Discovery Speaker Series

This talk features the Biodiversity Project and the conservation programs it supports. You will tour through amazing underwater habitats, research projects, rare plant habitats, prairies, vast coastal marshes, and stellar examples of biological diversity in Washington. Attendees will see how people are volunteering to steward these extraordinary places and what you can do!

About the speaker: Birdie Davenport
Birdie Davenport is currently President of the Board of Friends of the Salish Sea, and leads the Biodiversity Project. She worked for the state Department of Natural Resources, Natural Areas and Aquatic Reserves programs for 33 years before retiring in 2025. She's passionate about protecting ecologically important places and sharing her experience.