A presentation by David King

The White Mountains are home to hundreds of bird species occupying a range of habitats from the northern hardwoods to the montane spruce-fir forests. This presentation will focus on representative species and species folks might know or

are likely to encounter that occupy the White Mountains, including quirky behaviors, details on their natural history, and how we can contribute to their conservation.  With this description:  Today, the White Mountain National Forest is over 800,000 acres of public land and is visited by several million people annually. This illustrated program explores the reasons and events that led to the creation of this forest. We will look at the historical impact the forest conservation movement in New England had on the entire National Forest System.

Speaker Bio: Dave is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts, and was formerly a Research Wildlife Biologist with the US Forest Service Northern Research station. My interests are in applied conservation research, including the effects of forest management, climate change, urbanization, habitat restoration and agroforestry on Neotropical migrants during breeding, migration and stopover, with an emphasis on full life cycle conservation. This multidisciplinary approach combines ecology, ornithology and conservation biology with advanced sampling, statistical and modeling techniques to evaluate the relationship between habitat conditions and stressors with the abundance and fitness of birds and other organisms. I am also keenly interested in the effects of anthropogenic influences on wildlife populations, with the objective of informing planning and management activities of conservation practitioners.

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