Athens Area Birders
In the Eye of a Fly — with Bekka Brodie
ODNR building 360 East State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesJoin the Athens Area Birders for this month's 'Birder's Tuesday'. Dr Brodie talks about what’s behind the large, specialized eyes of flies, and how these insects use them to communicate, find mates, and food. 6:30 pm – Light refreshments 7:00 pm – Presentation
Birds of Hawaii
Grover Center W113 53 Richland Avenue, Athens, OH, United StatesRyan Wagner of the Ohio University Wildlife Club reports on the native avifauna of the Big Island of Hawaii that features the unique honeycreepers found nowhere else in the world. He will discuss the natural history of the island and threats to its biodiversity.
Breeding Ecology of Tree Swallows and Eastern Bluebirds — with Madeline Sudnick
ODNR building 360 East State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesOhio University student Madeline Sudnick presents about her recent research in local birds. Her focus is on how environment influences nesting success and why it is important to monitor local aerial insectivores.
Great Backyard Bird Count morning walk
Dairy Barn Arts Center 8000 Dairy Lane, Athens, OH, United StatesJoin the 22nd annual Great Backyard Bird Count on a morning walk on the Dairy Barn Ora Anderson Trail! Help locate wintering birds and contribute to a worldwide snapshot of bird distribution and abundance. Athens Area Birder Stefan Gleissberg will help identify the feathered creatures and submit our collective bird list to birdcount.org. Open to beginner birders. Meet at... Read More
Nightfall at The Ridges
Radar Hill Trail 39.314374, -82.120776, Athens, OH, United StatesTime: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Location: Parking lot below the Compost Facility, to the right off Dairy Lane/Blackburn Road, Athens, OH We will walk up towards Radar Hill (20 min) and quietly await the American Woodcock males to start their “peent” calls and aerial displays after sunset. Rain will cancel, but mist or light drizzle won’t. Guide: Stefan Gleissberg
Conservation and Compliance: Illegal Logging in one of Europe’s Biodiversity Hotspots — with Meghan Little
ODNR building 360 East State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesNational parks and other forms of protected areas have become the main mechanism worldwide for biodiversity and forest conservation. A closer look at these areas often reveals challenges with illegal hunting and logging, undercutting conservation efforts. Meg researches Kosovo’s newest national park, ‘Bjeshkët e Nemuna’, examining why illegal logging continues despite environmental regulations, and what... Read More
AAB Birder’s Tuesday on Climate Change: Impacts and Adaptation– with Aimee Delach
ODNR building 360 East State Street, Athens, OH, United States"Climate change poses profound challenges to human and natural communities that are already seriously threatened by habitat loss, overexploitation of resources and pollution. This talk will describe some of the myriad ways that climate change affects wildlife and habitat – from severe weather and extreme drought, to sea ice loss, sea level rise, changes to habitat and food web, and... Read More
Our forest in transition: Over 200 years of change since Rufus Putnam’s survey
ODNR building 360 East State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesWhen public lands were surveyed in the U.S., “witness trees” were often recorded to facilitate the relocation of property boundaries; these witness trees provide a record of forest conditions in Appalachian Ohio c.1800. Comparison with present-day forests reveals a dramatic decline in oaks and a notable increase in red maple. Furthermore, fine-scale topographic patterns observed... Read More
Viorel Popescu, Ohio University: “Where the bobcat meets the road.”
ODNR meeting room 360 East State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesViorel Popescu, Ohio University: "Where the bobcat meets the road: effects of roadkill on Ohio's favorite felid"
Paola Muñoz: Conservation in Costa Rica
ODNR building 360 East State Street, Athens, OH, United StatesPaola will present on deforestation and forest fragmentation in Costa Rica, and how conservation efforts such as creating protected areas, biological corridors, and buffer zones, as well as governmental programs to conserve forest carbon stocks (REDD+) and Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) have reversed the trend and increased Costa Rica’s forest cover dramatically. Pao Muñoz... Read More