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Spring Speaker Series #2: Feathers, Fur & Fins: Wildlife and Water Habitats
The Beavers at Gettysburg National Park
The second of three programs in our Spring Speaker Series. The programs are free and open to all.
Presented by Chris Davis, park biologist at Gettysburg National Park.
Visitors to Gettysburg National Military Park come to connect with the profound American history and cultural heritage of one of the most pivotal battlefields of the Civil War. Beyond its historical significance, the park also showcases a uniquely diverse landscape, blending natural ecosystems and agricultural features that form a vital part of its historic character.
A noteworthy recent ecological development is the establishment of a beaver complex in Plum Run at the base of Little Round Top—one of the park’s most visited and historically significant landmarks.
Join park biologist Chris Davis for a discussion of the unique opportunities and challenges of managing dynamic ecosystem processes like beaver activity in a park that is defined by historic landscape preservation.
About the speaker: Davis began his National Park Service career in 2010 at Rocky Mountain National Park as a seasonal vegetation monitoring specialist. He has since worked in various NPS roles at parks and regional offices, including Yosemite NP, the Northern Great Plains Inventory and Monitoring Network, and the Southwest Invasive Plant Management Team. In 2021, he became the park Ecologist at Gettysburg, transitioning to park Biologist in 2023. With expertise in invasive plant ecology, native vegetation restoration, and ecosystem monitoring, Davis focuses on strategies that enhance biodiversity and ecosystem health while preserving the historic landscape of the Gettysburg Battlefield.
See the final program in our Spring Speaker Series:
The Spring Speaker Series is underwritten by Grace and Robert Brown.
Additional support in part by Marge Kiersz, Lucinda D. Potter, CPA, and SEK CPAs & Advisors, and by our Today’s Horizon Fund contributors: The Nora Roberts Foundation; the late Alma W. Oyer; APX Enclosures; Don Gibe and Nancy Erlanson; and the family of the late Carolyn Terry Eddy, with daughters Connie Fleagle & Kim Larkin.
