Audubon to present ‘Wetlands, Water and Wood Stork’
As part of its 2022 Lecture Series, the Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society will host Dr. Shawn Clem for “Wetlands, Water and Wood Stork” on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. virtually via a webinar.
Clem is research director for Audubon Florida’s Western Everglades Research Center, located at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. She will discuss what scientists are uncovering about recent hydrological change in the sanctuary’s wetlands and a possible correlation with declining wood stork nesting. Clem is a community ecologist with 20 years of experience in researching and describing the ecology, hydrology and impacts from environmental stressors on the region, with past positions and projects at the Everglades National Park, Audubon’s Everglades Science Center in Tavernier and Big Cypress National Preserve.
Clem helped establish Corkscrew’s research center in 2013. She is focused on filling science gaps in order to answer questions about western Everglades’ conservation and restoration. Current long-term monitoring projects include tracking and understanding hydrology, wood storks and other wildlife changes at Corkscrew, gauging restoration success on the Panther Island Mitigation Bank and documenting changes in fish communities within the Picayune Strand Restoration Project. Under her direction, Audubon’s research program is focused on understanding and describing the region’s ecology in light of increased environmental pressures and using that to guide wetland conservation, stewardship and restoration throughout the boundaries of Corkscrew and beyond.
This is the sixth of eight Sanibel-Captiva Audubon lectures to be held this season.
To register for the webinar, visit https://san-capaudubon.org/programs up to five days prior to the scheduled date and click on “JOIN” in the program description. After registering, a link to the webinar will be emailed; save the link as it will be required to join the webinar on the day of the program.
There is no charge to attend. However, as a $10 donation has been suggested for the in-person lectures, a donation is still suggested at Paypal.me/SanCapAudubon or by mailing a check to the Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society, P.O. Box 957, Sanibel, Florida 33957. Donations are appreciated and, after costs, help to promote conservation on the islands and in the state.
For more information, visit www.san-capaudubon.org.