3 p.m. Dr. Schummer will present “The History and Importance of
Waterfowl Conservation” at the Rice Creek Field Station in Oswego. This pre
sentation is open to the public.
Dr. Michael Schummer is a
Visiting Assistant Professor of Zoology at SUNY Oswego and Roosevelt Waterf
owl Ecologist of the Roosevelt Wild Life Station at SUNY College of Environ
mental Science and Forestry. He has worked for Bird Studies Canada, Mississ
ippi State University, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlif
e, NYSDEC, USFWS, and a diversity of other conservation stakeholders where
he has conducted research, conservation, and management of wetland wildlife
throughout much of North America. Along with a general interest in wildlif
e conservation, Mike specializes in research of North American waterfowl at
the national, regional, and local scales to develop applied science produc
ts that provide the opportunity for conservation stakeholders to make well-
informed decisions. See
http://sch
ummerlab.weebly.com/ for more information about the work conducted by D
r. Schummer’s lab. Dr. Schummer will present on “The History and Importance
of Waterfowl Conservation”. About this presentation, he states, “Waterfowl
scientists, conservationists, and managers have contributed countless hour
s to pioneer a diversity of conservation successes that we increasingly tak
e for granted. These successes not only provided for those interested in su
staining waterfowl populations but a foundation for other stakeholders
in environmental conservation and all those concerned with the future of t
his planet. We should not forget this history; our challenge, today, is to
meld these successes with the increasingly diverse value-system of emerging
conservationists to build a new success story for tomorrow.” Dr. Schummer
will present at the Rice Creek Field Station of SUNY Oswego. The Field Stat
ion, established in 1965, saw a substantial face-life in 2013 with a new st
ate-of-the-art building that is used for teaching and research. The Field S
tation has a diversity of trails open for exploration that meander through
secondary growth forests, abandoned fields and orchards, and older growth f
orest. Dr. Schummer will accompany us on a snowshoe trip through the Field
Station grounds and on a birding trip along Lake Ontario and the Oswego Har
bor and River.
