Monthly Chapter Meeting

Dr. Jesus N. Pinto-Ledezma will present “Harnessing Bird and Remote Sensing Data to Understand Biodiversity Change Over Space and Time.” Biodiversity is changing due to alterations in climate and human activities at rates only comparable to the fossil record, and understanding the processes that drive and maintain the composition and structure of ecological communities is […]

Heather Holm, Pollinator Conservationist and Author, “Restoring Ecosystem Functionality and Biodiversity” Monthly chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of the month, September-May, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and […]

Kao Thao, Minnesota State Park Naturalist, will present “Stories from a POC Environmentalist.” Kao believes that we, as Minnesotans, are fortunate to have abundant parks and wildlife spaces supported by […]

Wildlife Ecologist Michael Joyce will present “Distribution and Ecology of Fishers in Southern Minnesota.” Fishers are cryptic forest carnivores in the weasel family native to Minnesota. They have expanded their […]

Karla Bloem will present “Real Life Great Horned Owl Soap Opera.” The presentation will only be available via Zoom Join Meeting  We are limited to 95 participants so join early. A […]

Kara Snow will present “The Breeding Ecology of Boreal Chickadees in Northern Minnesota.” Kara will share her research and findings related to Boreal Chickadees with us. The MN DNR lists […]

Rebecca Heisman will discuss her book "Flight Paths - How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration." ** THIS IS A ZOOM ONLY […]

 Dominant science's impact on Indigenous peoples in historical and contemporary contexts ** THIS IS A ZOOM ONLY PRESENTATION ** Dr. Smiles will speak on how modes of ‘dominant’ science have […]

Storytelling that honors our bird relatives - Birds of Ojibwe Legends Change in Venue **Zoom Only** Winter is traditionally storytelling season in our Native communities in Minnesota.  So many Ojibwe […]