2025 National Military Fish and Wildlife Association (NMFWA) Annual Training Workshop Session
Department of Defense’s Avian Knowledge Network Program Update 2025
Zoe Duran
Research Biologist and Data Support Analyst
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center – Environmental Lab
DoD AKN Program
On behalf of
Elizabeth Neipert
Research Wildlife Biologist
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center – Environmental Lab
Program Director, DoD AKN Program
Chair, National AKN Steering Committee
AKN-Powered Approaches for Objective-Based Avian Monitoring
Caitlyn Gillespie
Research Biologist
Klamath Bird Observatory
DoD AKN Program
John D. Alexander, PhD
Executive Director
Klamath Bird Observatory
DoD AKN Program
Presentation video to be posted soon.
Using the Avian Knowledge Network to Facilitate Agency to Agency Collaboration: Snowy Plover Monitoring in California
Dianne Miller
Technical Product Manager for Ecoinformatics and Climate Solutions
Point Blue Conservation Science
DoD AKN Program
Presentation video to be posted soon.
Quantifying the Relative Conservation Responsibility of Military Lands
Sam Veloz, PhD
Director of Ecoinformatics and Climate Solutions
Point Blue Conservation Science
DoD AKN Program
Presentation video to be posted soon.
2024 National Military Fish and Wildlife Association (NMFWA) Annual Training Workshop
2024 DoD AKN Program Update
Elizabeth Neipert
Research Wildlife Biologist
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center – Environmental Lab
Program Director, DoD AKN Program
Chair, National AKN Steering Committee
Bridging the Gap: Integrating Avian Data in the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN)
Zoe Duran
Research Biologist and Data Support Analyst
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center – Environmental Lab
DoD AKN Program
Applying Species-Centered Modeling in the Southeast to Predict Priority Bird Species Habitat on DoD Installations
Caitlyn Gillespie
Research Biologist
Klamath Bird Observatory
DoD AKN Program
AKN Program Support for Objective-driven Mission Sensitive Species Monitoring
John D. Alexander, PhD
Executive Director
Klamath Bird Observatory
DoD AKN Program
Using the Avian Knowledge Network to Assess the Relative Conservation Responsibilities of Military Installations
Sam Veloz, PhD
Director of Ecoinformatics and Climate Solutions
Point Blue Conservation Science
DoD AKN Program
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Photo: White-breasted Nuthatch, Williamsburg;
Credit: Paul Block