Date: 10/19/25 9:25 pm From: Vicki King via Inland-nw-birders <inland-nw-birders...> Subject: [inland-NW-birders] WOS Monthly Meeting, November 3, 2025: (on-line only)
The Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) is pleased to announce our next Monthly Meeting: on Monday, November 3, Ashley Martens will present "Birds of Washington's Old Growth Forests.” All forest stages have an important ecological role to play. The old-growth stage of a forest is especially important because of its unique make-up, including trees with hollow cavities and other features critical to bird populations. Multiple canopy layers and berry-producing plants are beneficial for many bird species, providing food and shelter.
Ashley Martens, is the Intermountain West Regional Manager of the Old-Growth Forest Network (https://www.oldgrowthforest.net/). Her organization seeks to identify and preserve remnant old growth forests in all US counties through partnerships with private, tribal, state and federal entities. Her educational and experiential background in ecology, wildlife biology, education, restoration and mindfulness primed her perfectly for work with the Old-Growth Forest Network. She will discuss the types of old growth forests found in Washington State and key bird species found in them.
This meeting will be conducted virtually, via Zoom (no in-person attendance). Sign-in will begin at 7:15 pm, and the meeting commences at 7:30 pm. Please go to the WOS Monthly Meetings page: https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/for instructions on participation and to get the Zoom link.
When joining the meeting, we ask that you mute your device and make certain that your camera is turned off.
This meeting is open to all as WOS invites everyone in the wider birding community to attend. Thanks to the generosity of our presenters, recordings of past programs are available at the following link to the WOS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@washingtonornithologicalso7839/videos
If you are not yet a member of WOS, we hope you will consider becoming one at https://wos.org
