SPEAKER PROGRAM VIA ZOOM

November 11, 2021  7 PM

Jeff Antonelis-Lapp  – The Special Birds of Mount Rainier

Pre-registration required below

To most birders, Mount Rainier National Park is a mecca for subalpine and alpine birds that include Gray Jay, Clark’s Nutcracker, Mountain Bluebird, and many other species. It’s also home to highly sought-after specialties that include Boreal Owl, White-tailed Ptarmigan, and Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch. But did you know that it and its neighboring watersheds host Northern Spotted Owl, Marbled Murrelet, and Streaked Horned Lark, all protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act?

Join Jeff Antonelis-Lapp, Emeritus Faculty at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, as he shares the status of these key species from Tahoma and Its People, his natural history of Mount Rainier National Park book, published in 2020 by Washington State University Press. Learn more Here.

After graduating from college, Jeff worked two summers at Mount Rainier National Park, igniting a connection to the mountain that endures today. He has summited the mountain, and has hiked all the mapped trails in the park.  At The Evergreen State College, he taught Native American Studies, natural history, environmental education, and served as the Library Dean before retiring in 2015.

Register Here