September 19 Meeting -- Restoration of Atlantic Puffins on the Maine Coast

In this 2018 Year of the Bird, join Audubon scientist and founder of Project Puffin Steve Kress to learn how he restored colonies of Atlantic Puffins on the Maine coast and how these are now serving as sensitive indicators to climate-induced changes in the Gulf of Maine. He will also discuss how lessons learned from puffin restoration can help us create backyard sanctuaries for birds in a changing climate. PLEASE NOTICE: Due to the quilt show at the Gmeiner and our expectations of  a larger audience, the business meeting (open to the public) and presentation will take place at the Wellsboro High School on 225 Nichols Street, Wellsboro PA in the LGI (Large Group Instruction) Room. The business meeting will start at 5:30 PM and the presentation at 6:30 PM.

Stephen  Kress is Vice-President for Bird Conservation for the National Audubon Society and Director of the Audubon Seabird Restoration Program and Hog Island Audubon Camp.  His career has focused on developing techniques for managing colonial nesting seabirds. In this role, he manages 13 seabird nesting islands in Maine that are home to more than 42,000 water birds of 27 species including most of Maine’s rare and endangered seabirds.  Hundreds of professional seabird biologists can trace their first interest in seabirds to assisting Project Puffin, which is now celebrating its 45th year. Methods first developed in Maine for restoring lost colonies of seabirds are now standard practice worldwide. Dr. Kress received his Ph.D. from Cornell University and his Master’s and undergraduate degrees from the Ohio State University. He is author of Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock and many other books and scientific papers on seabird conservation.

 

Petit Manon Island off the coast of Maine