Molly Daly, SMEA second-year student, Dr. Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao, a Smith Fellows Postdoctoral Scholar at SMEA, and Nives Dolšak, SMEA faculty, presented their research at the 2022 Annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association in Walla Walla. Molly presented preliminary findings of the project entitled “Evaluation of Multi-level Governance of Shorebird Management and Conservation in Puget Sound,” a capstone project with Elley Donnelly, SMEA second-year student, Drs. Gallo-Cajiao, Trina Baynard (Audubon Washington), and Nives Dolšak. Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao presented his collaborative research (with Nives and other co-authors) entitled “The Emergence of the Regime Complex for Conserving Migratory Shorebirds in the Western Hemisphere.” Nives Dolšak presented the findings of her research project with three undergraduate students (Forrest Brungardt, Alicia Lopez, and Lina Kritchko) entitled “Do WA Legislators’ Climate Votes Reflect Natural Hazard Risks?”. The presenters thank David H. Smith Postdoctoral Fellowship Program and the Campbel Endowed Fund at SMEA for their support of their work and PNWPSA panel discussants and audience for their constructive input.