BHAS Program via ZOOM Thursday, March 10th 7 PM

Speaker: Martha Jordan, NW Swan Conservation Association

Registration Required

MARTHA JORDAN, a well-known swan biologist, will talk aboutTrumpeter and Tundra swans in the Pacific Northwest. You will learn about their life history and biology, and see some excellent photos that show the field marks of each species.

She will shed some light on the problems and controversies these birds face on their wintering grounds and what is needed to insure their future. Get updated on the swan lead poisoning problem, and strategies to reduce the use of lead shot by hunters.

Martha is a wildlife biologist, with a degree in Wildlife Science from Oregon State University. She has worked both in marine and terrestrial environments throughout Washington and parts of Alaska. In the late 1970s, while studying snow geese in the Skagit Valley, she began to look at the small group of Trumpeter Swans in the same area. By 1984, she had expanded her survey efforts to all of Western Washington and had contributed much information to both state and federal agencies on the status of Trumpeter Swans in Washington State.

She wrote the state’s first Trumpeter Swan management plan in 1985. She is still active in both field work and education throughout the region. She is currently the Executive Director of Northwest Swan Conservation Association, a regional non-profit helping to conserve swans and their habitats throughout the region.

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Trumpeter Swans Photo by Mick Thompson