7:20-7:30 PM Optional early login
7:30-7:45 PM Actual start at 7:30 PM with announcements
7:45-8:45 PM Detroit Bird Alliance Conservation Projects
Join MGAWC members on Zoom with Detroit Bird Alliance’s Conservation and Research Coordinator Ava Landgraf who will talk about conservation projects including Detroit Bird City, Black Tern Conservation, and the Christmas Bird Count.
Ava Landgraf is responsible for Detroit Bird Alliance’s conservation initiatives, including Detroit Bird City and Safe Passage. She also leads our ongoing research at the Black Tern colony at St. Clair flats.
Ava was introduced to Detroit Bird Alliance in 2016 through a college internship. Ava graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science focusing on animal conservation and behavior. After graduation, she studied endangered parrot nesting behavior in Bolivia with the World Parrot Trust, continued her work with birds at the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas, and interned in the education and programs department at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh. Closer to home, Ava spent summers as a wild bird rehabilitator at the Bird Center of Michigan and volunteered for Detroit Bird Alliance on bird counts, Black Tern banding, and Detroit Bird City planning. Today, she’s thrilled to be on staff leading these programs.
Ava’s goal is to make experiences with nature accessible to all people. Her favorite bird is the underappreciated Rock Dove.