About the Presenters
Philipp Higgins is a Burrowing Owl Biologist, Co-founder, and Treasurer of Talon Ecological Research Group, an organization that fosters students in environmental science education, research, conservation, environmental planning, and civic engagement. Philipp has been involved in research and conservation of the Burrowing owl for over 20 years with experience in banding them, demographic monitoring of their populations, habitat enhancement and writing and implementing management and mitigation plans and agreements.
Sandra Menzel is the Director-at-Large of Talon Ecological Research Group, an avian ecologist, and an experienced burrowing owl biologist who has focused her work on the conservation of the species since 2008. She has monitored and managed burrowing owls and their habitat year-round throughout the Bay Area and the Central Valley. She has experience implementing an array of management activities, including habitat assessment and enhancement, artificial burrow installation and maintenance, supplemental feeding, and predation risk assessment.
