yorickgarcia

Instructional technologists, bird photographer, public space enjoyer.

Jorge Garcia

LINK CATALOG

The Urban Birding Festival
I designed the logo for the inagural Urban Birding Festival in Chicago using bird images from local photographers.
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COS: Bird Photography Workshop
A Chicago Bird Photography Contest program at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and the Ford Calumet Environmental Center.
The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago 2
Monday, December 4 at 7:00 pm on WTTW.
Avian Listening Project
The City Birds Discussion led to launching CALM to study nocturnal bird migration in the Chicago Wilderness Region.
North Park Village Migratory Bird Walks
Join me for the Migratory Bird Walks at North Park Village Nature Center. Subscribe for park updates and bird walk reports.
Among the Birds: Duck Season
The second Among the Birds exhibition at Backlot Coffee, February 2023.
Openlands: Birds in My Neighborhood
In 2022 I joined Openlands as the Birds in My Neighborhood Coordinator.
Event Photography for Chicago Audubon
CAS invited me to join them for their Chicago Environmental Awards Banquet where I led a birdwalk and did event photography. Photos were later posted on their blog.
Birding at the Library
I presented for and led a birdwalk at my favorite place in the world, the CPL Maker Lab. Check out our birdlist and visit this great gem of a bird patch in The Loop.
WTTW: Birding is for Everyone
Chicago Tonight featured my bird photography, featuring Riis Park, after a WTTW producer found my bird photos on display at Backlot.
WBEZ: Birdwatching around Chicago
I was featured on WBEZ's Curious City, where I shared how I bird wherever I am. The story was syndicated on the Chicago Suntimes where my night heron image was printed on the cover page.
Chicago BIPOC Birders
I redesigned the logo and built the website for this grassroots effort to build community among BIPOC birders of Chicago.
A Blue Jay for Making
I worked with MSI to expand on their summer camp offerings and brought a blue jay along with me.
The Backlot Coffee Bird Guide
A digitized version of the Backlot Coffee Among the Birds exhibit, June 2022.
Makers in Chicago
Explore Chicagoland's makerspace scene! A long running labor of love project.
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