee farms. During this talk, Bird Friendly® Program Manager Kirstin Hill will describe the link between coffee and conservation, discuss what makes Bird Friendly certification the gold-standard in biodiversity protection, and share ways to get involved in the movement to “Drink Bird Friendly®.”  Your coffee is stronger than you think!

Bio: Kirstin Hill is the Program Manager for Smithsonian Bird Friendly®, the gold standard in biodiversity-friendly coffee. She is a conservationist at heart and an educator by training, with over a decade of experience working to engage audiences in the protection of wildlife and wild places. 

As the Bird Friendly Program Manager, Kirstin works alongside coffee companies to increase consumer awareness and support for Bird Friendly certified coffee, building a stronger Bird Friendly community. Prior to this position, Kirstin worked at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for eight years— her favorite zoo animal to visit is the southern tamandua.