Join Polk County Conservation on April 6 for the Speakers Bureau presentation “Birdwatcher-in-Chief: Theodore Roosevelt and America’s Birds” by Duane Jundt.

Theodore Roosevelt’s reputation as the foremost conservationist president is assured and his hunting exploits are the stuff of legend. What is less well known is that Roosevelt was an avid birdwatcher and a champion of preserving America’s threatened bird species and habitats. And Roosevelt was no late comer to birding; he enjoyed observing and cataloging birds as a boy and he never recovered from this addiction. As President, Roosevelt acted decisively on behalf of America’s birds, but his interaction with birds also had a marked effect on him. This talk will explore the role birds and birding played in Roosevelt’s life.