Conservation photography is the topic of conversation at the next Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society meeting, set for 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim.

The program, “Conservation Photography: Art for Education and Advocacy,” is free and open to the public.

Lori Moilanen will explain how photography has been used by environmental advocacy and education since the invention of the camera, leading to a specialty known as “conservation photography.” Her presentation will highlight some milestones in the history of conservation photography and provide personal examples showing how photographers can use their art to support local environmental education and conservation.

Moilanen will conclude with a brief discussion about ways in which interested OPAS photographers can support the society’s objectives.

A semi-retired, board-certified toxicologist and a recent transplant from Wisconsin to the Olympic Peninsula, Moilanen is an avid nature photographer, world traveler and birder.