Reminder for Tonight's - Speaker Series Program with Marianne Korosy

[Apalachee Audubon]

February Program - Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012

Social at 7 pm - Program at 7:30 pm

918 Railroad Avenue, Tallahassee

 

“Forests, Beaches, Marshes, and Shrublands: Chapter Opportunities in Important Bird Areas”

with Marianne Korosy

 

Florida has 100 designated Important Bird Areas (IBAs) that encompass a range of natural habitats including forests, grasslands and shrublands, coastal beaches and tidal marshes, and migratory stopover habitats. Tour some of Florida’s special IBAs and find out where the birds can lead us in citizen science, conservation, and outreach.

 

Marianne Korosy is Audubon of Florida’s Important Bird Area coordinator. Her work for the past two years has focused on building chapter-based coastal bird steward programs in southwest Florida.  Marianne leads a volunteer bird banding project involving Clearwater and St. Pete Audubon chapters at rooftop Least Tern colonies in Pinellas County and also conducts a volunteer-based winter sparrow banding project at Weekiwachee Preserve in Hernando County.  Marianne has a master’s degree in geology from FSU and is a PhD candidate in conservation biology at the University of Central Florida.