{"id":19108,"date":"2022-03-04T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=19108"},"modified":"2023-03-15T10:59:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T14:59:37","slug":"fnr-wildlife-extension-specialist-featured-in-anr-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/fnr-wildlife-extension-specialist-featured-in-anr-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"FNR Wildlife Extension Specialist Featured in ANR Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jarred<\/a>Jarred Brooke, wildlife extension specialist, was featured in the April 2022 Agriculture & Natural Resources (ANR) newsletter. Jarred continues to share workshops and resources for the state of Indiana and beyond, with topics including prescribed fire, planting native grasslands, habitat management, wildlife management for landowners, utilizing drones and much more.<\/p>\n

ANR Newsletter April 2022: Featured Extension Specialist – Jarred Brooke<\/strong>
\nWhat do 79% of Indiana woodland owners have in common? They agree providing wildlife habitat is an important reason they own land \u2013 making it the 2nd most common reason for owning a woodland, according to a 2018 national survey. And more than just woodland owners are interested in wildlife. Many agriculture producers are keenly interested in wildlife conservation. Jarred Brooke has built his extension program around this idea \u2013 wildlife are important to private landowners, and private landowners are important to wildlife.<\/p>\n

Habitat Management Education Through Experiential Learning<\/em>
\nEmbracing the \u201cLearn by Doing\u201d approach of 4-H, Jarred is involved in several wildlife habitat management workshops and field days emphasizing experiential learning opportunities. These range from forestry and wildlife field tours to live prescribed fire demonstrations. One such program is the \u201cLearn-N-Burn\u201d workshops.<\/p>\n

Jarred has partnered with Extension Educators and Specialists, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and Indiana DNR and Pheasants Forever Biologists to host workshops to help landowners understand the importance of prescribed fire in managing grasslands and woodlands. Participants are treated to a live prescribed fire demonstration during the workshop (weather permitting). Attendees of these workshops own or manage more than 23,000 acres, their knowledge about prescribed fire increased from 37-125%, and 94% of attendees agreed the workshops helped them make decisions on their property.<\/p>\n

Moving Natural Resources Extension Digital<\/em>
\nJarred has also been involved in several projects to create digital extension resources. This includes being part of an Issue-Based Action Team that published multiple pond and wildlife management publications, videos, created a pond and wildlife management website, and a tool to help landowners find natural resource professionals in their county. He is also part of a team that helped develop the Purdue FNR Ask-the-Expert Facebook Live program, which has received more than 28,000 views.<\/p>\n

Taking to the airwaves, Jarred is part of the multi-state team that created the Natural Resources University (NRU) Podcast Network. He co-hosts the Habitat University podcast with the Extension Wildlife Specialist at Iowa State University. NRU podcasts have received 123,000 downloads in 50 states and 63 countries. A survey of Habitat University listeners indicated they plan to apply or have applied information from the podcast to over 19,000 acres of land.<\/p>\n

Train-the-Trainer: Reaching Private Landowners Through Conservation Partnerships<\/em>
\nJarred collaborates with other FNR Extension Specialists and Indiana conservation partners to deliver conservation training programs. These programs are aimed at helping natural resources professionals deliver conservation programs like the Conservation Reserve Program. For example, Jarred works with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to create and provide native grass establishment and management trainings. Jarred helped develop six of these workshops for 164 professionals. More than 95% of participants agreed their future native grass establishment and management recommendations would improve after attending these workshops.<\/p>\n

Jarred\u2019s extension efforts aim to help landowners become better stewards of Indiana\u2019s wildlife resources by helping them acquire the knowledge to make sound decisions on their property.<\/p>\n

View full ANR Newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Resources:<\/strong>
\nFrost Seeding to Establish Wildlife Food Plots & Native Grass and Forb Plantings<\/a>, video, The Education Store, Purdue Extension Resource Center
\nCalibrating a No-Till Drill for Conservation Plantings and Wildlife Food Plots<\/a>, video, The Education Store
\nRenovating native warm-season grass stands for wildlife: a land manager\u2019s guide<\/a>, The Education Store
\nCreating a Wildlife Habitat Management Plan for Landowners<\/a>, The Education Store
\nPurdue Extension Pond and Wildlife Management Website<\/a>, Purdue Extension
\nSubscribe: Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR YouTube Channel<\/a>, includes videos: Ask an Expert-Prescribed Fire, Ask an Expert-Handling Harvested Deer and more
\nUpcoming Purdue Extension-FNR Events<\/a>, Purdue Extension-Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR)<\/p>\n

Henry Quesada<\/a>, FNR Professor, Assistant Directory of Extension and ANR Program Leader
\nPurdue Extension<\/p>\n

Jarred Brooke<\/a>, Wildlife Extension Specialist
\nPurdue Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n

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