Threats and Solutions - Saving our Birds

 Threats and Solutions - Saving Our Birds

With Barbara Driscoll, New Hope Audubon Society

Date:  Thursday, June 27, 2024

Time: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EST via Zoom 

(Registration is required to receive the Zoom link for the live presentation)

Cost:

Members- Free 

Non-Members - $10 (non-refundable) - once the recording is ready to view, we'll send you a link that will be valid for 30 days.  OR you can join GAONC ($20 annual membership fee), attend ALL of our presentations for free, AND have access to all of the recordings in our Video Library to view on demand.

About this Presentation:

Barbara will speak to us about threats to our birds such as climate change, loss of habitat, window collisions and lack of insects. Then she will focus on what individuals can do in their yards and their communities to help our birds through local actions. Learner outcomes: How to improve habitat, Local initiatives such as Lights Out and Leave Your Leaves campaigns, eliminating pesticides, window collisions and predator threats.

The presentation will be recorded for 

members to view later in our Video Library.

About Our Speaker: 

Barbara Driscoll is past President of the New Hope Audubon Society and Eno River Association. She helped create and is the Co-Chair for New Hope Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Habitat Committee which promotes creating bird-friendly habitats. She retired in 2013 after being a Physical Scientist for 27 years with the Environmental Protection Agency. Barbara is an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys watching birds, butterflies, plants and animals around the world. Her hobbies include photography, walking her three hounds and removing invasive plants.

*Approval of this presentation for continuing education credit is at the discretion of

your program.