Training

Office Hours

The DoD AKN Team holds monthly Office Hours to assist trained DoD NR staff with their surveys and data within the AKN. Find out when the next Office Hours are scheduled and sign up.

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Training Opportunities

In-Person Training





There are no in-person training courses available at this time. Please see opportunities for Virtual Training below and Webinars and AKN Reference Videos below for virtual introductions to the AKN and tools.

Virtual Training





Department of Army Virtual Training (FY26Q2)

The DoW AKN Team will be offering a two-day virtual training for Department of Army personnel (including Army, Reserves, and ARNG) and Army partners (e.g., Army contractors).

When: 24 & 26 February 2026, 0900-1300PST each day
Where: Virtual, Microsoft Teams
Who: Department of Army (Army, Reserves, ARNG) and Army partners (e.g., contractors)

Attendees will learn how the AKN system is organized, how to create project metadata and input data, how data sharing levels work, and how to visualize, analyze, and aggregate data for conservation purposes. Participants will leave with the capability to upload, archive, access, and use extensive avian data tools to assist in NEPA analysis and assessing impacts of readiness and non-readiness activities directly supporting the military mission.

To learn more about the training and to register, click the link below.

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Training Course Site





Select the link below to access the Training Course Site which gives you access to the current and archived course agendas and materials including training slides and course exercises.

Current: https://pointblue.github.io/dod_workshop/

Archive: https://pointblue.github.io/dod_workshop/archive.html

Webinars

Federal Agency Training: Webinar link

AKN Reference Videos

For video tutorials on commonly accomplished tasks within AKN, please visit our YouTube channel.
YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi9in_tC9uTZa9Bo3HgnY1Q