The Habitat Management Symposium

The Habitat Management Symposium is a natural areas training event created for landowners and conservation professionals performing or planning habitat improvement practices. This symposium takes place on three Tuesdays: March 16, March 23 and March 30, from 10 am to 12 pm ET and 9 to 11 am CT. Tickets are free, and registration is required to receive the event link. 

Topics and speakers include:

Oak-Hickory Forest Management, Chris Will (President, Central Kentucky Forest Management)

Amphibian Habitat Management, Stephen Richter (Eastern Kentucky University Professor and Director of Division of Natural Areas)

Nuisance Deer Management, Matt Springer (Assistant Extension Professor of Wildlife Management, University of Kentucky Department of Forestry and Natural Resources)

Stream Bank Stabilization, Oakes Routt (Senior Project Engineer, Stantec Consulting Services)

Edge Habitat Management, Jason Nally (Wildlife Biologist/Environmental Champion, Maker’s Mark Distillery)

Private Land Management: Challenges and Perspective of an Active Landowner, Melanie VanHouten (Founding Director, Josephine Sculpture Park)

Small Game Habitat Management, Cody Rhoden (Small Game Biologist, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources)

Oak Decline, Ellen Crocker (Assistant Professor of Forest Health Extension, University of Kentucky Department of Forestry and Natural Resources)

Scenarios for Efficient Invasive Plant Control, Jody Thompson (Executive Director, Woods & Waters Land Trust)