About Swallow Conservation
Swallow Conservation is a non-profit organization whose goal is to conserve, protect, and study swallows that breed in North America, specifically Cliff Swallows, Barn Swallows, and Bank Swallows. We accomplish this by monitoring nesting sites in our research area, developing hands-on management techniques to enhance breeding success, and though public education and advocacy.
Swallow Conservation is devoted to the conservation of three species of swallows that breed North America; Cliff Swallows, Barn Swallows, and Bank Swallows. Below are links to several other groups that are involved in swallow research and conservation in North America.
Cliff Swallows
Cliff Swallow Project:
https://www.cliffswallow.org/
Tree Swallow Nest Box Projects:
http://treeswallowprojects.com/
Purple Martins
Purple Martin Conservation Association
https://www.purplemartin.org/
About Mara Silver
Swallow Conservation was founded by Mara Silver, who has been working on swallow conservation projects for the past 30 years. She completed her undergraduate degree in Human Ecology at College of the Atlantic in Maine, where she focused on ceramics. She holds a master’s Degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she researched the characteristics of river banks used by nesting Bank Swallows.
