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Liza Morse is a PhD candidate at the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. In collaboration with Ruth Bennett at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, Liza has been exploring the impact of coffee cultivation on bird diversity in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range in Colombia. Liza will discuss Smithsonian’s Bird Friendly Coffee program as well as her research into the impacts of sun- versus shade-grown coffee on bird functional diversity.  Originally from Western Massachusetts, Liza’s love of birds began as a kid when she participated in the Christmas Bird Count with a family friend. Her research focuses on bird ecology and conservation in working landscapes, from coffee plantations in Colombia to sugarbushes here in Vermont. Join us on Zoom for this great program!