Dr. Abby Sterling, Connections with Wings: How shorebird conservation can help us re-envision our world
Our Georgia Coast is an unparalleled landscape that can support as many as 300,000 shorebirds every year-- from the small, inconspicuous sandpipers to the large, flashy American Oystercatchers. Many of the species that we host are imperiled, but conservation partnerships have shown that reversing these population declines is possible. Join Dr. Abby Sterling, from Manomet Conservation Sciences, to learn more about our incredible coast, the dazzling shorebirds that it supports, and ways that the Georgia Bight Shorebird Conservation Initiative has been engaging with communities to protect these fragile habitats. Whether shorebirds are your favorite birds or your biggest identification challenge, learn about ways that we can all get involved in shorebird conservation as we build connections across the hemisphere.
Abby Sterling works for Manomet Conservation Sciences, a non-profit based in Massachusetts that uses science and partnerships to address coastal conservation challenges throughout the hemisphere. Based in Georgia, she is working on shorebird conservation in the Southeast and Gulf. She is the director of Manomet’s Georgia Bight Shorebird Conservation Initiative, which focuses on sustaining shorebird populations within the Atlantic Flyway by increasing attention to the Southeastern United States. Abby works with stakeholders actively involved in shorebird conservation, identifying research and management objectives, building education and outreach efforts, and increasing capacity through partnerships. She hopes to achieve measurable progress for shorebird conservation along the South Carolina, Georgia and Northern Florida coasts, and with work in Louisiana’s working wetlands. Abby earned her doctorate from the University of Georgia, where she studied how habitat and landscape features influence beach nesting shorebirds and chick survival. Prior to working on her degree, she lived on Little St. Simons Island, where she worked as a naturalist guide and assisted on a variety of environmental projects. She currently lives in Athens with her husband, her adorable son (who is a mini biologist), and her (rescued) dog.
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