Date: 6/30/2025
Subject: Continuing education opportunities
From: Tuula A Westlake
“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.”
Thursday, August 21 at 1 pm, Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution Webinar
Environment for the Americas World Migratory Bird Day webinar series continues on Aug 21st with a session on plastic pollution. Join a panel of experts to learn how plastic impacts migratory birds, the solutions underway, and actions you can take. Let’s build a community that protects birds, their habitats, and our waterways. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7WE5Cs6dSM-ScPN0LKDQ0g#/registration
LEARN WHEN IT IS MOST CONVENIENT
NCAMN Continuing Education Presentations https://arkansasmasternaturalists.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=250502&module_id=523380
Virginia Master Naturalists Continuing Education Webinars Continuing Education Webinar Series - Virginia Master Naturalists
Missouri River Observatory: https://www.youtube.com/@moriverbirdobs
Eric Fuselier has videos on a range of topics and you can watch them here: https://www.nature-talks.net/videos.html
Our Nature: Conversations about the relationship between nature, spirituality, and well-being. ournaturepodcast.simplecast.com
Riveted by Raptors: A Look at Migration. From red-tails to broad-wings, kestrels to Cooper’s Hawks, take a lightning-speed tour through the common raptors you might see during autumn raptor migration. Led by our expert teacher Dr. Kevin McGowan, this highlight is a part of our popular webinar “Riveted by Raptors.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmDyEIk0sg&t=561s
Are Monarch Butterflies Really In Trouble? Adam Haritan explains controversies provides documentation along the way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQnEcGgCRt0
Ozarks by lidar: 7 neat geologic features. Explore the Ozark landscape as revealed by lidar. With these laser-measured elevation data, we can look beyond vegetation and land use to highlight sinkholes, plateaus, bedrock layering, escarpments, cut-off meanders, lost hills, and some mysterious patterns of natural mounds. Join us on this tour of geologic highlights from southern Missouri, northern Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma; a great way to explore the region when you can't get outdoors!https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JJMrFu2o6Ik
FREE OPEN-SOURCE COURSES
U of A Arkansas Water Sustainability Agriculture, Home and Garden, Research
https://www.uaex.uada.edu/environment-nature/water/sustainability.aspx
U of A Research and Extension Monthly Gardening tips: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82998458572?pwd=KVdmblGKYXbaoxqSV6x71btCbimwrA.1
OpenLearn (Open University): https://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses/full-catalogue
"Introduction to Environmental Science"
"Environmental Challenges"
MIT OpenCourseWare: https://ocw.mit.edu/
"Introduction to Environmental Studies"
"Introduction to Ecology"
YouTube Channels:
"CrashCourse" (offers a series on ecology and environmental science)
"National Geographic" (features a variety of educational videos on nature and conservation)
iNaturalist: "iNaturalist Learning" (provides tutorials on using iNaturalist for species identification and fieldwork)
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: "Bird Academy" (offers free online courses and webinars on bird identification and behavior)