The return of the piping plover to Presque Isle is a powerful sign of hope. It shows that when people work together and use science-based conservation, we can help wildlife recover.
The plover’s comeback has become a symbol of what’s possible when communities, habitat managers, educators, and decision-makers all play a role in protecting our state’s threatened and endangered species.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Francie Cuthbert received her PhD in Ecology at the University of Minnesota and is currently a Professor Emerita in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and a Scientific Investigator at the University of Michigan Biological Station.
For the past 40 years her research has focused on three topics in avian biology and conservation: recovery of federal or state listed species (especially piping plovers); ecology and population dynamics of colonial nesting waterbirds; and ecology and management of abundant species (especially double-crested cormorants).
Film Premier
Join us for an exclusive premier of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s newest film “Our Threatened & Endangered Species: Piping Plovers”.
Following the film, there will be a discussion panel with members of the recovery team.
Click Here to watch the trailer.
Field Trips
Join experts Sunday, July 19 5-8 PM on guided field trips to Gull Point Natural Area at Presque Isle State Park, the only place in Pennsylvania where piping plovers’ nest and raise their chicks!
Piping Plover Exhibit
Visit the Tom Ridge Environmental Center to learn more about the recovery of the piping plover in Pennsylvania!
Explore what makes a plover a plover, learn about the challenges and success stories the recovery team has faced, and try out some of the monitoring equipment used in the field!
Visit the Pennsylvania Piping Plover Fest webpage for all the details and to register for special events.
House Resolution
On June 30, the House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee unanimously reported out House Resolution 580 (Bizzarro-D-Erie) designating July 18, 2026 as Piping Plover Day to honor the 10-year recovery effort.
Resource Links:
-- Game Commission: Good News And Bad News About Piping Plovers At Presque Isle State Park [PaEN]
-- Game Commission Celebrates Another Successful Piping Plover Nesting Season In Erie [PaEN]
-- Game Commission: Piping Plovers Finish 4th Nesting Season At Presque Isle State Park [PaEN]
-- Piping Plovers Win And Lose At Love On Presque Isle In Erie [PaEN]
-- Game Commission: Piping Plovers Nest Again On Presque Isle In Erie [PaEN]
-- Piping Plovers Return To Presque Isle For 2nd Year In Erie, Public Asked to Respect Nesting Area [PaEN]
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[Posted: July 1, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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