Training Resources
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Training Resources
Message from NCTC Director:
Welcome to the National Conservation Training Center Website. Over the last nine months we have worked very hard to provide you with a wide range of virtual training opportunities designed to meet your needs. December is no exception--we have a wide range of virtual training offerings on such topics as: Fresh Water Mussel Conservation, Leadership, Urban Environmental Education, and Field Data Management. We look forward to your participation.
This website has a wealth of resources for you to explore including our course offerings, image library services, videos and podcasts and our extensive Conservation History collection of videos, oral histories, photographs, and documents. There is also information on how to bring your organization to NCTC when we open up again, post-pandemic. I look forward to welcoming you back to NCTC!
Steve Chase--Director NCTC
For questions related to a specific course, please contact the course contact listed on our website under the related course description page. To see all of the courses NCTC has to offer, go to our Course Guide. Any questions on course offerings can be directed to nctc_training@fws.gov.
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Online Course, Webinars, and Events 2020-2021 (Printable Version)
12/14/2020 12/18/2020 Level One Leadership: Design Your Leadership Journey DOI Talent Contact: mary_hughes@fws.gov
12/17/2020 12/16/2020 Hydrology and Aquatic Resources Conservation Webinar Series: Validation of USFWS Fish Passage Criteria through Underwater Videoe NCTC Webinar - Contact: alan_templei@fws.gov
12/9/2020 12/9/2020 Inland Oil Spill for DOI Response Webinar Series: Responder Welllness NCTC Webinar - Contact: gary_schetrompf,@fws.gov
12/17/2020 12/17/2020 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office Webinar Series: Locating and Quantifying Cold Water Refugia for Salmonids in Maine NCTC Webinar - Contact: alan_temple@fws.gov
12/17/2020 12/17/2020 Conservation Connect Series: Bird-Watching NCTC's Livestream or NCTC's Facebook Live - Contact: brett_billings@fws.gov
1/3/2021 12/3/2021 Introducing the Writing Style Guide for FWS.gov DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
1/4/2021 1/8/2021 Field Data Management using MS Access (Online) DOI Talent Contact: katie_poston@fws.gov
1/6/2021 3/27/2021 Climate Academy (ALC3193) DOI Talent - Contact: amanda_cucchi@fws.gov
1/17/2020 12/17/2020 Conservation Connect Series: Outdoor Photography NCTC's Livestream or NCTC's Facebook Live - Contact: brett_billings@fws.gov
1/11/2021 1/11/2021 Introducing the Writing Style Guide for FWS.gov DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
1/12/2021 3/18/2021 Applied Landscape Scale Conservation Biology (Online) DOI Talent Contact: danielle_bruce@fws.gov
1/13/2021 1/13/2021 Mini USFWS Foundations DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
1/14/2021 1/14/2021 Leading and Building Remote Teams DOI Talent - Contact: emily_santamaria@fws.gov
1/19/2021 4/27/2021 Introduction to R DOI Talent - Contact: sharon_howard@fws.gov
1/19/2021 2/18/2021 Volunteer Recruitment and Management DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
1/19/2021 4/2/2021 Species Distribution Modeling (Online) DOI Talent - Contact: brenda_hooper@fws.gov
1/19/2021 4/27/2021 Modeling Principles for Natural Resources Management (Intermediate Track) DOI Talent - Contact: katie_poston@fws.gov
1/20/2021 1/20/2021 Hydrology and Aquatic Resources Conservation Webinar Series: Assessing climate change vulnerabilities and adaptation opportunities for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Midwest NCTC Webinar - Contact: john_faustini@fws.gov
1/20/2021 1/20/2021 Balancing Work and Life in a Virtual World DOI Talent - Contact: brenda_hooper@fws.gov
1/20/2021 1/20/2021 Inland Oil Spill for DOI Response Webinar Series: Initial Oil Spill Response and Tactics NCTC Webinar - Contact: gary_schetrompf@fws.gov
1/21/2021 1/21/2021 Introducing the Writing Style Guide for FWS.gov DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
1/21/2021 1/21/2021 Managing Multiple Porjects, Objectives, and Deadlines DOI Talent - Contact: emily_santamaria@fws.gov
1/25/2021 1/28/2021 Business Communications-Online DOI Talent - Contact: katie_poston@fws.gov
1/25/2021 1/29/2021 Level One Leadership: Design Your Leadership Journey DOI Talent - Contact: shannon_m_connors@fws.gov
1/28/2021 1/28/2021 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office Webinar Series: Chasing Fish Using Remote Antenna Systems on Baca NWR and Introduction to Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Arrays NCTC Webinar - Contact: alan_temple@fws.gov
