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Connecting Cultures in Conservation - Sue Bonfield, March 26, 2024

Effective conservation efforts for migratory birds depend on understanding their requirements during various stages of their life cycles. This work also calls for cross-border collaboration and the ability to engage with diverse cultures. Environment for the Americas works across the Western Hemisphere to raise awareness of migratory birds and their conservation. This talk explores how Environment for the Americas develops World Migratory Bird Day, a global celebration of migratory birds and their conservation. We look at the rich history of conservation themes and unveil the 2024 theme: "Protect Insects, Protect Birds." We consider some of the birds that depend on insects, and why declines in insect populations may be connected to worrisome downward trends in insectivorous birds.  Speaker Susan Bonfield is a passionate advocate for diversity and collaboration across borders in conserving birds. She has developed programs building on the phenomenon of bird migration to promote human connections across the Western Hemisphere. She has conducted research and conservation work at the U.S. Forest Service, the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. In 2007, she founded Environment for the Americas, which she directs. The organization's keystone education program, World Migratory Bird Day, connects people in partnership with the United Nations through the phenomenon of bird migration. Today, the organization continues to facilitate international conservation education and research programs and offers youth who are underrepresented in conservation unique opportunities to work alongside researchers, educators, historians, scientists and other professionals. Susan has over 30 years of experience managing research and educational collaborations across the western hemisphere and in Europe, leading multi-organizational research projects, and mentoring young people. She holds a Master’s in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan and a PhD in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources from Colorado State University. She is a founding member of the Diversity Joint Venture, serves on the Board of the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education, and is Coordinator of the trinational Western Hummingbird Partnership.