David J. Ringer

David Jeffrey Ringer is a birder, a naturalist, and a writer. He is a co-founder of Green Jay Strategies and before that, he worked at Audubon for nearly twelve years. He was Audubon'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 Audubon's national communications director, and then chief network and communications officer, leading Audubon's communications, chapter relations, and Bird-Friendly Communities work, and founding Audubon 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 — Audubon 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.

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