Forestry & Wildlife
Join the Alabama Cooperative Extension System for the Natural Resources Webinar Series. For each live Zoom webinar session attended in its entirety, people may receive one Professional Logging Manager (PLM) Credit and one Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) Credit. Certificates for attendees that provide their PLM and CFE information at registration will receive a certificate documenting their attendance after each session attended.
If you are unable to attend the live webinar, you can still complete the registration below and receive a link to the recorded webinar for viewing at your convenience.
Tune in on Wednesdays
When: Select Wednesdays from Noon to 1 p.m. CT. The presentations are from Noon to 12:45 p.m., followed by a Q&A session from 12:45 to 1 p.m.
Where: The webinars are presented through Zoom, an online video presentation format.
2024 Giveaway
The Natural Resources Webinar Series is excited to offer a prize giveaway for the remainder of 2024! This prize is a 16 oz. unbreakable SiliPint cup that is branded with the webinar series logo. This giveaway is made possible through sponsor support from the Alabama Treasure Forest Association.
To be eligible to win one of these cups, you must fully complete the webinar registration (all registration fields must be completed). This provides the team with better data on the impact and reach of the series. After the webinar is completed, one fully registered participant will be selected at random and notified of their prize via email. You do not have to be present at the live webinar to win. Cups will be mailed to the address received at registration.
Registration, Dates, and Topics
These webinars are free to attend. Registration is required for each individual webinar. New to Zoom? Visit the Zoom website to watch a video that will help you prepare to attend.
Natural Resources Webinar Series
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Registation Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2024 | Introduction to Biochar | Adam Maggard, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Extension Specialist | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtd-mgqz0pHddcvyh9RZhhGYH9C833N5o3 |
| January 17, 2024 | Aquatic Invasive Species in Alabama: Status, Control & Prevention | Dave Armstrong, AL Department of Conservation & Natural Resources | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsd-mqrzotH9X3-rhnTTjoLASB6GDrZgGX |
| January 31, 2024 | Identifying Typical Structural Characteristics of Hazardous Landscape Trees & Damage Prevention/Mitigation Strategies | Georgios Arseniou, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Extension Specialist | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsce2urTItGN3r72UGXO61r2hZgZzicFHl |
| February 14, 2024 | The Ecology & Impacts of Free-ranging Cats on the Environment | Christopher Lepczyk, Professor, Wildlife Biology and Conservation | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0od-CrqzkjGtJPzp3xHbZK4i8zlJZHGIDR |
| February 28, 2024 | A Survey of Alabama Landowners: Insight Into Regional Land Use & Needs | Kerry Steedley, Regional Extension Agent, Alabama Cooperative Extension System | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpdOqoqD4jEtYHw7Ze-vRaAm_IhXIdxDRp |
| March 13, 2024 | Effects of Changing the Season of Burn in Longleaf Pine Systems | John Willis, USDA | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsde-tqTMjH9y7hRCM1e4Hz6CNv_uxXDz8 |
| March 27, 2024 | Fish Diseases & Parasites in Alabama’s Lakes & Recreational Fish Ponds | Anita Kelly, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Extension Specialist | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcuupqjgjHdzwh9OdXQHc_BD1JUjJwil4 |
| April 10, 2024 | Promoting Bird Habitat in Working Forestland | EJ Williams, Vice President - American Bird Conservancy | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrcuytpjsoGNJzbvqZeDM0kzTPyr8koKP5 |
| April 24, 2024 | Forest Biomass Harvesting Methods, Products, Markets, and Challenges | Manisha Parajuli, PhD Candidate - Auburn University | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElc-ytpzMoHdVJ3km3mxp_VcTF3ZzJ4JQ1 |
| May 8, 2024 | Prescribed Burn Associations: Increase and Improve your acres burned | Ryan Mitchell, Southeast Private Lands Prescribed Fire Outreach Coordinator - Tall Timbers | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtc-mopzstHdGiqC6poR5dXlAvCLXHf83L |
| May 22, 2024 | Predators May Have Less and More Impact Than You Think | Dr. Mike Conner, Scientist - The Jones Center at Ichauway | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYudOCrpzwqEtUSz-Md9nVbdzoya3RIiuLu |
| June 5, 2024 | Oak Decline | Dr. Marty Spetich, Research Forest Ecologist - Southern Research Station | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIod-GqqjsqG9KJcu7SggBf-e-RoQIbQRIr |
| June 26, 2024 | Red Wolves: The World's Most Endangered Wolf | Emily Weller, Red Wolf Recovery Program Coordinator – US Fish and Wildlife Service | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUofumhrz0uGtZHDsDBhgkfs8TYRtohCecU |
| July 10, 2024 | Southeastern Logging Trends | Dr. Joe Conrad, Associate Professor - University of Georgia | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtde2prj4vE91tCxHtwA5zAYWain_FZYCi |
| July 24, 2024 | Influence of Prescribed Fire on Wild Turkeys | Dr. Michael Chamberlain, Terrell Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management - University of Georgia | https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEucOmorD0uHNwMe27qZ3SmWGiVfQuY5qln |
More Information
For more information on the Natural Resources Webinar Series, contact Norm Haley or Bence Carter.