The Spark Bird Podcast
The Spark Bird Podcast
Podcast Description
The Spark Bird Project is an ongoing community science initiative designed to gather, share, and study the stories of people’s passion for birds. Research findings go directly back to community partners to inform their efforts towards inclusively sparking and sustaining birders. Learn more and share your story at www.spark-bird.org!
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Content Themes
The podcast explores various themes related to birding, conservation, and community engagement. Key topics include the role of nature journaling in connecting with the environment, bird conservation efforts, and inclusive practices in birding. Example episodes cover John Muir Laws discussing the emotional benefits of nature journaling, Scott Weidensaul sharing advancements in bird migration research, and Cat Fribley emphasizing accessibility in birding for individuals with disabilities.
The Spark Bird Project is an ongoing community science initiative designed to gather, share, and study the stories of people’s passion for birds. Research findings go directly back to community partners to inform their efforts towards inclusively sparking and sustaining birders. Learn more and share your story at www.spark-bird.org!
In this epsiode of The Spark Bird Project, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally are joined by Freya McGregor, an occupational therapist and an author with a book on the way called A Field Guide to Accessible Birding in the United States. Freya shares her jounrey from a childhood introduction to birding into her advocacy in adulthood for accessible and inclusive birding. She tells of how a serious injury allowed her to connect her passions of occupational therapy and birding.
Links & Resources from This Episode
🌐Learn more about Freya and all her work on her website
👥Follow Freya on Instagram
📕Find information for and pre-order Freya’s book A Field Guide to Accessible Birding in the United States
🦢Look into Freya’s research
🦆Find out more about accessible birding
🐦Become a Certified Access Birding Outing Leader
Show notes by Adam Kozman
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