Managed forests are perfect for birds! — Ep. 63

About this episode

Emily "EJ" Williams discusses the importance of managed forests for various bird species.

Send us Fan Mail Different species of birds need forests of varying ages to thrive. To talk about that is Emily "EJ" Williams, who recently retired from the American Bird Conservancy as the Southeast Director of Sustainable Forest Partnerships. She's a wildlife biologist with bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Georgia. While at the American Bird Conservancy, she worked "to stop the decline of migratory birds and enable conservation throughout their life cycle, according th...

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Zeringue

Guest: Emily "EJ" Williams

Topics covered

• bird conservation
• managed forests
• wildlife biology
• sustainable forestry
• migratory birds

Keywords

• managed forests
• birds
• wildlife biologist
• conservation
• American Bird Conservancy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Bird Conservancy

Places: University of Georgia

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