Rodd oversees TNC California’s Rewilding the Central Valley Strategy focused on developing water and land management solutions in the Central Valley to ensure nature and people get the water and habitat they need, when they need it. Specifically, Rodd leads TNC’s teams focused on providing critical habitat on farmlands and wetlands for migratory birds where and when they need it most, as well as projects focused on strategic habitat restoration in the San Joaquin Valley to restore declining ecosystems and achieve sustainable water management. Rodd also co-leads some of TNC’s research projects with partners at Point Blue Conservation Science and Audubon California on shorebird migration and habitat needs along the Pacific Flyway. He has over 25 years of experience in wildlife research and natural resources conservation, with a B.A. in environmental conservation at the University of Colorado, an M.S. in biology at California State University, Long Beach, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis.
Schedule
Below is the initial Schedule for the 2024 Shorebird Festival to help with your travel plans. We are recommending festival travelers fly in on May 2nd and leave on May 6th. If festival goers would like to stay an extra couple of days to view peak migration time we suggest an itinerary of May 2nd-8th to enjoy the full scope of the migration. Keep an eye out for the official schedule with detailed events to be posted as we get closer to the festival.