Learn about ‘Birds and Climate Change’ at next OPAS meeting

By Sequim Gazette Staff • March 13, 2024 1:30 am
Photo courtesy of Steve Hampton Dr. Steve Hampton is the guest speaker at the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society’s March 20 meeting.
Photo courtesy of Steve Hampton Dr. Steve Hampton is the guest speaker at the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society’s March 20 meeting.

Dr. Steve Hampton offers “Birds and Climate Change” at the next Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society (OPAS) meeting, set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, in Rainshadow Hall at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road.

There is no charge to attend. The presentation will be preceded by a brief OPAS business meeting.

Hampton will discuss the ecological changes that are already happening, with a special focus on the Pacific Northwest and Olympic Peninsula.

Hampton has been birding since age 7. He worked for California Department of Fish & Wildlife for 25 years, where he was involved in oil spill response, natural resource damage assessment, seabird restoration, and partnerships with Native communities.

He now serves as conservation chair and Christmas Bird Count Compiler for Admiralty Audubon in Port Townsend. He combines his love of birds with a PhD in resource economics to analyze bird data.