Check out the Third Thursday Web Forum schedule for the 2025 spring season! We’ve lined up some fantastic presenters for September, October, and November. SECAS hosts these webinars on the third Thursday of each month at 10 am Eastern time. »Click here for an interactive pdf of the flyer with links to register.

• March 20th, 2025 @ 10 am ET: Developing the Eastern ruffed grouse conservation plan. The March presentation by Zak Danks with the Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources will highlight a cross-state and international regional planning effort to guide future efforts to conserve ruffed grouse population, which have declined by at least half during the last 30 years within their eastern range. Register here: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/f1cd146e-7c09-44fe-9ab4-9f508481d2bc@0693b5ba-4b18-4d7b-9341-f32f400a5494.

• April 17th, 2025 @ 10 am ET: The Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS) - Modeling sea turtle density. In April, the research team for the GOMMAPPS sea turtle models, which are used in the Gulf sea turtles indicator in the Southeast Blueprint, will present on their work. Register here: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/b1eff7fd-a8fb-4226-8e59-485b9f94bb66@0693b5ba-4b18-4d7b-9341-f32f400a5494.

• May 15th, 2025 @ 10 am ET: A framework for transparent and repeatable species range maps. In May, Nathan Tarr with the NC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit will present on an innovative approach to create and update species range maps in support of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Gap Analysis Project using open-source technologies and publicly available data. Register here: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/e8b5e372-113e-48ad-8744-e91536510451@0693b5ba-4b18-4d7b-9341-f32f400a5494.