Latest Nctc Podcast Episodes
Creepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife - Part 1
USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center - January 27, 2022 09:30 - 26 minutes -Some creepy crawly and misunderstood wildlife, like spiders, bats, and raccoons offer a lot of benefits to our environment and we'd like to shed some positive light on those important ecoservices. In Part 1 of the Creepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife podcast, the team talks about spiders, bat...
Creepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife - Part 2
USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center - January 27, 2022 09:30 - 23 minutes -Some creepy crawly and misunderstood wildlife offer a lot of benefits to our environment. In Part 2 of the Creepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife podcast, the team talks about skunks, opossums, and snakes and their important ecoservices. Skunks, opossums and snakes are some of the most efficien...
What is NYCALC?
USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center - September 30, 2021 09:30 - 19 minutes -Ever wonder what the Native Youth Community Adaptation and Leadership Congress (NYCALC) is all about? In this podcast you'll learn about NYCALC and hear participants' reactions to the program.
Spring Frogs and Toads at the NCTC
USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center - August 19, 2021 09:30 - 8 minutes -Dr. Jim Siegel, US Fish and Wildlife Service biologist and NCTC Ecology curriculum manager, reviews the calls of the most common frogs and toads that can be heard at the NCTC each spring. Hearing the intricate descriptions and sounds of the frogs and toads, you can envision being near the springt...
Off the Shelf - The Home Place
USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center - July 28, 2021 09:30 - 12 minutes -Catherine Woodward, Fish and Wildlife Biologist in the USFWS Conservation Library introduces a series called Off the Shelf, where she hopes to inspire you and other readers to connect with conservation literature and nature writing, as she talks about books pulled from the library shelves. The H...
Cicadas! Dr. Jim Siegel explains this natural phenomenon happening every 17 years.
USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center - June 11, 2021 09:30 - 14 minutes -During the Great Eastern Brood of periodical cicadas Catherine Woodward, Fish and Wildlife Biologist and Jim Siegel, Ecology Curriculum Manager from the National Conservation Training Center talk about this natural phenomenon and wildlife spectacle of millions of cicadas emerging from the soil af...
NCTC: Who We Are
USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center - April 30, 2021 09:30 - 33 minutes -In this episode of Thoughts From Home, Mark Madison, our Fish and Wildlife Historian, talks with the NCTC Director, Steve Chase, about NCTC, who we are, what we do and other information you may not know.
Combating Wildlife Crime: Toward an Integrated Approach
USFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in Conservation - June 18, 2019 16:13 - 23 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPoaching, trafficking, and illegal harvest are all terms used in discussing wildlife crime. While they refer to different actions along the supply chain, these terms are all central to the issue of non-compliance with rules and regulations put in place to support the long-term survival of plant a...
Collaborative Conservation for Collective Impact
USFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in Conservation - December 13, 2018 16:13 - 28 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe issues we face in conservation and natural resource management are complex and cut across jurisdictions, disciplines, organizations, and boundaries. Collaborating with others can be challenging, especially when our neighbors have different interests and needs or there is a history of conflict...
Facilitating Local Stakeholder Participation in Collaborative Landscape Conservation Planning
USFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in Conservation - December 13, 2018 16:13 - 21 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLandscape-scale conservation enables conservation professionals to understand the biological and social factors at work across a broad range of traditional geopolitical boundaries. With a solid understanding of these factors comes the ability to make sound management decisions based on desired fu...
Challenging Stereotypes: Diversity and the American Hunting Legacy
USFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in Conservation - April 10, 2018 16:13 - 47 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe conservation community is talking a lot about barriers to hunting, especially for people living in urban areas and those who are underrepresented in the activity, including people of color and women. But what if the hunter stereotype itself is the biggest barrier? Join hosts Tylar Greene and ...
Connecting people with nature: The Service's past, present and future
USFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in Conservation - December 11, 2017 16:13 - 27 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJoin Natalie Sexton, Tylar Greene, and Kristen Gilbert as they discuss the journey that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has taken in transforming its brand, purpose, and engagement strategies since its inception and what is important for you to know about current goals and effective strategies t...
The Nature of Americans: A Dive Into the Findings
USFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in Conservation - November 20, 2017 16:13 - 34 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, we take a dive into the findings from the Nature of Americans study, an initiative led by Dr. Stephen Kellert and DJ Case and Associates to understand and connect Americans to nature. Our guests are Dave Case and Daniel Escher from DJ Case and Associates. Also check out our broad...
