Climate Change, the Decline of Birds and Insects, and Other Alarming News

A recently published study in Science reports that there are nearly three billion fewer birds in North America than there were in the 1970s. This news follows reports of declining insect populations and a changing climate. What is happening and what can be done? How can we help? Join us for a closer look at these subjects and other alarming news with Dr. Jeffery Wells.
Dr. Wells is a Fellow of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Vice President of Boreal Conservation for National Audubon. He is one of the nation’s leading bird experts and conservation biologists and author of “Birder’s Conservation Handbook”. Along with his wife Allison Childs Wells, he authors the weekly column “A Bird’s Tale” in the Boothbay Register. Both are widely published natural history writers and are the authors of the book, “Maine’s Favorite Birds”.
This free talk is cosponsored by Indivisible Boothbay and will take place inside the farmhouse at BRLT’s Oak Point Farm, with seating limited to 25 participants. Registration is required by contacting BRLT Environmental Educator Tracey Hall at thall@bbrlt.org of 633-4818.