
Join us at noon ET on the second Wednesday of each month to be a part of #TSNwebcasts live as they happen, or browse our recent archives for replays on demand (deeper cuts here). Since 2005, we’ve been delighted to bring together leading presenters and a wide audience of nature’s caretakers for rich, relevant content and engaged discussions. Register below for free and we’ll see you soon!
Upcoming Webcasts
The Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework: Using participatory science to manage the invasive common reed effectively
Non-native Phragmites australis, the invasive common reed, has disrupted wetland ecosystems across North America. Although Phragmites established itself in the Great Lakes basin decades ago, there is still a high degree of uncertainty […]
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Taaja R. Tucker-SilvaGrowing the Global Stewardship Movement: Lessons from Connecting Australian and U.S. Practitioners
Worldwide, people are coming together to steward the landscapes communities depend upon for clean air and water, sustenance, and joy. And yet, many stewardship practitioners continue to struggle alone with […]
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Travis AnklamBeyond the First Horizon: Exploring Tomorrow’s Stewardship Opportunities
We live in a dynamic world that is accelerating in many ways. We have more tools, knowledge, and collective ability than ever before. AI is bound to transform the ways […]
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Shawn JohnsonTBA
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Guests will be announced soon..Creating a Network of Old-Growth Forests in Michigan
The Old-Growth Forest Network will explore the status of old-growth in Michigan, discuss the importance of ancient forests for human health, biodiversity and combating climate change, and actions needed to […]
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Nick Sanchez, Sarah AdlooPast Webcasts
Managing Urban Ecosystems
With over 80 percent of the U.S. population now living in urban areas, cities have arguably become humanity’s new natural habitat. Though urban ecosystems are not wholly owned and managed […]
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Kat SuperfiskyCISMAs, Invasive Species, and You!
Tune in to learn about the important invasive species work we do in Oakland County, our day-to-day working realities as a CISMA (Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area), and the unique […]
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Emily McNallyAquatic Resources: Challenges, Opportunities, and Management
Aquatic resources play an important role in almost every ecosystem in Michigan, touching many parts of our daily lives. In this presentation we will explore some of the historical and […]
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Tyler MitchellLost in the Weeds
Got the bittersweet blues, knotweed nightmares, peeved at parsnip? Mike from Got Weeds? joins us this month to refresh your mindset, your methods, and your measurables.
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Mike BaldHow You Can Support a Healthy Hemlock Forest
Eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, play an important role in the forests they inhabit by creating a microclimatic variation useful for multiple animal species. The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is a small […]
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Rachel KapplerEconomy & Availability of Native Plant Production
Call for native plants increases year after year, but can supply meet this surging demand? There are many horticultural considerations that affect the supply of native species and seed but […]
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Bill SchneiderUrban Stewardship: Liberating Vacant Land in Southwest Detroit
With a waning tax base and declining population, the City of Detroit has been struggling to oversee vacant lots, pursue absentee landowners, or investigate illegal dumping. In response, the Springwells […]
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Lisa Maria RodriguezWhy California’s 30×30 Initiative Gives Me Hope
It’s easy to feel discouraged these days, but California’s 30×30 initiative, with its goal of conserving 30 percent of state lands and coastal waters by 2030, offers an important ray of […]
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Annie BurkeOutside the Box: Creating unique stewardship opportunities to spread your mission and passion farther
For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum is part of the Genesee County Parks & Recreation and has the privilege of leading the stewardship efforts for the park system. In a world […]
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Nicole Ferguson, Courtney ProutBat Monitoring Made Easy
Bats have long been excluded from species data collection, in part because they’re so difficult to find and study. Using modern echometer technology, we can now identify species of bats […]
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Ian AblesonWe’ve Been Here: Resident Leadership and Stewardship on Detroit’s Eastside
ECN will be highlighting the LEAP Sustainability Fellowship program that builds resident capacity to steward open space in their neighborhoods. We work with resident leaders who have been taking care […]
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Ricky AckermanPassing the (Drip) Torch: A Look Back with Dave Borneman and Bob Grese
Today’s ecological restorationists may believe that things have always been the way they are now, with wide acceptance of practices like stewardship workdays, prescribed fire, or dabbing herbicide on cut […]
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Lisa Brush, Dave Borneman, Bob GreseThe Michigan Herp HAT and MI Herp Atlas: Conservation Tools and Resources for the Protection and Management of Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibians and reptiles (collectively regionally referred to as herpetofauna) are recognized key indicators of environmental health, this makes them ideal candidates for incorporation into a wetland functional assessment tool. Incorporating […]
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David A. MifsudThe meadowlark conundrum: Why don’t many prairie restorations support declining grassland birds?
Grassland birds are the habitat group in steepest decline across the U.S. and Canada, and we’ve witnessed a 40% decline within less than one human lifetime. At the same time, […]
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Sharon Gill, Joanna Sblendorio, Mitch LettowCommunity Stewardship and Engagement Programs that Connect!
We’re all asking the same question: How do we create stewardship programs that are intentional, inclusive and culturally relevant? The definition of stewardship and conversations about taking care of our lands are […]
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Yakuta PoonawallaFactors Influencing Oak Regeneration in Michigan
In fire-dependent oak ecosystems throughout the eastern United States, recruitment of oak saplings to the forest canopy is poor. Although current overstory composition in dry and dry-mesic forests is dominated […]
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Mike Kost142 Year-Old Beal Seed Experiment
In the fall of 1879, Professor William James Beal started what is now the longest continuously monitored experiment in the world. He wanted to know how long seeds can remain […]
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Lars Brudvig, Frank TelewskiLand Bridge: Rethinking Land Ownership, Land Transactions, and Land Relationships
There are massive land transitions that are now at play. How does our language, our role, and our understanding of relationships need to change to reflect the shifting values in a […]
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Cassandra FerreraStories from the Understory and Overstory: Lessons learned about restoration from our Plant Partners
Ecological restoration is a young science, and every place we transform habitat through stewardship is a place to learn lessons about those ecosystems. Those lessons don’t always come in the […]
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Mitch LettowRecovering America’s Wildlife Act
The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (HR3742, S2372) would dedicate $1.3 billion for state-led conservation efforts and $97.5 million to Tribal nations to recover and sustain healthy fish and wildlife […]
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Dan Kennedy, John Kanter, Brielle JaglowskiEcotourism of Raptors: Bringing birds (and people) to your spaces
Birds of prey capture people’s fascination. How can you invite them to your park or natural area? We’ll look at small-cost management practices in natural areas can create an inviting […]
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Sarah GilmoreIndigenous Peoples and Energy Justice
Indigenous peoples are among the populations in the U.S. who are increasingly calling for equity and justice in the energy transition to renewable energy. Major policy initiatives, proposed for legislation […]
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Kyle WhyteSoil Carbon Management in Grassland Restoration
Grassland restoration, specifically soil carbon management, has a multitude of benefits. Methods of soil carbon management in grassland ecosystems can be used to address climate mitigation, regrow water supplies, reduce […]
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Steven ApfelbaumA Follow Up on the Strategic Management of Stiltgrass in the Wake of Early Detection
One of the biggest conundrums any land manager / property owner / community faces is how to respond to the early detection of an aggressive invasive species. Three years into […]