On-Demand Webinars

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

Seed Zones & Population Movement Guidelines: Concepts & Tools [View Now]

May 24, 2017 12:00 pm
The third of the Eastern Seed Zone Forum's online lecture and discussion hours aimed at providing both information about the creation of seed zones in general and a forum in which professionals, experts, and interested parties discuss the possibility of drafting seed zone guidelines for the eastern United States....

Concrete Repair Alternatives: Techniques, Economic Feasibility, Limitations, and Application [View Now]

May 16, 2017 2:00 pm
Learn basic concrete repair alternatives and how to formulate and carry out a repair plan tailored to site specific needs. ...

Weather Variability and Its Impacts on Forest Health [View Now]

May 15, 2017 1:00 pm
This webinar will discuss the impact weather and climate have on forest health and productivity. We will discuss short- and long-term impacts of droughts, floods, winds, and ice on insect and fungal populations and damage in southern forests....

Climate Change and U.S. Forests [View Now]

May 11, 2017 2:00 pm
Every four years, the U.S. Global Change Research Program conducts a National Climate Assessment for major resource sectors in the United States. The current Assessment is now in progress. A team of scientists working on the Forest sector has developed an early draft report describing major issues and potential management responses. Your feedbac...

Pest Management from an Ecological Framework [View Now]

May 9, 2017 2:00 pm
This webinar will focus on ecological management of agricultural pests (insects and slugs); and, it will emphasize the importance of pairing soil health practices with Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to ensure that gains in soil health are not degraded by unnecessary pesticide use....

The Adaptation Workbook - Building Your Climate Adaptation Plan [View Now]

May 4, 2017 3:00 pm
A collaboration between the Climate Learning Network and the Climate Science Initiative, this webinar provides an overview of the Adaptation Workbook, an online, interactive, and practical workbook that helps land managers develop their own custom built climate change adaptation plans (www.adaptationworkbook.org). The presentation will include a b...

Agricultural Decision Tools from the Cornell Climate Smart Farming Program and the Network for Environment and Weather Applications [View Now]

May 4, 2017 2:00 pm
Participants will learn how to navigate the Network for Environment and Weather Applications (NEWA) and Cornell Climate Smart Farming (CSF) Program websites and use their agricultural decision-making tools based on weather and climate. ...

Forest Management for Northern Bobwhite Quail [View Now]

May 3, 2017 2:00 pm
The loss of suitable habitat from changing land use practices - most notably more intensive agriculture, urbanization and a dramatic decline in active, purposeful forest management with the use of fire has had a crushing impact on a once iconic species... as well as numerous songbirds, pollinators and other wildlife....

Water Quality Credits from Stream Restoration Projects [View Now]

May 3, 2017 1:00 pm
Participants will learn basics of Water Quality Trading and how stream restoration, improved crop management, and conservation practices can lead to water quality credits that can serve as an additional source of income for landowners....

Mitigating Potential Impacts of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Wetland Ecosystems [View Now]

May 2, 2017 2:00 pm
Participants will learn about opportunities to mitigate for potential risks of neonicotinoid insecticides to aquatic systems....

Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Efficacy, Non-target Effects, and Best Management Practices [View Now]

Apr 27, 2017 2:00 pm
Participants will learn about the efficacy and nontarget effects of neonicotinoid seed treatments and management practices that should be considered to minimize adverse impacts on pollinators and other nontarget organisms....

Climate Considerations When Developing Updated Seed Zones [View Now]

Apr 26, 2017 11:00 am
The second of the Eastern Seed Zone Forum's online lecture and discussion hours aimed at providing both information about the creation of seed zones in general and a forum in which professionals, experts, and interested parties discuss the possibility of drafting seed zone guidelines for the eastern United States. ...

Watershed Planning from an NWQI Perspective [View Now]

Apr 25, 2017 2:00 pm
Participants will learn about the watershed assessment used for the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) and how it fits into an overall watershed planning process....

Southern Pine Beetle Biology, Ecology, and Management [View Now]

Apr 19, 2017 1:00 pm
This webinar will cover basic biology, ecology, and management of the southern pine beetle (SPB). While the focus of the webinar will be the southeastern U.S., attention will be given to the recent encroachment of SPB into the northeastern states....

Assembling Resource Data for Field Inventories: GIS, Imagery, and Other Tools to Get Started [View Now]

Apr 18, 2017 2:00 pm
Participants will gain an understanding of conservation pre-planning activities with an emphasis on assembling data from available resources before going out to the field. ...