Shiloh Schulte worked with shorebirds with the Manomet Conservation Sciences center, a nonprofit based in Plymouth.

"Shiloh was a lifelong birdwatcher, conservationist, and scientist whose passion for the natural world was infectious."

A helicopter crash in Alaska resulted in the death of a Plymouth scientist, Shiloh Schulte, and pilot Jonathan Guibas. Schulte's work significantly aided shorebird conservation efforts. The crash cause is under investigation.