MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 2024, Meet at 7:00 PM
Reflections on a Transparent Problem:
The Window/Bird Strike Issue
and What You Can do
PRESENTOR: John Turner
Collisions with windows cause the deaths of hundreds of millions of birds a year in North America, making it the second most significant cause of bird mortality. John Turner will discuss the dimension and details of the problem and provide ideas on ways to address the problem at your home and buildings in your community.
John Turner currently works part-time in the Division of Land Management of the of the Town of Brookhaven involved in the Town’s open space and farmland protection program and also serves on a part-time basis as a Conservation Policy Advocate for the Seatuck Environmental Association, working on a variety of wildlife, open space, and water quality issues with specific focus on horseshoe crab and diamondback terrapin protection, reducing bird mortality from window collisions, and water reuse.
John is a co-founder of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society and serves on its board. He is also a founding member of the Long Island Nature Organization (LINO). He is also on the board of the South Fork Natural History Society and the Four Harbors Audubon Society where he is Chair of the Conservation Committee. He also serves as Spokesperson to the Preserve Plum Island Coalition, an alliance working to secure the permanent protection of Plum Island.
He lives in the historic district of Setauket with his lovely wife Georgia, son Travis and three dogs – Henry, Daisy, and Emmy.
Won’t you join us at
Quogue Wildlife Refuge
3 Old Country Road, Quogue.
All are welcome to this free program. Refreshments.