David J. Ringer

Chief Network Officer

David Jeffrey Ringer is a birder, a naturalist, and a writer. He is a co-founder of  and before that, he worked at 探花精选 for nearly twelve years. He was 探花精选'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 探花精选's national communications director, and then chief network and communications officer, leading 探花精选's communications, chapter relations, and Bird-Friendly Communities work, and founding 探花精选 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鈥檚 ongoing erosion; today it鈥檚 underwater. Daniel Beltr谩
Ten Years Later: Reflections on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
April 13, 2020 — 探花精选 magazine asked four writers to contemplate what has and hasn't changed in the aftermath of the Gulf catastrophe.
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鈥攚ith our help.
How One 探花精选 Chapter Found Its Fountain Of Youth
March 30, 2016 — The song of a Carolina Wren makes this homecoming in the Ozarks all the sweeter.
Mr. Ringer Goes To Washington
March 25, 2016 — With D.C. 探花精选, there's birding, conservation, and of course, Bald Eagles galore.
Christmas Bird Counting on Grand Isle, Louisiana
December 23, 2011
One day on the beach: 探花精选 Coastal Bird Survey comes to Louisiana
August 18, 2011
探花精选 Oil Spill Response Team Update: Oil is going but isn't gone
August 24, 2010
探花精选 Oil Spill Response Team Update: Volunteers give Least Terns a chance
July 26, 2010
探花精选 Oil Spill Response Team Update #8: A Sanderling dies
June 02, 2010
探花精选 Oil Spill Reponse Team Update #7: What oiled birds look like
May 25, 2010