Webinar information

At global, regional, and local scales declines in wildlife and aquatic biodiversity have been documented across taxonomic groups. Habitat fragmentation from a variety of mechanisms (particularly linked to anthropogenic land uses) has modified ecosystems leading to reduced habitat quality, quantity, and connectivity in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Tracking patterns in biodiversity, therefore, is key to informing management regarding places vulnerable to current and emerging threats. This webinar will review results from the Biodiversity Chapter of the 2020 RPA Assessment, presenting current patterns of biodiversity in wildlife and aquatic biota, as well as the identification of areas of possible future vulnerability in response to changes in anthropogenic land uses and climate. To highlight the value of the RPA approaches, we will learn about a landscape-scale restoration initiative to improve resiliency in freshwater ecosystems in the southern United States.

Is this technical session for you?

This webinar is intended for land managers, scientists, and policy makers—anyone interested in understanding how wildlife and aquatic biodiversity is distributed in the U.S. and how they are likely to be vulnerable to anthropogenic land uses and climate in the future. Anyone with responsibility for evaluating or managing biodiversity would benefit by learning more about ongoing taxonomic patterns and potential future risk.

Registration

1. Click REGISTER to the right of the technical session recording title. Be sure to log in with your SAF account username and password.

2. After checking out, this webinar will be available on your MY DASHBOARD page here on ForestEd.

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Pricing

This webinar is FREE ($0) for all viewers.

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Webinar Access 

The webinar is scheduled for live viewing on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. The Zoom Webinar platform will be used for the presentation. Be sure to connect to the webinar using a device approved to access Zoom.

Access this learning product within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).

Webinar duration

This webinar is 1 hour.

Learning objectives

Upon successful completion of viewing this recording, you will be able to:

1. Explain broad-scale patterns in the distribution of wildlife and aquatic biodiversity in the United States.

2. Identify threats to biodiversity from current land uses, and projected future climate change.

3. Describe how this information can be used in policy or management.

Rubric

Successful completion of this learning product is measured by viewing the entire webinar and completing the evaluation.

Evaluation

Participant feedback is appreciated to help us continually improve ForestEd offerings for future programming. Evaluations must be completed to receive CFEs.

CFEs

Upon successful completion of this learning product, you will earn 1.0 CFEs in Category 1. CFEs will automatically be added to your CFE record located on www.eforester.org by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).

Certificate

Upon successful completion of the webinar and filling out its evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of this learning product and earning SAF CFEs.

Return to technical session

Once you are registered for the recording, access this technical session recording within your MY DASHBOARD. You can return to download your certificate by accessing the technical session information within the general listing of YOUR DASHBOARD through February 11, 2026. Registrants will be notified if that timeline is extended.

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Refund

This is a non-refundable item. Please view FAQs for additional information.