Joanna Eckles currently works for American Bird Conservancy coordinating Bird City Network to support the creation of more bird-friendly communities across the hemisphere. In this Zoom webinar, she will talk about the elements of a bird-friendly community and specific actions we can take to help birds as individuals and in our communities - creating habitat, reducing a variety of threats, engaging people, and promoting sustainability. She will also discuss the vision for Bird City and the hope for urban bird conservation across the hemisphere.  

Joanna started birding in elementary school, studied Wildlife Science (Cornell University) and Conservation Biology (University of Minnesota) and has had a 35+ year career (so far) working for the Minnesota Zoo, The World Parrot Trust, Audubon, and The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota.