EVENTS
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026, 10am CT
Zoom Community Meeting
Birds of Tamarack Minnesota and Surrounding Areas
by Gerald “Jerry” Niemi, Retired Professor Emeritus Department of Biology, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Photo by Jarad B. Niemi
Jerry will provide a summary of the bird species that occur in the Tamarack region. Special emphasis will be placed on species that have been identified by federal, state, or other organizations as species with conservation concerns (e.g., Yellow Rail and Sandhill Crane). The summary will highlight the recent statewide Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas that was a comprehensive sampling of over 98% of Minnesota's 2,352 townships. These data and many others provide a solid basis for assessing the potential impacts of natural resource development projects such as mining on birds in the region.
Jerry Niemi is a retired Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota-Duluth (UM-D). He was formerly Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for Water and the Environment at the Natural Resources Research Institute at UM-D. He received his Ph.D. in Biology at Florida State University in 1983 and was a Fulbright scholar in Finland in 1981. He has authored or co-authored over 170 peer-reviewed papers and over 130 technical reports and popular articles. His research has focused on birds, the Great Lakes ecosystems, conservation, climate change, ecotoxicology, and sustainability in the use of natural resources.
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