Bird-Friendly Buildings in an Urban Setting

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Hear from the architects, building designers, and bird experts on bird-friendly building design in an urban setting, simple retrofits, and options for new buildings.

Who Should Attend?

Policy makers, architects, landscape architects, urban planners, bird experts, wildlife rehabilitators, zoos, wildlife advocates and wildlife biologists, and all interested stakeholders.

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Speakers

Mary Lynn Wilhere

Program Analyst, Urban Sustainability Administration, DOEE

Mary Lynn Wilhere coordinates the District Biophilia Workgroup and splits her time between business outreach and sustainable landscaping policy, biophilia and bird-friendly building policy. She has degrees in Public Policy with a concentration in Environmental Management, and a Business degree.

Damien Ossi

Wildlife Biologist, Fisheries & Wildlife Division, Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE)

Damien Ossi is a senior wildlife biologist in DOEE's Fisheries and Wildlife Division. He provides wildlife management expertise for the District Biophilia Workgroup. Prior to joining DOEE, Damien worked for the National Audubon Society. He has a Master of Environmental Management, Landscape Ecology, from Duke University.

Anne Lewis

President, City Wildlife

Sara Halleger

Curator of Birds, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institute

As curator of birds of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Sara Hallager oversees the bird collection in Washington, D.C. Hallager and her team of nine animal professionals care for a diverse and growing collection of birds. She has nearly 30 years’ experience with avian management and husbandry in a zoological setting. Hallager is a graduate of the Smithsonian's Emerging Leader Development Program.

Architectural Design that Saves Birds' Lives

Learn How Building Design and Simple Retrofits can Reduce Bird Strikes

The Department of Energy and Environment, along with its partners, invites building architects, landscape architects, designers, developers, property management professionals, facility managers/engineers, bird experts, bird lovers, and wildlife advocates to attend this workshop on bird-safe building design.

Presenters include the District's Department of Energy and Environment, City Wildlife, American Bird Conservancy, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, AIA-DC, and Quinn Evans Architects.

This workshop will give you a better understanding of:

* The scope of the problem - bird strikes, bird deaths and "problem" buildings in the District

* Building design for new buildings and retrofitting existing buildings

* DC building codes and policies

* Case Study, Bird House - Experience Migration, Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Presentations will start promptly at 6:00 pm (please arrive by 5:45pm). Scroll down to view the list of speakers and topics. This workshop is free but registration is required. Space is very limited, so please do not register if you are not committed to attending.

If you have questions, please contact Dan Guilbeault, Department of Energy and Environment at (202) 281-3957 or dan.guilbeault@dc.gov.

DAN GUILBEAULT

Branch Chief, Equity & Sustainability

department of energy and environment

Speaking on:

Bird-Friendly Policy

anne lewis, FAIA

President

City wildlife

Speaking on:

Ctty Wildlife Lights Out! Program and Bird Data

christine sheppard

Bird Collisions Campaign Manager

american bird conservancy

Speaking on:

Efforts of American Bird Conservancy

Sara Hallager

Curator of Birds

Smithsonian national zoological park and Conservation Biology Institute

Speaking on:

Case Study: Bird House, National Zoological Park

Jen Daniels

Senior Landscape Architect, PLA, LEED GA, ASLA

Smithsonian national Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute

Speaking on:

Case Study: Bird House, National Zoological Park

katie Slattery, AIA

Senior Associate

Quinn Evans Architects

Speaking on:

Construction and Design of the Bird House

Schedule

6:00-6:05

Welcome

Anne Lewis, City Wildlife

6:05 - 6:25

Statistics on Bird Strikes -- Why is It Important?

Anne Lewis, City Wildlife

6:25 - 6:45

DC Policy and Green Codes on

Bird-Friendly Building Design

Dan Guilbeault, DOEE

6:45 - 7:15

What Can You Do?

Planning a New Building (Pre-construction)

Retrofitting an Older Building (Post- construction)

Christine Sheppard, American Bird Conservancy

7:15 - 7:35

Case Study: Bird House, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institute

Sara Hallager, Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Jen Daniels, Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Katie Slattery, Quinn Evans Architects

7:35 - 7:55

Questions - Panel

All Speakers

7:55 - 8:00

Wrap up

Anne Lewis, City Wildlife

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