Keynote Presentation

Montana Audubon, in partnership with Last Chance Audubon, is pleased to announce Tiffany Kersten as the keynote presenter for the 2024 Wings Across the Big Sky Birding Festival!

About Tiffany:

Tiffany Kersten is a Wisconsin native who now resides in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Hooked on birds since age 12, she graduated from Northland College with a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology. She has spent fifteen years of working in conservation and environmental education with organizations including the US Forest Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and the Cape May Bird Observatory. After completing her Lower 48 States Big Year in 2021, she founded her own company, Nature Ninja Birding Tours.

About Tiffany’s presentation:

Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders

Tiffany Kersten didn’t set out to do a Big Year, but after a series of unanticipated and serendipitous events, she suddenly found herself amidst one. As a sexual assault survivor, she spent 2021 traveling to all corners of the Lower 48 States, tallying birds and gifting personal safety alarms to women she met along the way. Her goal was to see 700 species, and to raise awareness of women’s safety in the outdoors. She ended up surpassing her goal and setting a new record, of 726 species. In her presentation, Tiffany will lead us through the fear, empowerment, struggles, and healing that all played vital roles in the personal growth she experienced on this wild adventure.

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