Presentation by Scott Edwards, PhD; the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and the Curator of Ornithology at Harvard's associated Museum, the Museum of Comparative Zoology
When COVID-19 sent students home and halted lab research, Scott decided to fulfill his lifelong dream of cycling from the Atlantic to Pacific. Two weeks before his departure, nationwide protests broke out over the murder of George Floyd by a police officer. On the same day a video of a racist encounter in Central Park involving a Black birder and white woman went viral. As a result of that incident, a group of Black birders and naturalists launched Black Birders Week, a social media campaign that elevates Black voices in birding and takes on racism in the outdoors. Suddenly, Scott's adventure turned into a much larger mission. He created a Twitter account to participate in Black Birders Week and strapped Black Lives Matter signs to his bike. Along the way, Scott met up with fellow researchers as well as met many new people who cheered him on in his quest.
Recorded February 4, 2024 at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's "Birds Across New England: Regional Conservation Symposium".
The premise of this symposium is simple: the more you know, the more you can do to help birds. The event provided the public with information about what is being done to save our birds and what obstacles stand in the way of conservation success. It featured over 20 researchers presenting on topics ranging from birds and renewable energy to the impacts of climate change on bird populations, as well as a keynote address and book signing by award-winning author Carl Safina.
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