USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center

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What's USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center about?

Welcome to “Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center.” We’re located along the Potomac River in historic Shepherdstown, WV and are home to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Throughout this series, we’ll be talking with experts, authors and a variety of other guests to bring you the most up-to-date information, events, and happenings here at the National Conservation Training Center. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy. For transcripts of our podcasts, go to https://ow.ly/gxll50PwHLN

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USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center episodes:

05.09.2024
A Conversation with Actress and Conservation Champion, Jane Alexander: How We Can All Protect Birds
In February of 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Program hosted a “Multi-Sector Summit to Address Light Pollution and Bird Collisions” at the National Conservation Training Center. This Summit was the first of its kind: a symposium...
04.09.2024
Nature Based Solutions: Harnessing Nature for a Sustainable Future
Nature based solutions (NBS) refer to approaches for addressing various societal and environmental challenges by utilizing and working with nature rather than against it. Recently, a workshop was convened at the NCTC to identify priorities for applying NBS. In this...
02.29.2024
Birds in Flight: Migration and Its Perils
Join us on a captivating journey through the skies as we explore the fascinating world of migratory birds. Every year, millions of birds undertake incredible journeys, traveling thousands of miles across continents. However, these majestic creatures face numerous challenges along...
02.16.2024
History and Archives with Mark Madison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Historian
Did you know the NCTC hosts the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Museum and Archives? Step into history with Mark Madison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Historian, as he talks with Cecilia Melton, NCTC Course Leader, about the unique items...
08.24.2023
Celebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act: The Fascinating Freshwater Mussel
Have you ever been up close and personal with an endangered freshwater mussel? Matthew Patterson, Fish and Wildlife Biologist and NCTC Course Leader, gives Mike McAllister the inside scoop on endangered freshwater mussels. Listen to where mussels live, why they’re...
06.20.2023
Celebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act: The Recovery of the Bald Eagle and the History of the NCTC Eagle Nest
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, Jim Siegel, Ecology Curriculum Manager, and Randy Robinson, Education and Outreach Coordinator, discuss the successful recovery of the bald eagle and review the history of the NCTC eagle nest...
06.06.2023
Celebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act: Its History
For 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has protected America's imperiled plants and animals. Mark Madison, Historian for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, shares about the history of the Endangered Species Act during its 50th Anniversary year. All...
05.15.2023
Sustainability at NCTC: Food Donation and Recycling
Food donation and recycling are a big part of keeping NCTC sustainable. With the ability to have up to 275 guests onsite, a lot of food is prepared but sometimes not all is consumed. In this episode of the Sustainability...
04.27.2023
Sustainability at NCTC: Tree Planting
When walking the trails at the NCTC, you are surrounded by beautiful trees. Have you thought about what kind of tree they are or how they fit in biodiversity? Or why the younger trees were planted in that spot? The...
04.06.2023
Sustainability at NCTC: Pollinator Gardens
Pollinator gardens can be a beautiful, natural addition to our landscapes! But do you know why they are so important? Using native species to create a robust habitat, we can give pollinators their three basic needs: food, water, and shelter....
02.28.2023
Sustainability at NCTC: Prescribed Burns
Prescribed burns. Most of us have heard the term or have seen the smoke floating above the NCTC in the spring. Have you ever wondered exactly what a prescribed burn is and why we conduct them? What are the benefits...
11.10.2022
Sustainability at NCTC: Composting
NCTC is always looking for ways we can minimize our impact on the environment, and we ensure that we operate our campus in a sustainable fashion. We'll be sharing several podcasts on NCTC's sustainability practices and how you can incorporate...
11.10.2022
Sustainability at NCTC: Bird Friendly Coffee
NCTC is always looking for ways we can minimize our impact on the environment, and we ensure that we operate our campus in a sustainable fashion. We'll be sharing several podcasts on NCTC's sustainability practices and how you can incorporate...
09.27.2022
Scientific River Diving - Part 2
In Part 2 of the Scientific River Diving series, Dr. Jim Siegel talks with Ryan Hagerty, FWS Regional Diving Safety Officer, and Matthew Patterson, FWS Certified Diver, about their scientific river dives. As a FWS photographer and videographer, Ryan talks...
08.31.2022
Scientific River Diving - Part 1
When we think of scuba diving, our minds go to clear water and marine life. That is not always the case and in this two part podcast series, Dr. Jim Siegel talks with Ryan Hagerty, FWS Regional Diving Safety Officer,...
07.26.2022
Ticks!
Ticks! They seem to be in abundance this year! Have you found one on you? Would you know what to do if it attached? In this episode of "Thoughts from Home," listeners hitch a ride with the Podcast team to...
04.25.2022
NCTC's 25th Anniversary!
The NCTC is celebrating its 25th Anniversary! In this podcast, Steve Chase, NCTC Director, and Mark Madison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Historian, reflect on the past and speculate the future moving into NCTC’s next 25 years.
04.12.2022
Celebrating 60 Years of Silent Spring!
The USFWS Library is celebrating 60 years of Silent Spring! This April, we're reading Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, the classic that launched the environmental movement for America's Wild Read. Conservation hero Rachel Carson (1907–1964) was a renowned author and one...
01.27.2022
Creepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife - Part 2
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...
01.27.2022
Creepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife - Part 1
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...
09.30.2021
What is NYCALC?
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.
08.19.2021
Spring Frogs and Toads at the NCTC
Dr. Jim Siegel, US Fish and Wildlife Service biologist and NCTC 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...
07.28.2021
Off the Shelf - The Home Place
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...
06.11.2021
Cicadas! Dr. Jim Siegel explains this natural phenomenon happening every 17 years.
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...
04.30.2021
NCTC: Who We Are
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.

What's USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center about?

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USFWS/NCTC Thoughts From Home: Your Conservation Podcast from the National Conservation Training Center episodes:

A Conversation with Actress and Conservation Champion, Jane Alexander: How We Can All Protect Birds

Nature Based Solutions: Harnessing Nature for a Sustainable Future

Birds in Flight: Migration and Its Perils

History and Archives with Mark Madison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Historian

Celebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act: The Fascinating Freshwater Mussel

Celebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act: The Recovery of the Bald Eagle and the History of the NCTC Eagle Nest

Celebrating 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act: Its History

Sustainability at NCTC: Food Donation and Recycling

Sustainability at NCTC: Tree Planting

Sustainability at NCTC: Pollinator Gardens

Sustainability at NCTC: Prescribed Burns

Sustainability at NCTC: Composting

Sustainability at NCTC: Bird Friendly Coffee

Scientific River Diving - Part 2

Scientific River Diving - Part 1

Ticks!

NCTC's 25th Anniversary!

Celebrating 60 Years of Silent Spring!

Creepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife - Part 2

Creepy Crawly and Misunderstood Wildlife - Part 1

What is NYCALC?

Spring Frogs and Toads at the NCTC

Off the Shelf - The Home Place

Cicadas! Dr. Jim Siegel explains this natural phenomenon happening every 17 years.

NCTC: Who We Are

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