Keynote Presentation: Dr. Nancy Seefelt

Description

Join us for a presentation hosted by Nancy Seefelt. This event is open to the public without charge or registration. Topic is to be announced.

Dr. Nancy Seefelt: Nancy is a Michigan native who grew up in Sterling Heights, near Detroit. After high school, she enrolled at Central Michigan University (CMU) and discovered Beaver Island when she took a class at the CMU Biological Station after her freshman year. Nancy received her M.S. degree from CMU and her doctorate from Michigan State University and currently holds a faculty position in the Biology Department at CMU. During the summer field season, much of her research focuses on avian ecology, specifically the breeding biology of waterbirds (gulls, terns, herons and cormorants) in northern Lake Michigan and the stopover ecology of migrating songbirds along Michigan shorelines. The migration work involves censusing, mist netting, and remote acoustical monitoring; the acoustic monitors also track the sounds of migratory bats. In addition, Nancy monitors the breeding activities of the endangered Piping Plover as part of the recovery program for this species. As a vertebrate ecologist and evolutionary biologist, Nancy has been studying birds throughout the Beaver Island Archipelago for over 20 years.

BIC Center Theater: The theater at the BIC Center hosts music and plays, dinner shows, community meetings, special presentations as part of community events (like this one) and other community activities (Including pickleball). It’s comfortable theater seats, professional lighting and sound systems, and great acoustics make for a great theater experience.  The seats can be retracted to make way for other activities.  The theater is available for rental for private events.  Check with the BIC Center Front Desk or visit biccenter.org for details. We thank the BIC Center for making the theater available for this presentation.