About Us
The Friends of Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds (FoBSPB) is a registered 501(c)(3) Public Charity based in the United States promoting the conservation efforts of the Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds (BSPB) in the Americas. The BSPB Is BirdLife International's Bulgarian partner.
The Friends of the Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds is a volunteer only organization which works towards the promotion of Bulgarian nature conservation as well as providing information on the Bulgarian Society' for Protection of Bird's work in avi-fauna conservation, habitat protection and monitoring in Bulgaria.
FoBSBP is a 100% volunteer based organization where all donations received are used towards projects deemed important in avi-fauna habitat research and protection as well as funding specialized projects which will have either a direct or in-direct impact on Bulgaria conservation and research.
It also acts as the America’s liaison for the dissemination of membership information for the Society. It serves also as point of contact in the throughout the Americas for BSPB members, as well as taking an active role in attracting members for BSPB.
Organizations, non-profit organizations, eductaional institutions and individuals can use the resources of The Friends of the Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds in order to organize trips, meetings, lectures or learn about the different projects the Society is involved in.
Membership in the Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds is $25.00 per calendar Year (January to December). Membership dues are used to fund BSPB projects as well as related to environmental protection and conservation.
Depending on the membership level, the Benefits package includes, but not limited to: The society's Bi-annual newsletter "Neophron;", A BSPB T-Shirt, discounts on FoBSPB Birding Trips to Bulgaria; Member Discounts at the two BSPB run Nature Centers' gift shops in Bourgas (Poda) and Madjarovo and, of course, free admission to both Nature Centers.
As an "added value", members of the Friends of BSPB will receive a 3% discount on birding tours to Bulgaria booked via FoBSPB. These tours are the only tours originating in the United States that are fully sanctioned by BSPB. 100% of all fund-raising trips are used to support and finance a variety of BSPB projects. All tours, for example, are led by prominent experts in Bulgarian ornithology, and from time to time, top European birding experts. These tours are reasonably priced and are all-inclusive (except for airfare to the destination country, alcoholic drinks and items of a personal nature).
Please note that you have to be a member of the Society prior to signing up for the tours in order to utilize the discount, you may do so by clicking on this LINK.
