Stork-billed Kingfisher—Photo: Sumeet Moghe - (Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69328539)

OPAS Program: “Birds of Borneo”—from the Malaysian side
Presenter: Deneb Maine, Education Coordinator, Dungeness River Nature Center
Wednesday, January 21, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.  
Dungeness River Nature Center
Free to attend

Stork-billed Kingfisher—Photo: Deneb Maine

The island of Borneo, includes portions divided among 3 nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Bruni. It is home to one bird family, three endemic bird genera, and 61 bird species. The habitats of this once densely forested island are steadily being lost to palm oil plantations and timber harvests. Decline of these habitats drives an increasing threat to Borneo's birds. Please join us for an interesting presentation by Deneb, from a part of the world that few of us have a chance to experience.

Deneb Maine

In 2025 Deneb spent part of the summer on the Malaysian side of Borneo as part of a master’s degree program. Bringing back a collection of photos of the northeastern corner of the island and its unique birds and wildlife. Deneb Maine originally grew up in California but then hopped over to the east coast for college at Mount Holyoke College. They then spent many years working seasonal environmental education jobs across the country before landing on the Olympic Peninsula. Deneb is currently the Education Coordinator at the River Center after serving an abbreviated AmeriCorps term and being temporarily hired on by JST to finish that term. Deneb is currently pursuing a MA degree in Biology with the Miami University of Ohio. Prior to coming to the River Center they worked as a Biological Science Technician at the native plant nursery with Olympic National Park.