Tues., Feb. 27, Dr. Susan Bonfield on the Western Hummingbird Project

[Pam Piombino]

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Tuesday, February 27, 2017.  7:15 p.m. at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, 5001 Pennsylvania Avenue, Boulder, CO

“Western Hummingbird Partnership” - a presentation by Dr. Susan Bonfield

Dr. Bonfield is the Executive Director of Environment for the Americas, which is coordinating the Western Hummingbird Partnership.  This is a developing network of conservation organizations, working to protect and preserve these flying gems, found only in the New World,  Working with partners in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, they will endeavor to understand what hummingbirds need to survive when challenged by habitat loss, pollution and climate change.

The Western Hummingbird Partnership's multi-pronged approach to the conservation of hummingbird populations includes science-based research and monitoring, habitat restoration and enhancement, and educating the public as to how they can be a major and positive component of this endeavor.  Dr. Bonfield will also talk about the evolutionary history of this avian family, featuring research by Dr. David Inouye.