Forestry & Wildlife

Natural Resources Webinar Series

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Natural Resources Webinar Series

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.

Natural Resources Webinar Series Cup2025 Giveaway

The Natural Resources Webinar Series is excited to offer a prize giveaway for the remainder of 2025! This prize is a 16 ounce, 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, but registration is required for each individual webinar.

Natural Resources Webinar Series

DateTopicSpeakerRegistration Link
October 2, 2024Alabama's Historic CemeteriesLee Ann Waller-Trupp, Alabama Historical CommissionArchived - Access archived webinars below.
October 16, 2024Data Driven Deer ManagementNorm Haley, Alabama Cooperative Extension SystemArchived - Access archived webinars below.
October 30, 2024Venomous Snakes of AlabamaJimmy StilesArchived - Access archived webinars below.
November 13, 2024Fall Habitat Management - Improving Forb Abundance & CompositionCourtenay Conring, ADCNR, Wildlife BiologistArchived - Access archived webinars below.
December 4, 2024ADEM Biomonitoring & Stream AssessmentCal Johnson, ADEM Field Biologist – DecaturArchived - Access archived webinars below.
December 18, 2024Predator Management & Protecting Natural ResourcesLeif Stephens, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, State DirectorArchived - Access archived webinars below.
January 8, 20252025 Forest Health OutlookDrew Metzler, AFC Forest Health CoordinatorArchived - Access archived webinars below.
January 22, 2025Owning a Private Well in Alabama: Is your water well?Jessie Curl, AU Water Resources Center and FWNR & Aquatics ResourcesArchived - Access archived webinars below.
January 29, 2025Wildlife in a One Health PerspectiveAmanda Gross, Auburn UniversityArchived - Access archived webinars below.
February 12, 2025Alabama's Quail Forever Program & Management John Mark Curtis, State Quail Forever Coordinator Archived - Access archived webinars below.
February 26, 2025Getting in front of CWD: Challenges and strategies for managing an emerging wildlife diseaseAniruddha Belsare, Auburn UniversityArchived - Access archived webinars below.
March 12, 2025Getting to Know Alabama’s Little Green Alien, the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)Kristy McAndrew, Mississippi State UniversityArchived - Access archived webinars below.
March 26, 2025Cogongrass Identification & ControlDavid Russell, Auburn UniversityArchived - Access archived webinars below.
April 9, 2025An Overview of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Agricultural LandMykel Taylor, Auburn UniversityArchived - Access archived webinars below.
April 23, 2025Managing Degraded Hardwood StandBrady Self, Mississippi State UniversityArchived - Access archived webinars below.
May 7, 2025Alabama Soils and USDA Web Soil SurveyChristopher Davis, USDA NRCS Soil Scientist for AlabamaArchived - Access archived webinars below.
May 21, 2025Portable SawmillAdam Maggard, Auburn UniversityArchived - Access archived webinars below.
June 4, 2025North American Bat Health Under Threats of Disease and Other StressorsDr. Molly Simonis, Auburn Universityhttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/6xpv_Wp1QEWYsp5jOdKMfw
June 18, 2025Premises Liability 101James (Jim) Noles, Attorney and Professor of Practice at Auburn Universityhttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/uCO-etKxTuqKcR3rc9-AOA
July 2, 2025A Status Report on CWD and Next Steps in Wildlife HealthOlivia Sciandra, Wildlife Health Program Coordinator, ADCNRhttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/kTVHDhM4Qh6Wd9UxnTZdmA
July 16, 2025Why is Construction Stormwater Management Important?Perry Oaks, NRCS AL Erosion and Sediment Control Program Managerhttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/zF-foMVnSwq7CLKxYH9ttw
July 30, 2025Watershed StewardshipLaura Cooley, Auburn Universityhttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuf-irrzIuEtawZpsENIePo1X_xLK-l5CU
August 13, 2025The H5N1 Avian Influenza Epi/Panzootic: An Ongoing Threat to Poultry, Wildlife, Livestock and HumansConstantinos Kyriakis, Auburn University AVMhttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/BzDaN8dISwK3HXjd7y67vw
August 27, 2025Brown Spot Needle BlightLori Eckhardt, Auburn Universityhttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/RSQutD_dTbaAETpK-rL8zg
September 10, 2025Wildlife Management Services for Private Lands in AlabamaAndrew Green, ADCNR Technical Assistance Unithttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/dm9a5PnjQJC_1FHKo8V3Ag
September 24, 2025Rabies: a Basic Disease of Nature in a Global, National, and Local ContextCharles Rupprecht, Auburn University AVMhttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/i95K05-MSbKSBRbtVHgWWQ
October 8, 2025The Shortleaf Pine Initiative: Restoring an American Forest LegacyCarter England, Chair, Shortleaf Pine Initiativehttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/W9XuiEmNS6Ka7xax4w6mGA
October 22, 2025Frequent Fire in Shortleaf PineGeorge Matusick, Auburn Universityhttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/BhQkyEElTDKEpHeczm3vNQ
November 5, 2025Frequent Fire in Shortleaf PineKathy Terry-Warner, Alabama Cooperative Extension System | Auburn Universityhttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/au5abyrxR_2eQn_YnAWttA
November 19, 2025Natural Resource Conservation and R3: New-Age Collaborative ManagementIsabelle Bracewell, Assistant R3 Coordinator, ADCNR|Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sportshttps://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/GVo40FlkT4iLyUGa5MvigA

Natural Resources Webinar Series Archive

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More Information

For more information on the Natural Resources Webinar Series, contact Norm Haley.