Natural Resources University

Dr. Zach Steele and Dorothy Dick, key creators for our online wild turkey training, join us to discuss the production of the course. Join as they share insights into the research and development, the expert contributors that shaped the course content, feedback received from constituents, challenges faced during filming, and the memorable moments that made the project enjoyable.    Dr. Zachary Steele Publications [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rzRbeyYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao] Dorothy Dick @peep_the_poult [https://www.instagram.com/peep_the_poult/]   We’ve launched a comprehensive online wild turkey course featuring experts across multiple institutions that specialize in habitat management and population management for wild turkeys. Enroll Now! [https://tinyurl.com/WildTurkeyManager]    Dr. Marcus Lashley @DrDisturbance [https://tinyurl.com/DrDistIG], Publications [https://tinyurl.com/MarcusPubs] Dr. Will Gulsby @dr_will_gulsby [https://tinyurl.com/WillGulsbyIG], Publications [https://tinyurl.com/WillPubs] Turkeys for Tomorrow @turkeysfortomorrow [https://tinyurl.com/TFTweblink]  UF Game Lab @ufgamelab [https://www.instagram.com/ufgamelab], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@ufgamelab]   Donate to wild turkey research: UF Turkey Donation Fund [https://tinyurl.com/UFTurkeyDonation] , Auburn Turkey Donation Fund [https://tinyurl.com/AuburnGiving]  Want to help wild turkey conservation? Please take our quick survey [https://tinyurl.com/wildturkeymanagement] to take part in our research! Do you have a topic you’d like us to cover? Leave us a review [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-turkey-science/id1666903553] or send us an email at wildturkeyscience@gmail.com [wildturkeyscience@gmail.com]! Want to help support the podcast? Our friends at Grounded Brand [https://groundedbrand.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooQfnSrbfJh3mkUQfUSYUgS7rXFWI3ChYlbr3vA8q8w7SMRlS3U] have an option to donate directly to Wild Turkey Science at checkout. Thank you in advance for your support! Please help us by taking our (QUICK) listener survey [https://tinyurl.com/WTSListenerSurvey] - Thank you!  Check out the NEW DrDisturbance YouTube channel! DrDisturbance YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DrDisturbance] Watch these podcasts on YouTube [https://tinyurl.com/WTSPlaylistYT] Leave a podcast rating [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-turkey-science/id1666903553] for a chance to win free gear! Get a 10% discount  at Grounded Brand [https://groundedbrand.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooQfnSrbfJh3mkUQfUSYUgS7rXFWI3ChYlbr3vA8q8w7SMRlS3U] by using the code ‘TurkeyScience’ at checkout! This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, go to turkeysfortomorrow.org [https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fturkeysfortomorrow.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cc.nowak%40ufl.edu%7C0e10d6ba8452422275bf08db9e934976%7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84%7C0%7C0%7C638278127655164867%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gtNXjmYnVwSwhXTbGPP4dzYueLYHxWNs4dNW6zJDWoo%3D&reserved=0].    Music by Artlist.io Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak

Wild Turkey Manager: Advanced Habitat features experts across multiple institutions that specialize in habitat management and population management for wild turkeys. This course is intended to be comprehensive, leading you through advanced concepts in habitat management, predator management, disease, and population management. The course offers continuing education credits (CEUs) available through The Wildlife Society and the Society of American Foresters. We made the course online so you can take it on your own time, at your own pace, wherever you are!  Enroll now: https://tinyurl.com/WildTurkeyManager [https://tinyurl.com/WildTurkeyManager]

