Monthly Presentations

Burrowing Owl. Photo by Lou Staunton/Audubon Photography Awards.

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Monthly Programs

We host a public program on a bird-related topic nine months of the year. We often arrange to have local birders share their favorite birding places or experiences, biologists talk about their research, and natural resource professionals update us on wildlife and land management strategies.

Join Zoo Boise’s Director of Education, Tierney Ball, for an inside look at one of Africa’s most inspiring conservation success stories. This program will explore Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, where Zoo Boise plays a key role in supporting community-based conservation, habitat restoration, and wildlife protection. Tierney will share stories and highlights from her recent trip, including an introduction to some of the incredible wildlife found in the park and surrounding areas. From vibrant bee-eaters to majestic elephants, discover how protecting birds and other wildlife in Gorongosa is helping safeguard an entire ecosystem.
Join us on **Wednesday**, November 19 at 6:30 at the Boise Hillcrest Library, 5246 W Overland Rd, Boise. This program is free and open to everyone.

Over the last three decades an overwhelming scientific consensus has emerged: Birds are dinosaurs! But what exactly does this mean and how do we know this? In this talk, Dr. Luna will explain where birds fit into the evolutionary tree of dinosaurs and how the characteristics that we associate with birds today (e.g., wishbones, feathers, flight) evolved during the age of dinosaurs. You’ll be introduced to some extraordinary fossils, and you’ll never look at our feathered friends the same way!
Dr. Luna grew up in South Florida, earned undergraduate degrees in biology and religious studies at Duke University, and completed a PhD in vertebrate paleontology at UC Santa Barbara. After teaching at UCSB for several years, Dr. Luna joined the Department of Geosciences at Boise State in 2019, where he now teaches several courses related to geology, evolution, and paleontology. In 2022, Dr. Luna was selected as Idaho's Science Teacher of the Year by the state's General Education Committee.
Join us on Tuesday, January 20 at 6:30 at the Boise Library, 7557 W Ustick Rd, Boise. This program is free and open to everyone.

Burrowing Owl bird — Don’t be shy!

If there is a particular topic you are interested in learning more about, or would even like to give a presentation, please contact us at **info@goldeneagleaudubon.org**
*Burrowing Owl. Photo by Mick Thompson.*

Pileated Woodpeckers by Jan Nichols/Audubon Photography Awards

Black-capped Chickadee by Linda Scher/Audubon Photography Awards

Watch Past Presentations and Classes

May 2025

Prevent Window Collisions with American Bird Conservancy

January 2025

Hope Is The Thing With Feathers: A Personal Chronical of Vanished Birds with Christopher Cokinos, author

July 2024

Discover the Prairie Falcon with Zoe Bonerbo, BSU Raptor Researcher

June 2024

The State of the Great Salt Lake with Katie Newburn, Education & Outreach Director for FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake

May 2024

Camas National Wildlife Refuge with Tim Reynolds from Friends of Camas NWR and Lucian Davis, Intermountain Bird Observatory Lead Bander at Camas NWR