Join the MMA for an important and timely community conversation focused on the protection of owls and the growing concern over rodenticide impacts on Nantucket and beyond. This special panel discussion will explore how rodenticides move through the food web, the documented effects on owls and other raptors, and the urgent conservation actions needed to safeguard these vital members of our island’s ecosystem.

The discussion will feature acclaimed naturalist and author Scott Weidensaul, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Living on the Wind and New York Times bestselling author of A World on the Wing. A contributing editor to Audubon and a longtime columnist for Bird Watcher's Digest, Weidensaul is also a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society and co-founder of Project SNOWstorm, which tracks snowy owl movements through satellite telemetry.

Joining Weidensaul will be: Susan Baker of the Chicago Ornithological Society and the Chicago Bird Alliance Rodenticide Committee; Meaghan Q. Sinclair, a Mass Audubon Certified Field Naturalist and wildlife photographer; Gwen Shipley, a science teacher at Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School in Waltham, MA; Heather Packard, Community Organizer with Mass Audubon’s Policy & Advocacy team and manager of the grassroots volunteer program Climate and Nature Champions, which engages more than 15,000 advocates; and Ginger Andrews, the MMA’s Field Ornithologist.

Together, these distinguished experts bring deep scientific expertise, conservation leadership, and extensive field experience to a timely and engaging discussion.

Snowy owl image by the late Greg Hinson.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9EGqyJ3XT06N8-GU14iuog#/registration

Monday, October 27, 12:00 – 4:00 pm; Boston State House

Join us for the Protect Animals from Rodenticides Rally on the Boston State House steps at 12:00 pm and then at 1:00 pm for the Joint Committee Hearing for Rodenticide Bill (H965/S644) in Room A-1.

Tuesday, October 14, 7:00 - 8:00 pm via Zoom

Monthly Rescue Raptors meetings are on the 2nd Tuesdays each month at 7pm via Zoom – Heather will share an update on the statewide rodenticide strategies & resources.  Then she’ll give an overview of what to expect and how to prepare for the October 27th hearing for the Rodenticide Bill (S.644/H.965.) [Register]