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Learn Freely: Lauren D. Pharr, Avian Ecologist
Thursday, May 23, 2024 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Hear from Lauren D. Pharr, Avian Ecologist, as she discusses conservation, our impact on songbird populations and how we can work in our community to save our songbirds.
LAUREN D. PHARR is an avian ecologist and a current Ph.D. Candidate at North Carolina State University (NCSU) pursuing her degree in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology. She has been a recipient of the 2020 NCSU Charles B. Davey Fellowship for Excellence in Biological Sciences, the 2021 NCSU Forestry and Environmental Resources Faculty Fellowship for Excellence in Graduate Education, and the 2022 NCSU Arthur W. Cooper Graduate Fellowship. She also earned the 2023 Governor’s Conservation Achievement Award for Young Conservationist of the Year, the highest wildlife honor in the State, sponsored by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation.
Pharr has many active roles at NCSU, including serving on her Graduate Student Association as well as her college’s DEI Committee.
This event is a partnership with Riverbanks Zoo and their Party for the Planet initiative.
A post-event survey will be passed out with opportunities to win a behind-the-scenes tour at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden and other fun prizes!