Kirtland Bird Club welcomes people with an interest in birds ...
... regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, age, or skill level.
... regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, age, or skill level.
Wednesday, October 7th at 7:30 PM on Zoom
How a Cleveland Birder-Photographer Works on Conservation Efforts
in Colombia
by Steve Cagan
Steve Cagan is a birder and photographer who has been traveling to El Chocó, a Pacific rainforest area in Colombia, since 2003. The area faces threats to its rich rainforest and its human cultures. The threats come from mechanized gold mining, indiscriminate logging and industrial agricultural projects. In this region marked also by violence of the civil war and the displacement and death that have been visited upon the communities, Steve works with communities and organizations.
Despite the long odds against them, people in the communities have worked to save their environment, and with the help of committed NGOs, they have won some impressive victories. Steve will share images of some of the birds he has enjoyed seeing in the area and then share some of the ways he has been able to contribute to the efforts to resist and overcome those environmental and social threats.
Steve will also describe an error that a bird conservation organization in Colombia made in their relationship with local communities - from which we might draw lessons for our own work. The talk will end with a look at the recently published e-book about the issues around mechanized gold mining.
How a Cleveland Birder-Photographer Works on Conservation Efforts
in Colombia
by Steve Cagan
Steve Cagan is a birder and photographer who has been traveling to El Chocó, a Pacific rainforest area in Colombia, since 2003. The area faces threats to its rich rainforest and its human cultures. The threats come from mechanized gold mining, indiscriminate logging and industrial agricultural projects. In this region marked also by violence of the civil war and the displacement and death that have been visited upon the communities, Steve works with communities and organizations.
Despite the long odds against them, people in the communities have worked to save their environment, and with the help of committed NGOs, they have won some impressive victories. Steve will share images of some of the birds he has enjoyed seeing in the area and then share some of the ways he has been able to contribute to the efforts to resist and overcome those environmental and social threats.
Steve will also describe an error that a bird conservation organization in Colombia made in their relationship with local communities - from which we might draw lessons for our own work. The talk will end with a look at the recently published e-book about the issues around mechanized gold mining.
Steve calls himself a birder and photographer—not a bird photographer. Though he does take pictures of birds, his major work is related to social issues and community responses to those issues. He has exhibited and published photography on four continents. He has published reviews and critical writings in a variety of professional journals and books. Major awards include two Fulbright Fellowships, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and several Ohio and New Jersey Arts Council Fellowships. Steve taught at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, 1985-1993.
Click here if you would like to join us for this talk but are not already a member of the Kirtland Bird Club.
Click here to see future Kirtland Bird Club Programs. Upcoming speakers not yet shown include Laura Erickson from Minnesota, Ben Winger from U of Michigan, Ethan Kistler from all over, Jim Bissell from Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Carlos Bethancourt from Panama. Stay tuned for more info!
Click here for past programs and video links to those programs.
Click here to see future Kirtland Bird Club Programs. Upcoming speakers not yet shown include Laura Erickson from Minnesota, Ben Winger from U of Michigan, Ethan Kistler from all over, Jim Bissell from Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Carlos Bethancourt from Panama. Stay tuned for more info!
Click here for past programs and video links to those programs.
MORE FROM KBC
Reminders from the American Birding Association:
Birding While Black - Black Lives Matter.
Black birder Christian Cooper’s cell phone video showing a white woman calling 911 to report he was threatening her and her dog (which was not true) went viral – and it ignited a spate of discussions, articles, videos, and news items about how systemic racism plays out in birding.
Thanks to a black birder member of the KBC who asked that we show and discuss Cooper’s video at our last meeting, our club has begun to address how systemic racism impacts the experience of birding for people of color - and how we can respond.
We have put some of the video presentations, articles, and facebook posts that KBC members have viewed during this time in our website archive. Become informed by them and join us in our endeavor.
Black birder Christian Cooper’s cell phone video showing a white woman calling 911 to report he was threatening her and her dog (which was not true) went viral – and it ignited a spate of discussions, articles, videos, and news items about how systemic racism plays out in birding.
Thanks to a black birder member of the KBC who asked that we show and discuss Cooper’s video at our last meeting, our club has begun to address how systemic racism impacts the experience of birding for people of color - and how we can respond.
We have put some of the video presentations, articles, and facebook posts that KBC members have viewed during this time in our website archive. Become informed by them and join us in our endeavor.
Check out these new sections on our website:
- About Native Plants
- Where did the name KIRTLAND Bird Club come from?
- Birding While Black Archive
- For New Birders
Making the News:
Click here to see a story about KBC member John Barber's work on native plant restoration near the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Click here to see a story about the BROWN BOOBY visiting Nimisila Reservoir near Akron
Click here to see Collinwood's teenage Bird Nerds on WKYC Channel 5
Click here to read about the Bird Nerds' trip to Mohican State Park and watch a video - it's a lot of fun!
- About Native Plants
- Where did the name KIRTLAND Bird Club come from?
- Birding While Black Archive
- For New Birders
Making the News:
Click here to see a story about KBC member John Barber's work on native plant restoration near the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Click here to see a story about the BROWN BOOBY visiting Nimisila Reservoir near Akron
Click here to see Collinwood's teenage Bird Nerds on WKYC Channel 5
Click here to read about the Bird Nerds' trip to Mohican State Park and watch a video - it's a lot of fun!
Kirtland Bird Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month, September through June at 7:30 p.m. Each meeting includes announcements, some club business, and a speaker program. Meetings are free and all are welcome!
Because of COVID19 we are meeting via Zoom instead of at our usual location, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Our field trips are also on hold. We look forward to resuming in person gatherings in the future!
Because of COVID19 we are meeting via Zoom instead of at our usual location, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Our field trips are also on hold. We look forward to resuming in person gatherings in the future!
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