Date: 11/16/2025
Subject: More Continuing Education
From: Margie Smotherman
Dear NCAMN
Below are some Continuing Education programs for you check out. Remember, you will need 8 hours of Continuing Education yearly to be certified. Please update your volunteer time so we can distribute pins at the December 6 party
Some of these are repeats from last week. I am having issues with links again. New computer is giving me a bit of a fit. If you have questions, let me know.
I will be sending these out weekly. Let me know if there are events that I have missed.
NCAMN Continuing Education Coordinator
Margie Smotherman
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November 19, at 4 pm ET to learn how to take action for birds across the Americas. In this webinar, Garrett Rhyne, our Southeast Motus Station Coordinator, will talk about the wonder of migration and how we are using technology to track bird movement. Kaitlyn Parkins, ABC's Glass Collisions Program Coordinator, will share the marvels of backyard birds and the steps she's taken to make her home a safe place for birds. Finally, Lindsay Adrean, Northwest Program Officer, will focus on the Marbled Murrelet, its wondrous forest habitat, and enjoying the outdoors in ways that also help birds. From Wonder to Action for Birds Across the Americas
Thursday, November 20, 2025 6 pm “Living in the Liberated Landscape: My Yard” presented by Larry Weaner from the chapter of Ozark Wild Ones. A link will be sent with registration. Learn how to design gardens that consider the reproductive abilities of plants, the ecological processes that affect those plants, and the wildlife that those plants can support
Living in the Liberated Landscape: My Yard - Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
After the presentation with Larry Weaner, there is an opportunity to talk with the author
This is your chance to connect directly, ask questions, and share in an intimate conversation with one of the leading voices in ecological landscaping.
When: November 20th, 7:15–8:00 p.m. CT (Immediately after the webinar)
Where: Zoom (Link will be sent out 48 hours prior to the event)
Space is limited to just 20 participants—so be sure to save your spot today: https://wildones.org/1120-webinar-meet-and-greet/
Saturday, November 22, 2025. Baxter County Library
4:00pm–5:00pm Saturn - If you like it put a ring on it presented by our own Jeff Hoeper. Stay for the star Party after the presentation.
Register for this event at the link for the Baxter County library Home | Baxter County Library
December offerings
Tuesday, December 9 5 pm CST
“Turn That Patch Into a Plan” workshop led by Zoe and Heather Evans
Hosted by Wild Ones and Plan it Wild
Location: YouTube Live (link provided with registration) with a limited Zoom audience.
https://wildones.org/turn-that-patch-into-a-plan/#register
January and beyond 2026 offerings
The NiT program starts in January. Watch the calendars for topics.
February 9. Star party at Fred Berry from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The subject is “Love Among the Stars”. There will be a constellation tour and a bit of telescope observation after the talk. Check out the link on the calendar.
On Demand links
Here is a link with several videos by Eric Fuselier of the Ozark Native Plant Society. These videos are older but still qualified.
• Winter Botany https://www.youtube.com/live/rlQgJW6xVng?si=LoAvxYxrspFqWN5O
• Ozark Native Plants https://youtu.be/lLmWHKs4xVE?si=hjgN0fkBq44iNhvV
Several YouTube videos from State of Maryland: Here are a couple but there are more on the website.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlC8MdrAgYc Midges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV9JMmIT6AM weird and wacky fish reproduction
Next step for Nature: presented by Doug Tallamy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZeiwBtdhhE
We learned about bats from one of the books for the NCAMN book club. Here is a video about bats that Jeff Hoeper found https://youtu.be/zLNX2pkCepQ
Also on the ClubExpress site under NCAMN there is a whole sections of continuing education