Virginia Tech Press Releases

ina Stark, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and Anthony and Catherine Moraco Fellow in the College of Engineering, and her students, Abby Burke, Casey Peloquin, and Julie Paprocki, conduct field research. Photo courtesy of Nina Stark.


Sharing data to fuel discovery

A blackburnian warbler perches on a coffee bush in a shade-coffee farm in Colombia. Photo by Guillermo Santos.

Researchers study people who feed birds in their backyards with implications for bird conservation

Natural resources faculty use innovation and engagement to adapt to new online education space

New research finds ranchers consider diverse factors in managing their land

Personal outreach to landowners is vital to conservation program success

Coffee for the birds: connecting bird-watchers with shade-grown coffee

Future of coastal marshes lies in the hands of private property owners

Future of coastal marshes lies in the hands of private property owners

Ashley Gramza begins role as new national bird conservation social science coordinator

In the Media

Adult male cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea). This migratory songbird breeds in eastern North ... [+] MDF VIA A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE

Bird-Friendly Coffees Really Are For The Birds – Forbes

A female Flame-colored Tanager perches in a coffee tree on a farm in Panama. Photo by Sue Bishop/Shutterstock

Survey finds few birders purchase bird-friendly coffee – Bird Watching Daily

Photo: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, with its vulnerable endemic species, is a hot spot in the National Park System’s battle against invasive animals. PHOTOGRAPH BY J.WEI, THE NEW YORK TIMES/REDUX

National parks are being overrun by invasive species-National Geographic

Photo: Canada geese are an invasive species in Europe. TOM KOERNER/USFWS CC BY 2.0 HTTPS://FLIC.KR/P/HRBQXQ

Rise in Invasive Species May Lead to Massive Loss of Global Biodiversity-Newsweek

Photo of graduate students practicing social distancing

Data collection during social distancing – American Scientist

Pictures of birds eating from a bird feeder

To feed or not to feed? The dilemma of interaction with birds and other Wildlife – Ensia

US national parks face ‘crisis’ over invasive animal species – BBC News

America’s National Parks are being overrun by rats, cats and feral hogs – CNN Travel 

 U.S. National Park under “deep and immediate threat” from feral cats, hogs, rats and other invasive species  – Newsweek

 Invasive animals pose ‘immediate threat’ to U.S. parks – Greenwire

Bird feeders: New research revelations ahead of the backyarders’ prime season – Patriot News 

Having A Bird Feeder Can Change The Way You Connect With Nature – KCBS Radio 

Species Are Going Extinct At An Unprecedented Rate — Here’s Why You Should Care – HuffPost

Personal outreach to landowners is vital to conservation program success – CBS/FOX 59 

A Greener Red, White and Blue? – New York Times

4 suggestions for improving conservation program outcomes – Dakota Farmer

 

Trump budget would undo gains from conservation programs on farms and ranches – The Conversation 

Eclipse foreshadows future of state marshes – The Day

Birdwatchers, Hunters Train Their Scopes on Conservation – Scientific American

 

Research on the Media Portrayal of Piping Plovers – Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initative 

Future of coastal marshes lies in the hands of private property owners – Augusta Free Press 

The Rundown: Migratory Bird Conservation in the Spotlight at Snowbird Conference – KCPW

Mapping Birds Without Boundaries – New York Times