Show Notes
We have some excellence for ya'll on this episode! Our two guests today are Dr. Murry Burgess [https://www.mlburgess.org/]and Lauren D. Pharr [https://lpharr.com/], the founders of Field Inclusive Inc. [https://www.fieldinclusive.org/] In this episode, we get into the need for an organization like Field Inclusive when it comes to helping marginalized field researchers, including those who are out in our forests, swamps, ponds, oceans, and deserts studying birds! This covers everything from field training to safety training and even equitable financial compensation. You can learn more about this in the upcoming Field Inclusive Week 2025 [https://www.fieldinclusive.org/field-inclusive-week-2025/].
Additionally, we cover some of the research that has impacted birds across the spectrum. From the key research by Lauren on the Red-cockaded Woodpecker, [https://lpharr.com/rcws/]which was recently delisted [https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-10/downlisting-red-cockaded-woodpecker-endangered-threatened] from endangered to threatened by USFWS to the key research by Dr. Burgess on light pollution on the lives of songbirds [https://www.proquest.com/openview/ac7a428d92e5eb8b882980242fbbcceb/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y]. We do not forget to discuss the colorful and magical book Sparrow Loves Birds [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/murry-burgess/sparrow-loves-birds/9780316307222/], authored by Dr. Burgess and illustrated by Tamisha Anthony. We discuss the impetus for the books and why it's such a comprehensive onramp for kids to explore their communities.
Join us this week for incredible joy and inspiration with these two heroes of ornithology.
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