Stephen Kress is the founder of National Audubon Society’s Project Puffin and a Visiting Fellow of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. He previously served as Vice-President for Bird Conservation for the National Audubon Society and Director of the Hog Island Audubon Camp in Bremen, Maine. Innovative seabird restoration methods that he developed in Maine are now standard practice worldwide. He has parallel interests in managing habitats for land birds and has authored several books on attracting birds including the Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds. He is also co-author with Derrick Z. Jackson of Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird back to Egg Rock and the recently published The Puffin Plan for 12+ readers. Dr. Kress received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in Environmental Education and received his Master’s and undergraduate degrees in wildlife management from Ohio State University. He lives in Ithaca, New York with his wife Elissa and daughter Liliana on 40 acres of forest, meadow, and ponds where he tests methods for creating bird-friendly habitats.