Unveiling the Secret Lives of Nesting Adirondack Loons

In partnership with the Southern Adirondack Audubon Society, we invite you to join us for Dr. Nina Schoch’s presentation, “Unveiling the Secret Lives of Nesting Adirondack Loons” on Wednesday, September 25th at 6:30 pm. This presentation summarizes some of the findings of the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation’s nest camera study as well as information about loon behavior and natural history. We will also learn more about the important work of the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation. Please call the library at (518) 668-2528 to register for this event.

The Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring passion for and promoting the conservation of Adirondack loons, a sentinel of the environment. With the loon as our centerpiece, the work of the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation encompasses scientific research; educational outreach; and conservation and management to help protect and support healthy populations of Common Loons in New York State and throughout North America.

Nina Schoch bio: Dr. Nina Schoch is the Executive Director of the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation and has studied loons in New York’s Adirondack Park since 1998. A wildlife veterinarian and rehabilitator, she also has a master’s degree in Natural Resources/Wildlife Management. Dr. Schoch practiced small animal medicine in New York’s Adirondack Park from 1991-2002, is a member of numerous conservation and wildlife health related organizations and has written many scientific and lay articles about the results of the Adirondack loon research. She received the 2018 Adirondack Research Consortium’s Elizabeth Thorndike Adirondack Achievement Award, the 2011 NYS Outdoor Writers Association M. Paul Keesler NY Outdoor Citizen Award and was inducted into the NYS Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame in 2014.