UNIVERSITY PARK — Conservation biologist, researcher, and educator Tricia Miller will share insights into golden eagle behavior and address conservation concerns in a seminar at Penn State on Tuesday, March 15.
The presentation, which is sponsored by The Arboretum at Penn State Avian Education Program, will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. in 112 Forest Resources Building on the University Park Campus and also broadcast live via Zoom.
Miller is executive director and senior research biologist with Conservation Science Global Inc., a nonprofit based in Cape May, New Jersey. Miller’s research focuses on the movement ecology and conservation of raptors, with an emphasis on reducing conflicts with human development. She has studied the small population of golden eagles in eastern North America since 2005 and is an active member of the Eastern Golden Eagle Working Group.
In addition to conservation issues, Miller will discuss topics including migration, wintering behavior, and the best times and places to see golden eagles.
Miller’s past projects include the study of bald eagle aircraft strike hazards in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia, and attempts to understand the movements of bald eagles in the Midwest and golden eagles in the West to reduce conflicts with wind energy development.
Miller earned her master of science and doctorate in ecology at Penn State. She established the GIS Lab at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and is an adjunct faculty member at West Virginia University.
Register for the Zoom broadcast at https://psu.zoom.us/j/99090843124