{"id":14299,"date":"2020-04-28T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=14299"},"modified":"2025-02-15T02:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T06:28:46","slug":"upcoming-facebook-live-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/upcoming-facebook-live-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Facebook LIVE Events: Virtual Tours Along with Q&amp;A Time With Our Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NativeGrasslandsLIVE4_30_22020.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NativeGrasslandsLIVE4_30_22020-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"Jarred Brooke announcing native grasslands and forbs to increase wildlife.\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NativeGrasslandsLIVE4_30_22020-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NativeGrasslandsLIVE4_30_22020-250x376.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NativeGrasslandsLIVE4_30_22020.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a>Mark your calendar for four upcoming Facebook LIVE events from Purdue FNR Extension specialists.<\/p>\n<p>On April 30, tune in at 3 p.m. to expand your knowledge about the Hellbender husbandry program as Dr. Rod Williams chats live with Dr. Stephen Spear from The Wilds, who is going to talk about captive rearing, different age groups of hellbenders and some of their research using EDNA to sample for hellbenders across the country. This Facebook LIVE event will take place on the Help the Hellbender page. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HelpTheHellbender\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HelpTheHellbender<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check back in a few hours later at 6 p.m. for a live Q&amp;A with extension wildlife specialist Jarred Brooke. He will offering habitat help and offering tips and tricks about establishing native grasses and forbs for wildlife. Tune in on the Purdue FNR Facebook page. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PurdueFNR\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PurdueFNR\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On May 5, a host of Purdue extension specialists will be available to answer your questions on a variety of topics during a noon ET Ask the Expert session on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PurdueFNR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Purdue FNR Facebook page<\/a> . \u00a0Have a question about woodlands, wildlife, fish, or ponds you want to ask a Forestry and Natural Resource Specialist? We will be discussing wildlife habitat management, prescribed fire, forest management, invasive plants, wildlife conflict management, wildlife damage, amphibian and reptile identification, wildlife ecology, pond management and fish ecology. \u00a0This Q&amp;A session will put you in touch with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jarred Brooke, Extension Wildlife Specialist, wildlife habitat management, prescribed fire<\/li>\n<li>Lenny Farlee, Extension Forestry Specialist, forest management, invasive plants<\/li>\n<li>Brian MacGowan, Extension Wildlife Specialist, wildlife conflict management, wildlife damage<\/li>\n<li>Rod Williams, Extension Wildlife Specialist, amphibian and reptile identification, wildlife ecology<\/li>\n<li>Mitch Zischke, Extension Fisheries Specialist, pond management and fish ecology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On May 7 at 3 p.m., in Episode 3 of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HelpTheHellbender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help the Hellbenders Facebook LIVE<\/a> series, Dr. Rod Williams will talk with the keepers at the Mesker Park Zoo and Botanical Gardens about their efforts to breed hellbenders in captivity. Viewers will also have a tour of the facility and see interactive exhibits.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HellbenderLIVE4_30_2020.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HellbenderLIVE4_30_2020.jpg\" alt=\"Rod Williams announcing Hellbender LIVE Episode 2.\" width=\"477\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HellbenderLIVE4_30_2020.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HellbenderLIVE4_30_2020-250x233.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All Facebook LIVE sessions will be archived on Facebook. Go back and watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HelpTheHellbender\/videos\/2804257869703380\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Episode 1<\/a> of the Help the Hellbender series.<\/p>\n<p>To access a Facebook live feed, go to the page at the established time. When the event is live, a LIVE icon will show up next to the word video on the left hand side of the page. Click the video link and a new page will open. The video that is live will be the first video in the list. Click that to begin watching.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/reportinvasive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report Invasive<\/a>, Purdue Extension<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/effective-firebreaks-for-safe-use-of-prescribed-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Effective Firebreaks for Safe Use of Prescribed Fire<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources Extension<a href=\"http:\/\/pods.dasnr.okstate.edu\/docushare\/dsweb\/Get\/Document-8542\/NREM-2890web.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Renovating native warm-season grass stands for wildlife: A Land Manager\u2019s Guide<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-535-w.html\">Invasive plants: impact on environment and people<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/pondwildlife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pond and Wildlife Management<\/a>, Purdue Extension<br \/>\n<a title=\"Forest Improvement Handbook\" href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-idnr-414.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/fnr\/Pages\/Profile.aspx?strAlias=wbroker1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wendy Mayer<\/a>, FNR Communications Coordinator<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark your calendar for four upcoming Facebook LIVE events from Purdue FNR Extension specialists. 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