On-Demand Webinars

Following is a list of all on-demand webinars available for viewing.

Tree Stewards: Case Study of A Virginia Urban Tree Volunteer Program [View Now]

Aug 16, 2018 1:00 pm
Tree Stewards are trained community volunteers that conduct educational programs and provide community tree care. This webinar will highlight the Virginia Tree Steward program and ways Extension Agents can work with volunteers to increase the health and beauty of their urban tree canopy. ...

Rethinking the Nutrient Management Paradigm for Soil Health [View Now]

Aug 14, 2018 2:00 pm
Participants will learn about using a holistic approach by adopting a diversity of practices and concepts to achieve optimal nutrient management strategies. The current dominant nutrient management paradigm, which depends mainly on synthetic fertilizers that cause many resource concerns (such as soil erosion) related to loss of capacity of soil ...

Maintaining quail and grassland bird habitat in the agricultural landscape: CP33 - Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds [View Now]

Jul 25, 2018 1:00 pm
Northern bobwhite quail and many other grassland bird species have experienced significant population declines over the last several decades. Loss of native grassland habitat is one of the primary causes of these declines. The CP33 – Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds is a Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) practice that provides nesting...

Trees for Bees: Pollinator Habitats in Urban Forests [View Now]

Jul 10, 2018 1:00 pm
The webinar will provide Extension Agents with information and resources to promote pollinator habitats in urban and suburban forests. ...

Environmental Markets 101 [View Now]

Jun 26, 2018 2:00 pm
Participants in this webinar will learn the basics of environmental markets on private agricultural and forest lands in the United States. The webinar will describe the mechanisms of different environmental markets (including water, wildlife habitat, and greenhouse gas markets) and explain how these markets can help supplement current conservat...

Have you Checked your Trees Lately? A Routine Check-up of Trees Saves Lives & Property [View Now]

Jun 26, 2018 1:00 pm
Trees provide significant benefits to our homes and communities, but they may also become liabilities when they fall or break apart, causing property damage, personal injuries, and power outages. Learn how to inspect trees by identifying 7 of the most common structural tree defects that often result in failures. ...

Wildlife Benefits from Cover Crops on Working Lands [View Now]

Jun 12, 2018 2:00 pm
As we continue to work with producers to enhance soil health on working lands, many producers and landowners wish to incorporate cover crops that benefit wildlife into their rotation. This webinar will describe some of the limitations and opportunities in adding soil health management practices with wildlife. Cover crops play a key role in impr...

Promoting Urban & Community Forestry through Staffing, Volunteer Groups, Tree Boards, & Ordinances [View Now]

Jun 12, 2018 1:00 pm
The success of community forests relies on good management by municipal staff, volunteer groups, and tree boards framed around well-written ordinances. This presentation will explore how these components promote a healthy community forest, as well as how Extension educators can assist communities in the process....

Opportunities and Challenges Associated with the Integration of Variable Rate Irrigation and Variable Rate Nitrogen Applications in Corn [View Now]

Jun 7, 2018 3:00 pm
In this Climate Learning Network and ANREP Climate Science Initiative joint webinar Dr. Tim Shaver of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will discuss the possibilities and issues presented by the use of variable rate irrigation and variable rate nitrogen application in the production of corn. ...

An Assessment of Organic Farming on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties [View Now]

Jun 5, 2018 3:00 pm
Join this webinar to learn about the long term impact that organic farming practices can have on various soil properties. Researchers from University of Nebraska have published recent articles assessing the soil impacts of forty years organic farming practices. The research found that organic practices can increase soil organic matter content...

Understory Herbicides for Bobwhites and other Wildlife [View Now]

May 31, 2018 2:00 pm
Herbicides are an important tool in both forest and wildlife management in the south and particularly in southern pine management. The common practice of heavy chemical site prep prescriptions in forest management may not be appropriate in stands where restoration and wildlife habitat is the objective. The webinar will address herbicide uses in lo...

Storm-Resilient Urban Forests: Response Resilience, Are You Prepared to Respond? [View Now]

May 23, 2018 1:00 pm
Storms happen and the urban forest responds accordingly to steps taken beforehand to create storm-response resilience. Recovery from storms also happens and the success is predictable based on how well a community prepares in advance to respond. ...

Air Quality Success Stories [View Now]

May 23, 2018 12:00 pm
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATE/TIME FOR THIS WEBINAR... Participate to learn more about the air quality efforts and successes currently being accomplished. This webinar will highlight several examples of air quality efforts being conducted by NRCS state offices, including work being supported by funds from the NRCS National Air Quality Initiative ...

Bumble Bee Ecology and Conservation [View Now]

May 22, 2018 2:00 pm
Join the conversation to learn the conservation status of North America's bumble bees (including the federally endangered rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis), threats they face, and conservation measures known to support healthy bee communities. ...

Irrigation Water Management in High Tunnels [View Now]

May 15, 2018 2:00 pm
Participate to learn more about the specific issues that arise when irrigating under a high tunnel. Irrigation water management is important even for the small areas farmed under high tunnels (also known as hoop houses.) While the principles of irrigation water management remain unchanged, high tunnels can affect both the evapo-transpiration ...