Just Announced: FY25 DoD AKN Regional Training Schedule
The DoD AKN Team is excited to roll out the DoD Avian Knowledge Network training schedule for FY25! Participants will learn the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the AKN and DoD’s commitment to the use of the AKN. They 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.
These trainings are open to all DoD personnel and partners who support avian data collection on DoD lands or in coordination with DoD entities.
See below for dates and locations of upcoming in-person DoD AKN Trainings:
February 11-13 – Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA (three-day training)
Registration is currently OPEN! Visit the training registration page on the DoD AKN Portal to register:
https://www.dodakn.org/get-training/training-registration-page-fy25q2-regional-robins-afb
March 10 – NMFWA, Louisville, KY (one-day training)
Registration for the training will be handled through the National Military Fish and Wildlife Association (NMFWA) Annual Training Workshop registration, which can be found on their website:
https://www.nmfwa.org/2025-meeting
June 24-26 – Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, CO (three-day training)
Registration will be open soon! Check the DoD AKN Portal Training Page for updates:
https://www.dodakn.org/get-training
August 19-21 – Camp Edwards, Mashpee, MA (three-day training)
Registration will be open soon! Check the DoD AKN Portal Training Page for updates:
https://www.dodakn.org/get-training
The Team may also be offering additional Military Service-sponsored trainings which will be advertised within the sponsoring Service branch and on the DoD AKN Portal. Stay tuned for more on additional trainings.
Course Description:
On 24 Jun 2022, the Office of the Secretary of Defense issued a memo that endorses and requires the use of the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) by each DoD Component. The power of the AKN and its tools, are dependent on getting data uploaded and users trained on the system.
Attendees will learn about how the AKN system is organized, how to create project metadata and input data, how data sharing levels work, how to visualize, analyze, and aggregate data for conservation purposes. They will learn about capability of pooling Military Service-specific data, regional data, and habitat-specific data including data from our federal partners.
For the most up-to-date information on upcoming in-person DoD AKN trainings, please visit the DoD AKN Portal at https://www.dodakn.org/
The trainings are in-person and will take place over 3 days.
Instructors include engineers and biologists from Point Blue Conservation Science, Klamath Bird Observatory, and U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center – Environmental Laboratory.
Questions? Email the Team at DoDAKN@erdc.dren.mil
Want to host a future DoD AKN Training at your installation?
Email Liz Neipert at elizabeth.s.neipert@erdc.dren.mil
