Black-crowned Night Hurons with Henry Adams

Name: Black-crowned Night Hurons with Henry Adams
Start: 2025-12-01T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-12-01T20:30:00-06:00
Location: Aspen Drive Library

Schedule

Mon Dec 01 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Aspen Drive Library | Vernon Hills, IL

Join us for a program about the Black-crowned Night Herons that have established a colony at the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Henry is a wildlife ecologist, educator, and illustrator originally from Atlanta, Georgia. Under the tutelage of Sonia Hernandez, Ph.D, at the University of Georgia, Henry cemented a fascination with and appreciation for wildlife disease ecology and the intersections of wildlife, ecosystems, and human health, also known as the One Health concept.
Henry serves as the Wildlife Management Coordinator at the Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute. He is particularly excited to create impactful educational opportunities for learners across the city and to further conservation efforts for the black-crowned night herons (endangered in Illinois) that nest at the zoo. His work is inspired by a drive to better understand how wildlife utilizes the Chicagoland urban landscape. He also hopes to contribute to equitable, community-driven wildlife conservation, so as to better serve historically excluded communities and the greater Chicago ecosystem.
Lake County Audubon Society has a variety of speakers on the first Monday of the month October through May. All (including children accompanied by an adult) are welcome to come for the free programs and refreshments 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
*Please note the time change to 6:30pm.