Conservation Education Lunch & Learn Webinar Series 2023

Wildlife Viewer Survey: Enhancing Relevancy and Engaging a Broader Constituency

March 8, 2023 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm (CST)

To register for this free virtual webinar, click here: https://outdoornebraska.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIodOivqT0jGdAmqbmj-McZKEiZzZ3j9gvQ

Wildlife viewing is one of the fastest growing wildlife-related recreation activities in the United States (USFWS, 2018). Yet wildlife viewers do not contribute much to the funding for wildlife conservation. Additionally, many state agencies have yet to truly engage the wildlife viewing audience. In 2022, a national-wide and regional survey of motivations, interests and behaviors specific to wildlife viewers was conducted by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ Wildlife Viewing and Nature Tourism Workgroup. Learn about this survey, what the results have to tell us on how to engage non-consumptive users, how wildlife viewers are willing to financially support conservation and the implications for Nebraska.

Presenter – Olivia DaRugna, Watchable Wildlife Biologist, Nebraska Game & Parks Commission 

This webinar is part of the Conservation Education Lunch & Learn Series. Education is an essential part of conservation. Understanding how people learn and what motivates conservation-based behavior changes are complex subjects that span across many scientific disciplines. This free virtual series dives into the science behind educational efforts and practices by learning from experts on a variety of science and educational topics. For questions about the series, contact Amber Schiltz, Fish & Wildlife Education Assistant Division Administrator at amber.schiltz@nebraska.gov

All webinars will be recorded and found here: 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5jnrlvrCTp2f0ksRmppXPl2E9eB70lOO