ECOC
Birding and Habitat Restoration on Plum Island
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In-person event
Location: Morse Auditorium
Free
One of the most visited birding spots in the United States is Plum Island, right here on the North Shore. David Moon, Mass Audubon North Shore's Community Science and Coastal Resilience Manager, will share how the incredibly rich biodiversity on Plum Island offers opportunities for observing resident and migratory bird communities through the seasons. The diversity of habitats — including barrier beaches, estuarine waterways, tidal flats and salt marshes — supports an abundant diversity of birds. Moon will also discuss the landscape-level ecological restoration efforts underway to respond to the threat of climate change and sea level rise to these vital bird habitats.
This event is co-hosted by the Essex County Ornithological Club. A brief meeting of the club will be held from 7:30–7:45 pm. All are welcome to attend!
This program is supported by the Lowell Institute.
About the Collaborator
David Moon
David Moon is the Community Science and Coastal Resilience Manager for Mass Audubon North Shore and works from Joppa Flats Education Center in Newburyport, where he helps to restore coastal habitats and leads birding programs. He has been a science teacher, environmental educator and nature center program administrator for 40 years. Before Joppa Flats, Moon taught at The Putney School in Putney, Vermont. His other past roles include Executive Director of Ashuelot Valley Environmental Observatory, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire and Education Director at Stonewall Farm in Keene, New Hampshire. Moon also teaches Tropical Forest Ecology in Costa Rica for Franklin Pierce University. He has an MS in Environmental Education from Antioch University New England.