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.

Naturalist Journeys Online 2020-21 Programs

Naturalist Journeys is back for its 25th season with this fall/winter online presentation series featuring biologists and explorers from around the country. This winter, learn about aquatic bugs, the secret lives of fish, wild apples, macro photography, slug thieves, ginseng poaching, animal acoustics, birdsong, and much more. Tune in live via Zoom or catch the recording afterwards.

Naturalist Journeys Online 2020-21 is made possible by:

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Upcoming Naturalist Journeys Programs

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Birds, Bees, Bats, and Bugs: Why Animals Make and Use Sound
Presented by Laurel Symes
January 27th | 7 - 8 PM (Eastern) | MORE INFO
(this is a date change)

Previous Naturalist Journeys Online 2020-21 Programs

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

Check out Joseph's Website: Para Herpetologica
Support Joseph via Patreon
Check out @BlackAFinSTEM on Instagram and Twitter
Download Joseph's Slide deck HERE

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

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

Past Webinars and Presentations

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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