In this bittersweet episode Bronson visits with Steve as he reflects on his retirement from the MSU Deer Lab after a long and impactful career in wildlife management.  Steve discusses some of the research that he considered very important in his career that impacted resource management.  He reviews his research on forest management, prescribed fire, DMAP data, environment vs genetics, females choose antlers, antler restrictions, selective harvest, and CWD sampling. We hope you enjoy Steve’s stroll down memory lane.    Check out the MSU Deer Lab’s online seminar series (here [https://reg.extension.msstate.edu/view/cal10a.aspx?ek=&ref=&aa=&sid1=&sid2=&as=81&wp=324&tz=&ms=&nav=&cc=&cat1=&cat2=&cat3=&aid=MSU&rf=&pn=]) and choose the Natural Resources option from the Categories drop down menu.  You will have to create an account to view the seminars.  The seminars are free unless you are seeking professional educational credits. Also, be sure to visit our YouTube channel (here [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDOZeiPref8vhAHkULM3IGg])

We're bringing back our episode discussing the multifaceted effects of fire on wild turkey survival and how a new approach could knock off two objectives with one flame.  Resources: Boone, W. W., et al. (2024). Frequent prescribed burns reduce mammalian species richness and occurrence in longleaf pine sandhills. Forest Ecology and Management, 553, 121596. [https://pdfhost.io/v/WyM966V5~_Frequent_prescribed_burns_reduce_mammalian_species_richness_and_occurrence_in_longleaf_pine_sandhills] Fire University #13 - How fire affects predators, ft. Dr. Michael Cherry [https://fireuniversity.libsyn.com/site/how-does-fire-affect-predators] Jones, D. D., et al. (2004). Prescribed fire and raccoon use of longleaf pine forests: implications for managing nest predation?. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 32(4), 1255-1259. [https://pdfhost.io/v/DBNi.NCtC_Prescribed_fire_and_raccoon_use_oflongleaf_pine_forests_implications_formanaging_nest_predation] Jorge, M. H., et al. (2020). Fire and land cover drive predator abundances in a pyric landscape. Forest Ecology and Management, 461, 117939. [https://pdfhost.io/v/GUoaCQhZA_Fire_and_land_cover_drive_predator_abundances_in_a_pyric_landscape] Kilburg, E. L., et al. (2014). Wild turkey nest survival and nest‐site selection in the presence of growing‐season prescribed fire. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 78(6), 1033-1039. [https://pdfhost.io/v/JisglHDdF_Wild_turkey_nest_survival_and_nestsite_selection_in_the_presence_of_growingseason_prescribed_fire] Lohr, A. K., et al. (2019). Effects of individual recess behaviors on nest and female survival of Eastern wild turkeys (Doctoral dissertation, University of Georgia). [https://pdfhost.io/v/zbbGKBe66_Effects_of_individual_recess_behaviors_on_nest_and_female_survival_of_Eastern_wild_turkeys] Wann, G. T., et al. (2020). The influence of prescribed fire on wild turkeys in the Southeastern United States: A review and synthesis. Forest Ecology and Management, 455, 117661. [https://oakfirescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/RB_32.pdf] Wild Turkey Science #19 - Burning during nesting  [https://youtu.be/Q7FDdpFeaVc] What does wild turkey nesting cover look like? (Craig Harper Video) [https://youtu.be/G6xsKyis404] Yeldell, N. A., et al. (2017). Nest site selection and nest survival of eastern wild turkeys in a pyric landscape. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 81(6), 1073-1083. [https://pdfhost.io/v/vrCVyXrBx_Nest_site_selection_and_nest_survival_of_eastern_wild_turkeys_in_a_pyric_landscape] Yeldell, N. A., et al. (2017). Prescribed fire influences habitat selection of female eastern wild turkeys. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 81(7), 1287-1297. [https://pdfhost.io/v/T~O41vW7V_Prescribed_fire_influences_habitat_selection_of_female_eastern_wild_turkeys]    We’ve launched a comprehensive online wild turkey course featuring experts across multiple institutions that specialize in habitat management and population management for wild turkeys. Enroll Now! [https://tinyurl.com/WildTurkeyManager]    Dr. Marcus Lashley @DrDisturbance [https://tinyurl.com/DrDistIG], Publications [https://tinyurl.com/MarcusPubs] Dr. Will Gulsby @dr_will_gulsby [https://tinyurl.com/WillGulsbyIG], Publications [https://tinyurl.com/WillPubs] Turkeys for Tomorrow @turkeysfortomorrow [https://tinyurl.com/TFTweblink]  UF Game Lab @ufgamelab [https://www.instagram.com/ufgamelab], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@ufgamelab]   Donate to wild turkey research: UF Turkey Donation Fund [https://tinyurl.com/UFTurkeyDonation] , Auburn Turkey Donation Fund [https://tinyurl.com/AuburnGiving]  Want to help wild turkey conservation? Please take our quick survey [https://tinyurl.com/wildturkeymanagement] to take part in our research! Do you have a topic you’d like us to cover? Leave us a review [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-turkey-science/id1666903553] or send us an email at wildturkeyscience@gmail.com [wildturkeyscience@gmail.com]! Want to help support the podcast? Our friends at Grounded Brand [https://groundedbrand.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooQfnSrbfJh3mkUQfUSYUgS7rXFWI3ChYlbr3vA8q8w7SMRlS3U] have an option to donate directly to Wild Turkey Science at checkout. Thank you in advance for your support! Please help us by taking our (QUICK) listener survey [https://tinyurl.com/WTSListenerSurvey] - Thank you!  Check out the NEW DrDisturbance YouTube channel! DrDisturbance YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DrDisturbance] Watch these podcasts on YouTube [https://tinyurl.com/WTSPlaylistYT] Leave a podcast rating [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-turkey-science/id1666903553] for a chance to win free gear! Get a 10% discount  at Grounded Brand [https://groundedbrand.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooQfnSrbfJh3mkUQfUSYUgS7rXFWI3ChYlbr3vA8q8w7SMRlS3U] by using the code ‘TurkeyScience’ at checkout! This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, go to turkeysfortomorrow.org [https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fturkeysfortomorrow.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cc.nowak%40ufl.edu%7C0e10d6ba8452422275bf08db9e934976%7C0d4da0f84a314d76ace60a62331e1b84%7C0%7C0%7C638278127655164867%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gtNXjmYnVwSwhXTbGPP4dzYueLYHxWNs4dNW6zJDWoo%3D&reserved=0].    Music by Artlist.io Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak

