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InFocus, the true value of trees with Ornithologist Mike Baltz

Oak tree on the campus of SIU Carbondale, near Morris Library.

In this edition of InFocus, Ornithologist Mike Baltz talks about the various benefits trees give us and how each of us can make a difference, even in our own small yards.

Mike is the former southern Illinois Area Director for the Nature Conservancy and is currently the Let the Sun Shine In program coordinator. He has a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from Miami University and a PhD from the University of Missouri. His research area of expertise is migrant songbird ecology and conservation.
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