The Science & Role of Birds in Natural Resource Management

A Spokane Audubon Society Presentation

The team at the Klamath Bird Observatory from Oregon will explain the science and role of birds as indicators that help inform natural resource management and nurture an environmental ethic.

The team at the Klamath Bird Observatory near Ashland in southwest Oregon studies and conserves birds in the Pacific Northwest and throughout their migratory ranges. Elva Manquera-DeShields, who serves as the Observatory’s Science Communications, Outreach, and Conservation Partnerships Manager, will explain the science and role of birds as indicators that help inform natural resource management and nurture an environmental ethic. She will describe the observatory’s current projects on the Klamath Siskiyou Oak Network, Western Purple Martin, Oregon Vesper Sparrow, bird banding program, and Avian Knowledge Northwest.

About the Presenter

Elva grew up in Oregon, received her bachelor’s degree in Zoology from Oregon State University studying herpetology, worked for the Oregon State Arthropod Collection, and volunteered on swallow surveys. While earning her master’s in environmental education from Southern Oregon University, she interned with the Klamath Bird Observatory and has been on the staff full-time now for three years. One of her favorite parts of her job is getting to work with the community and introduce them to the wonderful world of birds and whatever other creature crosses their path during a bird walk.

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