{"id":18994,"date":"2022-03-08T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=18994"},"modified":"2025-08-05T15:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:16:05","slug":"fnr-ask-an-expert-connects-online-audiences-to-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/fnr-ask-an-expert-connects-online-audiences-to-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"FNR \u201cAsk an Expert\u201d Connects Online Audiences to Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources\u2019 extension efforts over the past two years amidst the COVID-19 pandemic were recognized in the Purdue Extension Specialist Quarterly newsletter.<\/p>\n

\"Ask<\/a>The transition to virtual content brought expertise across subject matter areas, ranging from forestry and wildlife, to aquatic sciences and entomology, to the masses in the form of several video series which collectively earned nearly 150,000 views.<\/p>\n

The FNR Extension team included: Jay Beugly, Jarred Brooke, Nick Burgmeier, Barny Dunning, Diana Evans, Lenny Farlee, Jason Hoverman, Liz Jackson, Brian MacGowan, Patrick McGovern, Wendy Mayer, Charlotte Owings, Lindsey Purcell, Bee Redfield, Shelby Royal, Bob Rode, Kara Salazar, Mike Saunders, Amy Shambach, Rod Williams, Mitch Zischke, as well as frequent Entomology contributors: Elizabeth Barnes, Cliff Sadof.<\/p>\n

The feature in the fourth quarter newsletter begins:
\n\u201cWhile Covid caused limitations on travel and in-person events nationwide, across Indiana, many were spending more time in outdoor recreational activities, hiking, bird-watching, hunting and fishing, or managing natural resources properties. Adjusting to the pandemic, the FNR team created an innovative and team-oriented instruction approach through skill-building in video production with coordinated connection and cross-promotion of resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cForestry and Natural Resources (FNR) faculty, specialists, staff, and students, with invited partners across research and Extension, delivered 45-minute Ask an Expert Facebook Live programs for 35 weeks. Programs covered many FNR specialties: Animals & Insects (bats, bird, cicadas, coyotes, deer, fish, frogs, hellbenders, moles, pollinators, salamanders, snakes, toads, turtles, and wood pests); Plants & Ecosystems (invasive plant species, hardwood ecosystems, native grasses for wildlife, conservation tree planting, rainscaping, fall food plots, and selecting, planting and inspecting trees); and Management & Operations (prescribed fires, aquatic plant and pond management, and fish and wildlife management).<\/p>\n

Resources:
\nAsk An Expert<\/a> Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) YouTube Channel
\nID That Tree<\/a> Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel
\n<\/strong>A Woodland Management Moment<\/a> Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel
\nWildlife Habitat Hint<\/a> Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel
\nSubscribe to the Purdue Extension – Forestry and Natural Resources YouTube Channel<\/a><\/p>\n

Wendy Mayer<\/a>, FNR Communications Coordinator
\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n

Diana Evans<\/a>, Extension and Web Communication Specialist
\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources\u2019 extension efforts over the past two years amidst the COVID-19 pandemic were recognized in the Purdue Extension Specialist Quarterly newsletter. The transition to virtual content brought expertise across subject matter areas, ranging from forestry and wildlife, to aquatic sciences and entomology, to the masses in the form of several video […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1425,870,42,80,45,46,47,48,49,81,53,54,622],"tags":[749,1573,147,257,882],"class_list":["post-18994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ask-the-expert","category-disease","category-forestry","category-trees","category-howto","category-invasiveanimalspecies","category-invasiveinsects","category-invasiveplantspecies","category-plants","category-timber","category-urbanforestry","category-wildlife","category-woodlands","tag-ask-an-expert","tag-covid","tag-forestry-and-natural-resources","tag-purdue-extension","tag-resources","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t