Speaker: Curtis Smalling - Director of Conservation, Audubon North Carolina
North Carolina is blessed with over 18 million acres of forests. Close to four million of those acres are in our towns and cities, and we are losing them at an alarming rate. Audubon North Carolina is embarking on an effort to help our chapters and partners in communities work to protect, manage, and restore our forests in the face of development, transportation, and other factors. We will look at how birds use urban forests throughout their annual cycle and some of the innovative ways communities are coming together to tackle this complex issue, and how you can get involved.
Registration includes live presentation (either in-person or virtually), Q&A session and admission to Wing Haven’s gardens. A recording of the program will be available after the presentation.
$25/Member (in-person)
$10/Member (virtual, live and recording)
$35/Non-member (in-person)
$20/Non-member (virtual, live and recording)
Curtis Smalling is a 1985 magna cum laude graduate of Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and in 1996 received a Master of Arts in Appalachian Studies A life-long bird watcher, Curtis began watching birds with his grandfather, who was very interested in Purple Martins.
His current position with Audubon is that of Director of Conservation. He is currently responsible for the Working Lands, Coastal Sanctuaries, and Bird Friendly Communities programs for Audubon North Carolina.
He is a member of several conservation committees including the International Golden-winged Warbler working group (including working on this species and others on their wintering grounds in Nicaragua), chair of the NC State Scientific Council Bird Committee, and a member of the steering committee for the Bird Atlas effort in NC. He has been involved in wind and bird interactions for two decades, including service on NC’s first wind working group and helping draft legislation and model local ordinances regarding wind energy in NC.
He is a contributing author or editor for several books, publications, and peer reviewed papers. He resides in Garner, NC with his wife of 40 years, Mary, and has three children and five grandchildren.
