Halton Hills Lecture Series: Bird Friendly Communities - Conservation in Local Practice

Presented by the Halton Hills Public Library. Learn more about the lecture series and upcoming lectures.

Join Brendon Samuels, a PhD candidate in the Department of Biology at Western University, for a conversation about the various initiatives for the betterment of healthy bird populations that are ongoing in municipalities participating in Nature Canada's Bird Friendly Cities program.

Municipalities are on the frontlines of conserving birds and biodiversity in Canada. Many of the problems facing wild bird populations already have solutions – practices that can be mobilized at a local level through grassroots organizing, knowledge translation, environmental stewardship, and policy change.

Join us to learn about the various initiatives for the betterment of healthy bird populations that are ongoing in municipalities participating in the Bird Friendly Cities program by Nature Canada.

Brendon Samuels, the local Bird Team coordinator for London, Ontario will share his experiences and provide suggestions of practical ideas that can help people to understand and coexist with birds, reduce key threats, and link bird conservation with climate action.

Brendon Samuels is a PhD candidate in the Department of Biology at Western University in London, Ontario, where he works at the Advanced Facility for Avian Research on research into strategies for preventing bird-window collisions. He also acts as the coordinator of the London Bird Team under the Bird Friendly Cities Program by Nature Canada and is the research coordinator for the Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Canada. When not at work, Brendon can usually be found tending to his naturalized garden and pet parrots.