Monthly program next Tu., Feb. 23, 7:15 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
We hope you will join us as we bring you a special speaker: Duane
Nelson, whose talk is about the status of Piping Plovers and Least Terns
in Colorado. Nelson, a biologist, has worked for over twenty-five years
in the study, management, and conservation of Least Terns and Piping
Plovers in Colorado. In 2002, Duane began working as a contractor with
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at John
Martin Dam and Reservoir. Previously, Duane worked for the Colorado
Division of Wildlife and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO).
Among the many projects Duane is involved in, he designs sustainable
ways to create and maintain nesting habitat, including island creation
that reduces depredation as well as managing invasive plants to provide
barren beach habitat needed by the birds.
Duane is a very
articulate and passionate speaker who will discuss his conservation
work on behalf of these endangered birds with beautiful and
informative power-point, slides, and videos.