DNRT Annual Meeting

• 6:00 PM Reception & Refreshments

• 6:30 PM Annual Meeting Begins
  • Year-end Reports
  • Election of Officers & Directors (Details Below)
  • Presentation of Joe Frothingham Award
  • Presentation of Bill Pinney Award
• 7:30 PM 13th Annual John Wylde Lecture:
  • “Birding Tours as a Tool for Conservation in the Era of Biodiversity Loss” Presented by Dr. Charles Clarkson
    • As wildlife populations continue their decline due to a suite of factors, most notably habitat loss, perhaps the greatest tool we have to effectively conserve healthy habitats and the birds they contain is education. Distance-based birding tours that visit the most biodiverse regions of our planet offer an opportunity to engage individuals and create better stewards of the world by exposing the intricate and ever-important connections between birds and their habitats that have evolved over millions of years. These tours also serve dual purpose by empowering local communities to protect the wild places in their own backyard. For nearly 15-years, Charles Clarkson has been leading birding tours to the neotropics with the express purpose of sharing the amazing story of birds with others. His tours have employed many local and indigenous community members and have helped to spotlight the plight of tropical habitats and tropical wildlife. Join us for a talk exploring the primary drivers of decline in birds, the threats they face as our climate changes and human-induced habitat loss continues and how individuals can make a difference in their own backyards and through ecotourism.

PROPOSED 2026 OFFICER & DIRECTOR NOMINEES

• Officers (for 1-year term)
  • President: Doug Roscoe
  • Vice President: Lynn Seymour
  • Secretary: Lynne Cotter
  • Treasurer: Clifford “Tip” Tracy
• Renewing Current Directors (for second 3-year term)
  • Andrea Langhauser
  • Karen Rocha
• New Directors (for first 3-year term)
  • Alison Durant
  • Barbara Honthumb
• Departing Directors:
  • Dan King
  • Thad Herliczek
  • Mike Labossiere