Replay -- Dr. Travis Longcore: Light, Dark, Bird, Fish: Biological Impacts of Artificial Light at Night on the California Coast

Research by Levi Simons, Karen Martin, and Travis Longcore. Presented by Travis Longcore at the evening meeting of the Los Angeles Audubon Society on May 11, 2022.

Replay -- Dr. Amy Collins: Shining a Light on Nighttime Bird Migration

Each year, billions of songbirds partake in spring and fall migrations across the US. Many of these migrations take place at night, while we are all sound asleep. Amy will present her latest research on what tools we can use to monitor these mass migrations, and what characteristics of the landscape play a pivotal role in stopover locations.

Dr. Amy Collins is a Postdoctoral research fellow at Colorado State University. Her research investigates the impacts of light pollution and urbanization on nighttime bird migration. Amy has spent considerable time in LA where she conducted part of her PhD work examining the effects of light and noise pollution on wildlife movement and behavior. For more info on Amy’s work, please visit amycollinsecology.com or check out her Twitter @amy_christina

Replay -- Dr. Eric Wood: Income inequality, racial segregation, and urban avifauna

Public lecture given on February 9, 2022 by Dr. Eric Wood (Cal State Los Angeles). The Wood Lab - http://www.ericmwood.org/

Replay -- Bill Wilson: Birds & Beans Coffee

Half of the people in the US have a cup of coffee every day but few understand the environmental impact of coffee. Even fewer prioritize origin and know how coffee farming affects people, farms, forests, and birds all over the world.

Bill Wilson is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Birds & Beans coffee. With the help of three other families and support from Scott Weidensaul, Bridget Stutchbury and Kenn Kaufman, they launched their company in 2008 to save the Smithsonian ‘Bird Friendly®’ shade grown coffee certification. Bill shares the story of Birds & Beans, which is not only Bird Friendly®, but also USDA Organic, and Fair Trade, and show how this approach helps to save birds, tropical forests, family farmers and their workers, local rural economies and the Earth we all share.

Note: We had some issues with an open mic and cross-talk early in the presentation but got them fixed about 10 minutes into the talk.