Presentations and Recordings

Welcome to our hub of webinars, videos, presentations, and more. Missed a live broadcast? Here's where you can find recordings of our webinars. Stay connected and curious in the natural world! Looking for an upcoming program? Please visit our Calendar.

Upcoming Presentations

Montpelier PLACE Recordings

Please visit our PLACE page to learn more about Montpelier PLACE. This initiative is made possible by:

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Montpelier Underfoot | Sean Beckett | November 18 2022

Montpelier's Built Environment | Paul Carnahan | November 9 2022

Please visit ORCAMedia.net for a higher quality version of this recording.

Naturalist Journeys Online 2021-22 Recordings

Alpine Habitats, Climate Change, and Rosy-Finches | Carl Brown | March 16 2022

Co-hosted by Green Mountain Audubon Society

New England's Roadside Ecology | Tom Wessels | March 2 2022

Racing the Clock | Bernd Heinrich | February 23 2022

Order the Book: https://www.bearpondbooks.com/book/9780062973283

Lady Fern Evolution | Bertrand Black | February 16 2022

Life of a Conservation Photographer | Isabelle Groc | February 2 2022

Isabelle's Website: https://www.isabellegroc.com/
Isabelle's new book, "Conservation Canines": https://www.orcabook.com/Conservation-Canines-P5272.aspx

The Real Dirt on Truffles | Rowan Jacobsen | January 19 2022

http://www.rowanjacobsen.com/
Get the book: https://www.bearpondbooks.com/book/9781635575194

Willow: A Beaver's Tale | Patti Smith | January 12 2022

Beaversprite book
Upcoming talk with Ben Goldfarb

The Winter Finch Forecast | Tyler Hoar | December 16 2021

Select Feeder Cams:
Canada - Algonquin Park
Canada - Manitouwadge
Japan - Karuizawa
Japan - Iizuna (click on Iizuna Restaurant)

Finch Research Network

Naturalist Journeys Online 2020-21 Recordings

How Animals Make and Use Sound | Laurel Symes | January 27 2021

(Supplemental video: fish make sounds)

Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist | Donald Kroodsma | January 14 2021

BirdsongForTheCurious.com

Sangers to Sochan: Plant Gathering in the S. Appalachians | Maria Dunlavey | December 9 2020

Slugs, Seed Dispersers & Stone Walls: Ecology of NE Herbaceous Flora | Nathan Kiel | December 2 2020

References and Citations | Visit Nathan's Website

Gulls Demystified | Bryan Pfeiffer | November 20 2020

Check out Bryan's website: BryanPfeiffer.com

Wild Apples: Making the Most of the Feral Apple Harvest | Matt Kaminsky | November 18 2020

Check out Matt's website: GnarlyPippins.com

Macrophotography: A Naturalist's Perspective | Joseph Saunders | November 11 2020

This recording is no longer available. Please check out Joseph's Website: Para Herpetologica
Support Joseph via Patreon
Check out @BlackAFinSTEM on Instagram and Twitter

Fishes of Vermont: Confessions of an Ichthyologist | Doug Facey | October 28 2020

Turning Stones: Exploring Aquatic Invertebrates | Declan McCabe | October 21

Past Webinars and Presentation Recordings

Nocturnal Migration | Larry Clarfeld | May 4 2021

Co-presented by Green Mountain Audubon Society

Links:

Green Mountain Meadowlarks | Vermont Center for Ecostudies | April 15 2021

Co-presented by Green Mountain Audubon Society

Drawing on Birds: Comics, Science, and Sharing Nature | Rosemary Mosco | March 17 2021

Co-presented by Green Mountain Audubon Society

Amphibian Road Crossing Volunteer Training | NBNC | March 16 2021

What's in a Name - Bird Subspecies | Richard Littauer | March 3 2021

Owls of Vermont | Zac Cota | February 26 2021

Owl Banding and Adopt an Owl at NBNC
International Owl Center | Owl Research Institute | Project SNOWstorm | The Hidden Lives of Owls | Owls of the Eastern Ice | Kansas Great Horned Owl Live Cam

Monitoring Rabies in Vermont | Owen Montgomery - USDA Wildlife Services | June 24

Interactive Rabies Data in Vermont

An Artist in the Arctic | Chelsea Clarke | June 10

Additional Resources

ChelseaClarke.com
ArcticSpring.org

Biofinder & Vermont Conservation Design – understanding, valuing, and mapping | Andy Wood | May 27

Additional Resources

Introduction to BioFinder
BioFinder Flyer
BioFinder Tips & Tools

Wild Adventures in the United Arab Emirates | Erika Mitchell | May 20

Online Book Launch: The Land of Milk & Honey | Bill Mares & Kim Greenwood | May 15

Making the Most of your Trail Camera | Declan McCabe | May 13

eMammal Citizen Science Program

Critter Cam Activity Guide

A Shared Life: Biodiversity Conservation in Vermont | Eric Hagen | May 8

presentation slides
story collection

Grassland Birds | Liza Morse and Kevin Tolan | May 6

Solving Sparrows | Bryan Pfeiffer | May 1

Solving Sparrows - Supplemental Handout

Solving Sparrows - Slides

The Magnificent Monarch Migration | Drew Hamilton | April 29

Vermont's Glacial Lakes and Geologic History | George Springston | April 24

Resources:

Birding your Backyard | Zac Cota | April 22

Vernal Pool Ecology | Zac Cota & Kevin Tolan | April 17

On Foot with Lions & Leopards: Tracking South Africa's Wildlife | Sophie Mazowita | April 15

iNaturalist: Discovering Nature From Home | Zac Cota & Emily Anderson | April 10

Return of the Red-winged Blackbird | Teage O'Connor | April 8

Human History & Ecology of the Poultney River | Paul Marangelo | April 1

Bee Biodiversity in Vermont | Spencer Hardy | April 3

Game Camera Footage Release Party | Dave Muska & Sean Beckett | March 27

Amphibian Monitoring Q&A | Zac Cota & Sean Beckett | March 29

Miscellaneous Videos

Recorded in-person presentations at NBNC

Thanks to ORCA Media for the recording and production of these presentations

(Above: Wolves: Conservation and Conflict in the Northern Rockies with Sean Beckett, January 2019)

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