2/8/2021 2/26/2021 Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation - Online DOI Talent - Contact: brenda_hooper@fws.gov
2/15/2021 3/1/2021 Conservation and Hunting in America (CHA) DOI Talent - Contact: michelle_atha@fws.gov
2/17/2021 2/17/2021 Hydrology and Aquatic Resources Conservation Webinar Series: Near Real-time Ecological Assessment Tools Based on Hydrologic Monitoring Gauges NCTC Webinar - Contact: shannon_m_connors@fws.gov
2/2/2021 2/26/2021 Level One Leadership: Design Your Leadership Journey DOI Talent - Contact: shannon_m_connors@fws.gov
2/8/2021 2/12/2021 BLM/FWS/NPS Supervisory Skills Workshop DOI Talent - Contact: emily_santamaria@fws.gov
2/11/2021 2/11/2021 Facilitating Virtual Meetings DOI Talent - Contact: brenda_hooper@fws.gov
2/17/2021 2/19/2021 Emotional Intelligence: Exploring the Self Through Flexing, Transcending, and Striking DOI Talent - Contact: danielle_bruce@fws.gov
2/18/2021 2/18/2021 Transitioning Back to the Office DOI Talent - Contact: katie_poston@fws.gov
2/22/2021 3/5/2021 Modeling for Endangered Species Management (Online) DOI Talent - Contact: katie_poston@fws.gov
3/1/2021 3/4/2021 Business Communications - Online DOI Talent Contact: katie_poston@fws.gov
3/2/2021 3/2/2021 Transitioning Back to the Office DOI Talent - Contact: sharon_howard@fws.gov
3/8/2021 3/22/2021 Conservation and Hunting in America (CHA) DOI Talent - Contact: michelle_atha@fws.gov
3/9/2021 3/9/2021 Speed of Trust Foundations DOI Talent - Contact: amanda_cucchi@fws.gov
3/16/2021 5/11/2021 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Online) DOI Talent - Contact: emily_santamaria@fws.gov
3/17/2021 3/17/2021 Hydrology and Aquatic Resources Conservation Webinar Series: Salt Marshes and Sea Level Rise NCTC Webinar - Contact: shannon_m_connors@fws.gov
3/18/2021 3/18/2021 Mini USFWS Foundations DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
3/22/2021 4/5/2021 Conservation and Hunting in America (CHA) DOI Talent - Contact: michelle_atha@fws.gov
4/7/2021 4/9/2021 Emotional Intelligence: Exploring the Self Through Flexing, Transcending, and Striking DOI Talent - Contact: danielle_bruce@fws.gov
4/6/2021 4/29/2021 Enterpretive Media DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
4/8/2021 4/16/2021 BLM/FWS/NPS Supervisory Skills Workshop DOI Talent - Contact: emily_santamaria@fws.gov
4/12/2021 4/16/2021 Scientific Writing for Publication - Online DOI Talent Contact: danielle_bruce@fws.gov
4/12/2021 4/19/2021 Crucial Conversations Virtual TrainingDOI Talent - Contact: danielle_bruce@fws.gov
4/12/2021 4/23/2021 Fish Population Dynamics and Assessment (Online) DOI Talent Contact: sharon_howard@fws.gov
4/12/2021 4/26/2021 Conservation and Hunting in America (CHA) DOI Talent - Contact: michelle_atha@fws.gov
4/19/2021 4/22/2021 Writing with ClarityDOI Talent - Contact: emily_santamaria@fws.gov
4/21/2021 4/21/2021 Hydrology and Aquatic Resources Conservation Webinar Series: ECOS Species Range Project Aquatic Species Distribution Modelling NCTC Webinar - Contact: shannon_m_connors@fws.gov
4/26/2021 5/10/2021 Conservation and Hunting in America (CHA) DOI Talent - Contact: michelle_atha@fws.gov
4/28/2021 4/29/2021 Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives, and Deadlines DOI Talent - Contact: michele_atha@fws.gov
5/10/2021 5/24/2021 Conservation and Hunting in America (CHA) DOI Talent - Contact: michelle_atha@fws.gov
5/10/2021 5/10/2021 Mini USFWS Foundations DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
5/19/2021 5/19/2021 Hydrology and Aquatic Resources Conservation Webinar Series New Hydrologic Analysis Tools for Resource Managers NCTC Webinar - Contact: shannon_m_connors@fws.gov
5/20/2021 5/20/2021 Balancing Work and Life in a Virtual World DOI Talent - Contact: brenda_hooper@fws.gov
5/24/2021 5/28/2021 Level One Leadership: Design Your Leadership Journey DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
6/7/2021 6/10/2021 Keys to Effective Editing DOI Talent - Contact: amanda_cucchi@fws.gov
6/23/2021 6/23/2021 Mini USFWS Foundations DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
7/12/2021 7/16/2021 Crucial Conversations Virtual Training DOI Talent - Contact: katie_poston@fws.gov
7/19/2021 7/22/2021 Writing with Clarity DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
7/22/2021 7/22/2021 Mini USFWS Foundations DOI Talent - Contact: wendy_contrael@fws.gov
8/2/2021 9/1/2021 Advanced Volunteer Management DOI Talent - Contact: emily_santamaria@fws.gov
8/24/2021 8/5/2021 Science Communication: Crafting Your Message DOI Talent - Contact: katie_poston@fws.gov
8/18/2021 8/19/2021 Managing Multiple Porjects, Objectives, and Deadlines DOI Talent - Contact: brenda_hooper@fws.gov