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David J. Ringer

Chief Network Officer (former)

David Jeffrey Ringer is a birder, a naturalist, and a writer. He is a co-founder of  and before that, he worked at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ for nearly twelve years. He was ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's front-line PR manager on the Gulf Coast during the 2010 BP oil disaster and led communications for the RESTORE Act campaign. He then served as ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's national communications director, and then chief network and communications officer, leading ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's communications, chapter relations, and Bird-Friendly Communities work, and founding ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ on Campus.

Articles by David J. Ringer

Pelicans, spoonbills, and herons nest on Cat Island, where oil washed ashore in May 2010. The spill sped the land’s ongoing erosion; today it’s underwater. Daniel Beltrá
Ten Years Later: Reflections on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
April 13, 2020 — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ magazine asked four writers to contemplate what has and hasn't changed in the aftermath of the Gulf catastrophe.
Gulf Restoration
Scenes From the Texas Coast, Where Nesting Birds Abound
April 20, 2018 — Eight years after the BP oil spill, the bird-rich islands and shores of Texas's Galveston Bay are a testament to nature's ability to recover—with our help.
News
How One ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Chapter Found Its Fountain Of Youth
March 30, 2016 — The song of a Carolina Wren makes this homecoming in the Ozarks all the sweeter.
Stopovers
Mr. Ringer Goes To Washington
March 25, 2016 — With D.C. ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, there's birding, conservation, and of course, Bald Eagles galore.
Stopovers
Christmas Bird Counting on Grand Isle, Louisiana
December 23, 2011
One day on the beach: ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Coastal Bird Survey comes to Louisiana
August 18, 2011
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Oil Spill Response Team Update: Oil is going but isn't gone
August 24, 2010
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Oil Spill Response Team Update: Volunteers give Least Terns a chance
July 26, 2010
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Oil Spill Response Team Update #8: A Sanderling dies
June 02, 2010
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Oil Spill Reponse Team Update #7: What oiled birds look like
May 25, 2010