Recent Webinars

Springsnails

On February 25, 2022, Dr. Larry Stevens presented a webinar on Fauna Data Collection for Clark County Springs Surveys. In this webinar, Larry presented the incredible molluscan and invertebrate diversity at springs in Clark County, the complex zoological background, the significance of rare, endemic species, as well as those non-natives that pose a threat to endangered species and other spring invertebrates, and a brief overview on how to enter this data into Springs Online. View a recording of this webinar here.

On February 23, 2022, SSI project manager Andrea Hazelton presented a 90-minute webinar entitled “The Springs Flora of Clark County, Nevada” for a small group of Friends of Nevada Wilderness field staff and volunteers. Friends of Nevada Wilderness and Springs Stewardship Institute are collaborating on a 5-year effort to inventory springs in Clark County, Nevada. The presentation covers some basic principles of botany; provides tips for recognizing several trees, shrubs, graminoids and herbs commonly found at springs in Clark County; includes a discussion of what information Friends of Nevada Wilderness field crews should write on their data sheets; and presents a variety of print and online resources for learning more about botany and developing beginner plant identification skills. View a recording of the webinar here.

Populus fremontii at a spring-fed pond in Nevada

Hot Spring, Nevada

On October 5, 2021, SSI hosted a State of Knowledge Symposium on Nevada Springs and Wetlands. This one-day online symposium was part of an EPA-funded collaboration lead by the Nevada Division of Natural Heritage and involving the Desert Research Institute, the Nature Conservancy, and the Museum of Northern Arizona Springs Stewardship Institute. Our presenters addressed the state of knowledge on Nevada's springs and wetlands ecosystems, and associated species. The symposium concluded with a panel discussion that examined the current state of Nevada’s springs and wetlands in the context of climate change and future management needs. View a recording of this webinar, here and the agenda and abstracts, here.