Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 2:00 PM ET
Click Here to Register for Solar-Wildlife Webinar #4
Presented by REWI, this webinar will have two researchers discuss their work related to the spatial ecology of various species in PV solar facilities.
Moderator: Josh Ennen, Senior Scientist, Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI)
Speakers:
- Michael Levin, Renewable Energy Ecologist, Columbia University
- Aaron Facka, Senior Wildlife Biologist, Western Region, Wildlands Network
About the Speakers
Aaron Facka serves as the Senior Wildlife Biologist for the western region conducting and coordinating research on species, core habitats and connections between. Aaron received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from New Mexico State University and his Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology from North Carolina State University. He has spent the last 20 years working on diverse vertebrate species and their habitats. Most of his work has involved partnerships and coordination within, and across state, federal, and private agencies and groups. He has worked for the United States Forest Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, New Mexico State, North Carolina State, Oregon State Universities. Most recently Aaron served as the furbearer biologist for the Pennsylvania Game Commission before the allure of returning ‘home’ brought him back to New Mexico.
Michael Levin translates his interest in the regions where humans and wildlife actively share the landscape into research on the movement ecology of meso-carnivores in North America. His PhD research is on renewable energy landscapes, and specifically focuses on how solar energy infrastructure may influence the movement and habitat selection of bobcats through solar-dense regions of North Carolina.