| Oct. | Cammy Sutter, executive director of the Little River Wetlands Project, told the story of Eagle Marsh, one of Indiana’s largest wetland restoration projects, and the remarkable journey that transformed flooded cornfields into a thriving 800‑acre wildlife preserve that is now home to more than 250 species of birds. She also explained the challenges of managing wetland habitats and why they are essential to biodiversity. |
| Nov. | Kamal Islam, professor emeritus of ornithology at Ball State University, shared highlights and photos of a 2024 group trip that he led to experience three of Brazil’s terrestrial biomes: the Pantanal, the world’s largest freshwater wetlands; the Cerrado, the world’s most biologically rich savanna; and Amazonia, the southern part of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. |
| Dec. | Our December program was the celebration of our 2025 conservation award winners. Visit our Conservation Awards page to learn about the dedicated individuals and organizations who’ve made life better for wildlife and humans and the habitats they share. |
| Jan. | Kaitlyn Young, a Ph.D. student at Louisiana State University, shared findings of her master’s thesis research, for which she used Motus (a radio telemetry tracking system) to investigate the movement ecology of two migratory species: Eastern Towhee and Northern Saw-whet Owl. |
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