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Presentation – Wild New England: Our Wild Backyard

April 7, 2026 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)

Description

Wild New England: Our Wild Backyard

Tomas Koeck, M.A., Film producer, Photographer & Journalist

Joined by panelists:

Jon Dodd, Executive Director, Atlantic Shark Institute

Jamie Vaudrey, Ph.D., Research Coordinator, Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve; Associate Research Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, Universisty of Connecticut

 

Join film producer, photographer, and journalist Tomas Koeck, Atlantic Shark Institute Executive Director Jon Dodd, and the Reserve’s Research Coordinator Jamie Vaudrey as they talk about wildlife in our New England backyards as part of UConn Avery Point’s Coastal Perspectives Lecture Series.

Biography:

Tomas Koeck is an award-winning filmmaker, Canon USA-backed photographer, speaker/presenter, and expeditionist. In simpler terms, he’s a storyteller, an environmentalist, and, most importantly, an optimist. He has been on assignment for National Geographic, Smithsonian Channel, PBS Nature, and others covering stories throughout North America and seeks to give a voice to wildlife through journalism, storytelling, and advocacy.

Links to more information:

silentflightstudios.org

tomaskoeck.com