Monthly Meeting and Lecture
October 2019 Monthly Meeting and Lecture Program: “Wading birds in the Everglades: Different responses to living in troubled waters” by Dale E. Gawlik, Ph.D.
Date and Time
Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 7pm (doors open 6:30pm)
Location NEW
Origin Church, 6073 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33415
Program & Speaker
Dr. Dale E. Gawlik is Director of Florida Atlantic University’s Environmental Science Program and a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences. His research focuses on waterbird ecology and conservation, wetland and intertidal ecosystems, restoration ecology, and the use of birds in aquatic ecosystem management. He has published over 70 papers, many focused on how hydrologic processes control wading bird populations in the Everglades of Florida. Dr. Gawlik and his students have developed heron, stork, and ibis habitat models that link bird populations to the hydrologic management and restoration of the Everglades.
Dr. Gawlik serves on the IUCN Heron Specialists Group and IUCN Stork, Ibis, and Spoonbill Specialist Group, and he is also a member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wood Stork Working Group. Dr. Gawlik has held a number of elected leadership positions in professional ornithological and scientific societies, including his current positions as Secretary of the Association of Field Ornithologists and Councilor for the Waterbird Society.
More Meeting Information
Meeting and program is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments, at Origin Church, 6073 Summit Blvd in West Palm Beach. We look forward to seeing you there!
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