A leading expert on the
passenger pigeon will help mark the 100th anniversary of its
extinction during a program hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point’s Museum of Natural History.
Jim Krakowski will present a free lecture, “A Story of
Abundance and Great Loss,” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30. It will be held in room
602 of the Albertson Center for Learning Resources, 900 Reserve St., Stevens
Point.
After Krakowski’s talk, attendees may view the museum’s
new passenger pigeon exhibit and meet contributing wildlife artist Mary Bratz.
A UW-Stevens Point alumna, Bratz painted a background of the pigeon’s now
vanished Wisconsin habitat for the exhibit. The exhibit is also open to the
public.
The museum is participating in the national Project
Passenger Pigeon program, supporting local programs by loaning ornithological
mounts for Artist in Residence programs at Wausau’s Woodson Art Museum and
participating in the “Fold the Flock” origami project.
Krakowski has worked as a manager for the National
Wildlife Refuge System for 30 years, including refuges in Florida and Hawaii
specifically created for endangered species. He retired from the Fish and
Wildlife Service’s Albuquerque Regional Office as chief of Resource Management
and Visitor Services for the 45 national wildlife refuges of the southwest. He
now volunteers at refugees and as a bird watcher, and presents programs about
wildlife and the importance of preserving our natural systems.
For more information, call 715-346-2858 or email museum@uwsp.edu.
Skip to main content
