In this episode we speak with Allan Strong and Margaret Fowle about the role riparian forests play in supporting local bird populations. Allan is a professor in the wildlife biology program in The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at UVM. His research focuses on bird conservation and he currently serves as Chair of Vermont’s Endangered Species Committee. Margaret Fowle is a senior conservation biologist with Audubon Vermont; her work includes a variety of bird conservation projects that range from single species recovery and monitoring projects to habitat restoration on public and private lands. Listen to learn more about what practitioners and others can do to keep the birds that rely on these ecosystems thriving. And if you listen to the end, you might even get to hear Dr. Strong’s famous turkey call!