Park staff banding new piping plovers, National Park Service
National Park Service
Free and open to the public!
Speakers: Neil Howk and Peggy Burkman
The Apostle Islands are designated as an Important Bird Area by the Wisconsin Bird Conversation Partnership. The islands contain important nesting habitat for colonial waterbirds, bald eagles, a variety of breeding songbirds, and the endangered piping plover. The National Park Service regularly inventories and monitors many of the bird species that nest in the islands. National Park Service biologist Peggy Burkman and retired park ranger Neil Howk will describe recent trends and the present status for some of the breeding birds of the Apostle Islands.
Neil Howk
Neil Howk has spent decades exploring the islands and teaching people about what makes them special. He knows the islands like the back of his hand. FriendsoftheApostleIslands.org
Peggy Burkman is the Biologist at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (2002) with former experience as a wildlife biologist, fire ecologist, and landscape ecologist in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service. Peggy coordinates several long-term monitoring projects in the park, works with researchers to address various questions, and maintains healthy vegetation through exotic plant management and restoration efforts. She fell in love with Lake Superior during her youth and has spent her life in the Great Lakes.
