Join KC to learn about National Audubon’s community science project, Climate Watch!

PVAS Host: KC Walters

Free and open to the public. For ages 16 and older. All youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required and limited to 5 participants.

PVMN Continuing Education Credit Eligible

Join Associate Director of Conservation and Operations KC Walters as she conducts our annual summer Climate Watch survey of the Cool Spring area. She will show you just how EASY and FUN it is to participate in this important community science research.

You can find more information on Climate Watch at https://www.audubon.org/community-science/climate-watch, but essentially, the project involves observing birds in your area and reporting your findings in order to generate data on how birds are responding to climate change.

This is an outdoor training. Please register to participate. If you have any questions, contact KC at katelyn@potomacaudubon.org

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About our Host: Katelyn (KC) Walters, a Shepherdstown native, is our Associate Director of Conservation and Operations. KC is a Shepherd alumna, and holds a M.S. in Biology, with a focus in forest ecology, from James Madison University. Her master’s thesis evaluated the long-term effectiveness of treating hemlock trees for hemlock woolly adelgid infestation in Shenandoah National Park. During her college education, she interned with The Conservation Fund: Freshwater Institute and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. After graduation, she worked with the US Fish and Wildlife Service in southeastern Louisiana where she served as a forestry technician and became a certified Wildland Firefighter. KC then returned home to Shepherdstown and worked with Sustainable Solutions LLC as the Lead Natural Resources and GIS Technician.  She joined the PVAS Team in April 2018 as the Land and Conservation Manager.  Just shy of five years later, in January 2023, KC was promoted to the Associate Director position she holds today. KC enjoys riding horses, working with her dog, Paisley, on agility training, and stewarding the natural resources on her own property.