In this episode, Gabriella Scolio and Jacob Penner from The Nature Conservancy join us to talk about carbon markets and what it means for farmers in the Midwest. We learn about what a carbon credit is, why companies are interested in carbon credits and how they are measuring their emissions, and how and why farmers might want to get involved.  Resources: * Natural Climate Solutions: How nature can fight climate change (TNC) [https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/natural-climate-solutions/] * Carbon Markets (TNC) [https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/carbon-market-credits-offsets/] * Carbon Markets Resource Center (TNC) [https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/carbon-market-credits-offsets/carbon-markets-science-and-resources/]   The Nature Conservancy [website [https://www.nature.org/en-us/], NE chapter website [https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/nebraska/]] Dr. Andrew Little [academic profile [https://snr.unl.edu/aboutus/who/people/faculty-member.aspx?pid=2470], @awesmlabdoc] [https://www.instagram.com/awesmlabdoc/] Nathan Pflueger [website [https://nebraskapf.com/contact/]] AWESM Lab [website [https://awesmlab.unl.edu/], @awesmlab [https://www.instagram.com/awesmlab/]] Nebraska Pheasants Forever [website [https://nebraskapf.com/], @pheasants_quailforever_of_ne [https://www.instagram.com/pheasants_quailforever_of_ne/]]   Watch these podcasts on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@WildAgPodcast] If you enjoy this podcast, leave a rating and review so others can find us!   We are dedicated to bringing important information and new ideas to listeners just like you. Help us keep WildAg going by donating to the podcast: https://nufoundation.org/fund/01155570/ [https://nufoundation.org/fund/01155570/] Or, learn more about how your organization can sponsor episodes: https://awesmlab.unl.edu/wildag-sponsorship/ [https://awesmlab.unl.edu/wildag-sponsorship/]   Music by Humans Win Produced and edited by Iris McFarlin