Date: 2/16/2026
Subject: Continuing Education 021626
From: Margie Smotherman
Dear NCAMN,
Tonight, Monday, February 16 from 6:30 pm on the ASUMH campus. Cosmic Wonders Await. Jennifer Wiseman, senior project scientist for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescopes, will talk about what modern telescopes reveal about stars, planets, galaxies, black holes and dark matter. Jeff Hoeper and Ken Forman will be on hand as well. The presentation will be held indoors at the McClure Convention Center. Following the presentation, weather permitting, there will be an outdoor stargazing experience. This event is free and requires no tickets. To learn more about the event, visit: https://asumh.edu/news/page/182/asumh-to-host-free-astronomy-night-featuring-nasa-scientist-dr-jennifer-wiseman
NiT Classes
*February 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (with a break for lunch I’m sure) Dustin Lynch will present a program on darters and crayfish. This NiT class will be held at the Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center. If you are not a NiT, then you need to register on the NCAMN calendar. NiTs do NOT have to register for NiT classes.
*In March, Birding and Skywarn at the Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center (Mar. 7), Back at Bull Shoals White River State Park for History of Buffalo River and Mushrooms (Mar. 14), also at BSWRSP Making a Difference in Your Own Back Yard and Native Plant Ecology (Mar. 21).
Don’t forget to bring lunch and your own “mess kit.”
Other In-Person Continuing Education Opportunities:
*February 19 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center “learn about bears in our state, their habits, behaviors, and how to safely coexist with these large Arkansas mammals.” The class is presented by AGFC’s Allen Cathey. Register at:
https://ar-events.s3licensing.com/eventprofile/461
*NCAMN Book Club will meet on Saturday, March 21, at the Baxter Library from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Books being discussed are: Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane
and The Secret Therapy of Trees: Harness the Healing Energy of Forest Bathing and Natural Landscapes by Marco Nieri and Marco Mencagli. You only have to read one to attend. Register on the NCAMN calendar.
Virtual CE This Week
*Wednesday, February 18 at 6:00 p.m. Central Time: From Wasteland to Wonder-Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape presented by Basil Camu and sponsored by Wild Ones. To register, visit this link: https://wildones.org/from-wasteland-to-wonder/
The webinar is free although there is a place to make a suggested donation.
In Case You Missed It
*Reimagining Conservation: Belonging, Justice & the Future of the Land Ethic sponsored by the Aldo Leopold Foundation with Carolyn Finney
https://tinyurl.com/m97t28kf
*The American Rivers webinar about undamming rivers https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyIXf7SAH_gVtyluwKPWDO_HhMuIfw6kj
Anytime CE Online
*Monarch Joint Venture Conservation Webinar Series---See these links for a myriad of webinars and courses. There is a nominal cost for some of these.
https://monarchjointventure.org/events/monarch-conservation-webinar-series
https://learn.monarchjointventure.org/?blm_aid=1662056449
*Doug Tallamy’s Latest Book
Learn about what you can do to save nature right in your yard from Doug Tallamy’s latest book: How Can I Help? Saving Nature With Your Yard
He shares his wisdom in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGg8nMamyWM
*Coming in March is Leopold Week—a virtual speaker series. Find out who is speaking about what here: https://www.aldoleopold.org/news-and-events/land-ethic-live
Don’t forget to log your hours and put as much info in the notes box as possible.
For example, Doug Tallamy video saving nature in my yard or Monarch webinar on winter’s home/Joint Venture Conservation.