Visitor Use Management Tools to Improve Visitor Experiences
USFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in Conservation - August 09, 2017 09:30 - 12 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this podcast, we'll explore the basic principles and strategies of visitor use management, and the simple, accessible tools-you-can-use to effectively tackle projects involving visitor use of protected areas. Learn from Jennifer Reed, our agency's representative on the Executive Committee of t...
PlayCleanGo: A behavior change campaign that works
USFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in Conservation - March 13, 2017 09:30 - 14 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSusan Burks, from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, joins us to discuss her work to prevent the spread of invasive species through a program called PlayCleanGo: Stop Invasive Species In Your Tracks. Developed in partnership with the US Forest Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Serv...
Commitment to Collaboration: Facilitating Working Groups of Tribes and Government Agencies
USFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in Conservation - December 15, 2016 09:30 - 25 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRichard Arnold and Jeremy Spoon join us to discuss their work facilitating collaborations with tribes and federal land management agencies to conserve nature and culture -- two things we can never really separate. What makes these collaborations successful? Listen to the podcast and visit our HDg...
Building Visitor Centers, Building Relationships
USFWS/NCTC Human Dimensions in Conservation - July 28, 2016 09:30 - 19 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn 2012, Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex began designing and building visitor centers for Desert, Ash Meadows, and Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuges. Larger efforts were underway to restore relationships and build partnerships with the seven tribes of Nuwuvi, or Southern Paiutes. The p...
Evaluating Partnerships in Conservation 1 Introduction Interplay
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 26 minutes -Explore an evaluators insights into Wicked Problems and the Theory of Change with Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Instructor, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy. Lean how to apply these evaluation concepts to the goals and objectives of conservation partnerships.
The Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program- Community-Based Solution
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 27 minutes -Competing community interests related to water access, use, and conservation sets the stage for the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Plan. Discover the practices used to support stakeholder collaboration. Learn more about how water law, hydrology, drought of record, threatened and endanger...
Evaluating Partnerships in Conservation 2 Logic Models
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 20 minutes -Review how logic models are used as evaluation planning, implementation, and assessment tools for conservation with Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Instructor, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy.
Evaluating Partnerships in Conservation 3 Assessment
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 30 minutes -Learn more about the methodology of evaluation and the importance of validity, usefulness, feasibility and distribution. Discover what criteria to use in rating an evaluation plan with Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Instructor, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy.
America's Great Outdoors Initiative
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 25 minutes -Learn how the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, state agencies, private landowners, educational institutions and community organizations came together to connect area youth to their heritage with Jeremiah Martinez, Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist, Recrea...
Evaluating Partnerships in Conservation 4 Incredibly Practical Tips
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 12 minutes -Practical Tips with Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Instructor, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy, provides useful insights on evaluation capacity building through internal and/or third-party evaluation expertise.
Evaluating Partnerships in Conservation 1 Introduction Interplay
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 26 minutes -Explore an evaluators insights into Wicked Problems and the Theory of Change with Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Instructor, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy. Lean how to apply these evaluation concepts to the goals and objectives of conservation partnerships.
Evaluating Partnerships in Conservation 2 Logic Models
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 20 minutes -Review how logic models are used as evaluation planning, implementation, and assessment tools for conservation with Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Instructor, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy.
Evaluating Partnerships in Conservation 3 Assessment
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 30 minutes -Learn more about the methodology of evaluation and the importance of validity, usefulness, feasibility and distribution. Discover what criteria to use in rating an evaluation plan with Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Instructor, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy.
Evaluating Partnerships in Conservation 4 Incredibly Practical Tips
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 12 minutes -Practical Tips with Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Instructor, Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy, provides useful insights on evaluation capacity building through internal and/or third-party evaluation expertise.
America's Great Outdoors Initiative
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 25 minutes -Learn how the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, state agencies, private landowners, educational institutions and community organizations came together to connect area youth to their heritage with Jeremiah Martinez, Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist, Recrea...
The Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program- Community-Based Solution
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 27 minutes -Competing community interests related to water access, use, and conservation sets the stage for the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Plan. Discover the practices used to support stakeholder collaboration. Learn more about how water law, hydrology, drought of record, threatened and endanger...
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 - Part 1 and 2
USFWS/NCTC Managing By Network - October 15, 2015 09:30 - 17 minutes -Public service requires public input. This overview of the Paperwork Reduction Act provides a framework for working with your agency Information Collection Officer and OMB to find or collect the information needed to support a federal agency's decision making. Learn more about the PRA with Wolf C...