Presentations
Speaking Engagements
One of our central philosophies at Conservation InSight is to find innovative ways to share our scientific research findings with a broad audiance. We encourage our entire staff to give talks at events ranging from scientific meetings to university seminar series to local schools and community centers with the goal of engaging the public with avian conservation issues. Join us for a talk near you!
April 2025
Date: 04/16/2025
Event: Johnson Creek Watershed Council - Pub Talk
Speaker: Dr. Tom Virzi
Title: "Community Science in 2025"
Time: 5:30 PM (PDT)
Location: Double Mountain Brewing - 4336 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97206
Registration: https://www.jcwc.org/events/powell-butte-bird-surveys-pub-talk-with-tom-virzi-phd/
Past Talks
Date: 03/19/2024
Event: Johnson Creek Watershed Council - Pub Talk
Speaker: Dr. Tom Virzi
Title: "Powell Butte Grassland Bird Surveys 2023"
Date: 03/14/2023
Event: Johnson Creek Watershed Council - Pub Talk
Speaker: Dr. Tom Virzi
Title: "Powell Butte Grassland Bird Surveys 2019-2022"
Date: 03/09/2022
Event: Johnson Creek Watershed Council - Virtual Science Talks
Speaker: Dr. Tom Virzi
Title: "Powell Butte Grassland Bird Surveys: The First 3 Years"
Date: 11/08/2021
Event: Everglades Ecosystem-Based Management Seasonal Meeting
Speaker: Dr. Tom Virzi
Title: "Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Monitoring and Research 2021"
Date: 10/22/2019
Event: Johnson Creek Science Symposium
Speaker: Dr. Tom Virzi
Title: "Impact of Habitat Restoration on Bird Populations at Powell Butte Nature Park"
Date: 09/26/2019
Event: Johnson Creek Watershed Council Meeting
Speaker: Dr. Tom Virzi
Title: "Impact of Habitat Restoration on Bird Populations at Powell Butte Nature Park"
Date: 11/07/2018
Event: South Florida Natural Resources Center Seminar Series
Speaker: Dr. Tom Virzi
Title: "Response of Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Populations to Major Stochastic Events: Impacts of Hurricanes and Wildfire"
Date: 08/19/2018
Event: Waterbird Society 42nd Annual Meeting
Speaker: Dr. Sean Murphy
Title: "Detectability of the endemic Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow in the Everglades ecosystem"
Date: 02/15/2018
Event: 2018 Joint Annual Meeting of the OR and WA Chapters of the Wildlife Society
Speaker: Dr. Tom Virzi
Title: "Assessing Effects on Bird Populations Following Tidal Restoration at Fir Island Farm"
Date: 02/01/2018
Event: AVES Seminar Series at OSU
Speaker: Dr. Tom Virzi
Title: "Measuring the Success of Everglades Restoration by Examining Population
Trends of an Indicator Species: the Endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
(Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis)"
Date: 01/25/2018
Event: Bucknell Biology Seminar Series
Speaker: Dr. Sean Murphy
Title: "Climate-Altered Wetlands Change Avian Biodiversity in North America's Great Basin"