Wild Science Webinar: March 2023 - CWD Research and Evaluating Florida Bass in Lake Ouachita
March 9, 2023
The Wild Science Webinar is a monthly series featuring Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff presenting research and projects about Arkansas fish and wildlife. We have a bit of a change this month as one of our speakers is not an AGFC employee. Marcelo Jorge is a PhD student from the University of Georgia working on an AGFC funded project investigating chronic wasting disease in Arkansas. He will present some early results from his work in a presentation titled "Deer Survival and CWD in the Southeast". Dr. Chris Middaugh, Research Biologist, will present "Evaluating Florida Bass Stocking in Lake Ouachita: Using Research to Guide Future Efforts".
Wild Science Webinar: December 2022 - Trout on the Little Red and Funding AGFC Research
Dec. 12, 2022
The Wild Science Webinar is a monthly series featuring Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff presenting research and projects about Arkansas fish and wildlife. On this months Wild Science Webinar Christy Graham the Trout Management Program Supervisor for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is going to talk about a research project studying trout spawn behaviors on the Little Red River. After that we will have the AGFC's Competitive Grants Coordinator Meredith Swartwout talk about how the AGFC funds research projects with grants and break down how we receive that funding through multiple sources.
Wild Science Webinar: November 2022 - Smallmouth Bass and Quail Habitat Restoration
Nov. 16, 2022
The Wild Science Webinar is a monthly series featuring Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff presenting research and projects about Arkansas fish and wildlife. In this month's webinar, Clint Johnson, Quail Program Coordinator, will present "A Bird's Tale: Grassland Songbird Response to Quail Habitat Restoration" and Jeff Buckingham, Black Bass Program Biologist, will present "Arkansas's Unique Smallmouth Bass".
Wild Science Webinar: October 2022 - Urban Wildlife and Invasive Species
Nov. 16, 2022
The Wild Science Webinar is a monthly series featuring Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff presenting research and projects about Arkansas fish and wildlife. In this month's webinar, Kim Sparks, Research Project Analyst, will present "The Central Arkansas Urban Wildlife Project: Natural Connections in the Natural State" and Matt Horton, Aquatic Nuisance Species Program Coordinator, will present "Understanding the Enemy: How Research will Advance the Fight against Aquatic Invasive Species in Arkansas".
Wild Science Webinar: September 2022 - Optimizing Sampling Protocols of Flathead Catfish in Ouachita River and WRICE: Partnerships and Benefits to Participants
Sept. 14, 2022
The Wild Science Webinar is a monthly series featuring Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff presenting research and projects about Arkansas fish and wildlife. In this month's webinar, Jacob Martin, District 6 Fisheries Management Biologist, will present "Optimizing Sampling Protocols: Evaluating how Electrofishing Settings affect the Capture of Flathead Catfish in the Ouachita River" and Jessica Feltz, Conservation Social Scientist, in collaboration with Luke Naylor, Wildlife Management Division Chief, will present "WRICE: Partnerships and the Benefits to Participants".
Wild Science Webinar: August 2022 - Family and Community Fishing Program and Keeping Track of Wild Turkeys in Arkansas
Aug. 4, 2022
The Wild Science Webinar is a monthly series featuring Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff presenting research and projects about Arkansas fish and wildlife. In this month's webinar, Maurice Jackson, Family and Community Fishing Program Coordinator, will present "Family and Community Fishing Program: A Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation (R3) Approach to the Outdoors" and Jeremy Wood, Turkey Program Coordinator, will present "Keeping Track of Wild Turkeys in Arkansas".
Wild Science Webinar: July 2022 - Foundations of Deer Management and Smallmouth Bass in the Eleven Point River
July 11, 2022
The Wild Science Webinar is a monthly series featuring Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff presenting research and projects about Arkansas fish and wildlife. In this month's webinar, Bubba Groves, Private Lands Assistant Supervisor, will present "Foundations of Deer Management" and Dr. Allison Asher, Fisheries Management Biologist, will present "Multi-year Assessment of Smallmouth Bass in the Eleven Point River".