Emilie Chen

Emilie Chen (she/her) began birdwatching in southern California seven years ago. Birdwatching transformed her relationship to the outdoors; she quickly learned that diverse wildlife could be found closer than she realized, and it led her to explore places in her home state she never knew. She later worked a variety of stipended or volunteer opportunities in bird research and conservation. Emilie currently works full-time in nonprofit communications, but continues birdwatching and photographing birds in Portland, OR. Her photography can be found on Instagram at @watchingtrees.