Stephanie is a native of Arlington, Mass. She received her bachelor’s degree from UMass Amherst and explored various fields of biology working for the National Park Service, the Canadian Wildlife Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.  Since graduating from UMass she has combined her love of the coast with her interest in birds, focusing on the conservation of coastal waterbird species.  For the last 13 years she has been working at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge on Cape Cod and in 2006 began a study on the impact of people on shorebirds in the refuge. 

Because the birds’ nesting season coincides with the recreational season of people there can be a significant impact. Her study examines the behavior of birds with the presence of humans.  Stephanie hopes to incorporate her studies into creating additional guidelines for managing the refuge.

She will give an overview of the refuge and its importance to shorebirds. She will discuss some of the research that is being conducted, and review preliminary results of the management implications on shorebirds at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.

Don’t miss this wonderful program on one of the gems of Cape Cod - Monomoy!