Connect With Us & Online Friends
Calling all inquisitive explorers, young anglers, brilliant biologists, future fish nerds, and generally nature-curious kiddos! We provide a friendly, online space for kids to ask questions and learn about fish and wildlife, meet professional and learn about careers, and gain knowledge about outdoor preparedness. Each week brings familiar faces and new guests and topics.
Similar to our Youth fishing program, we see value in face-to-face time with kids who want to learn, whether it's online or in person. Not everyone can visit our National Wildlife Refuges or Fish Hatcheries in person but we can bring them to you, wherever you are. To that end, we host open public Zooms every Wednesday featuring guests and fish and wildlife-related topics. Programming is geared towards youth ages 8-12 but all are welcome, including younger kiddos and curious adults. Virtual ASL Interpretation is available, and we hope to see you there!
How/When to Connect
Open https://www.zoomgov.com/join in a new window (make sure you're on Zoomgov, not regular Zoom). Then enter Meeting ID: 160 014 4500 Passcode: vYFWC2024!
Wednesdays at 8:30PM EST / 7:30PM Central / 6:30PM Mountain / 5:30PM Pacific / 4:30PM Alaska / 3:30PM Hawaii
Spring Session 2025 Topics
JANUARY 29 – Attracting Backyard Birds + DIY toilet paper roll bird feeder activity. Our guest is Callie Gesmundo! Recommended supplies: a clean toilet paper (paper towel) roll, peanut butter or some similar alternative, birdseed, string, scissors, bamboo skewer, and a butter knife!
Learn More About Bird Feeding I Learn More About Window Collisions I Learn More About How to Contribute to Citizen Science Bird Projects
FEBRUARY 5 – Amazing Amphibians!
FEBRUARY 12 – Fish & Wildlife Valentine. Recommended supplies: colored paper, scissors, and colored pencils, crayons or markers!
FEBRUARY 19 – Kid's choice: Elk!
FEBRUARY 26 – Wildlife art. Recommended supplies: Paper for drawing, pencils, pens, markers, whatever drawing instrument you want.
MARCH 5 – Volcanoes! + DIY eruption activity with the Education Team at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Recommended supplies: an empty pop bottle or plastic cup, vinegar, dish soap, water, red food coloring. We recommend setting up by a sink or having a large Rubbermaid-type container to contain the "eruption" :)
MARCH 12 – Fish Form & Function with Fish of the Week co-host Katrina Liebich
MARCH 19 – Migration Magic
MARCH 26 –Cultural Connections with guest Maria Dosal
APRIL 2 – Baby Birds
APRIL 9 – Dragons & Damsels Take Flight
APRIL 16 – Curious Camo
APRIL 23 – Our Pollinator Friends with guest Sabrina Farmer. Read more: Alaska's Wanna Bees I Fast and Furious I Fall Leaves and Winter Queens
APRIL 30 – Help prevent bird/window strikes with guest Tamara Zeller
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