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Conservation Policy and Planning Training

Note: To apply for the course offerings shown below click on the following link: https://doilearn.doi.gov

If you have any questions, please contact Donna Brewer, Conservation Policy and Planning Curriculum Manager at 304.876.7451.................................................................................... UPDATED: September 11, 2008
Course Name
Date
Location
Closing Date
Conservation Policy & Regulation
Advanced Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Workshop ECS3133 TBA TBA TBA
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00 - 4:00pm ET

09/17/08
10/15/08
Cumulative Effects Assessment ECS3153 TBA TBA TBA
Ecological Services Basic Training ECS5206 TBA TBA TBA
Federal Activities & the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) ECS3132 12/08-12/08

NCTC

 09/29/08
Hydropower Projects - Roles and Responsibilities ECS3141 TA TBA TBA
Integrating NEPA into FWS Activities ECS3121 09/08-12/08
03/02-06/08		 Albuquerque,NM
NCTC		 06/30/08
12/22/08
Migratory Bird Conservation - A Trust Responsibility ECS2102 February 2009 TBA

Sacramento, CA

 TBA
Hydropower Projects - TTH Rule Workshop ECS3168 TBA TBA TBA
Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar Series CSP3901 12/03-04/08 Live Meeting
1:00-4:00pm EST each day		 11/26/08
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) ECS3111 TBA TBA TBA
Skill Building for NRDAR Practitioners CSP3177 01/26-30/09 NCTC 11/11/08
Understanding Hydropower Licensing - Interagency Workshop ECS3140 TBA TBA TBA
Conservation Planning
Adaptive Management: Structured Decision Making for Recurrent Decisions CSP3176 (New Course) 09/15-19/08
06/22-26/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 07/07/08
05/05/09
Adaptive, Community-Based Conservation FIS0200 TBA TBA TBA
Applied Conservation Genetics ECS3148 06/01-05/09 NCTC 03/23/09
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

09/17/08
10/15/08
Endangered Species Recovery Planning and Implementation CSP3173 04/20-24/09 NCTC 02/09/09
Habitat Conservation Planning for Endangered Species ECS3117 06/01-05/09 NCTC 03/23/09
Introduction to Conservation Biology CSP2101 TBA TBA TBA
Introduction to Structured Decision Making CSP3171 10/27-31/08
03/02-06/09
08/24-28/09
 NCTC
NCTC
NCTC		 08/18/08
12/22/08
06/15/09
Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar Series CSP3901 12/03-04/08 Live Meeting
1:00-4:00pm EST each day		 11/26/08
Population Viability Analysis I: Concepts and Procedures CSP4110 TBA TBA TBA
Endangered Species Conservation
Adaptive Management: Structured Decision Making for Recurrent Decisions CSP3176 (New Course) 09/15-19/08
06/22-26/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 07/07/08
05/05/09
Advanced Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species ECS3150 TBA TBA TBA
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

09/17/08
10/15/08
Conserving Endangered Species on Non-Federal Lands ECS3137 TBA TBA TBA
Developing a Biological Assessment ECS3152 01/20-22/09 NCTC 11/10/08
Ecological Services Basic Training ECS5206 TBA TBA TBA
Endangered Species Listing & Candidate Assessment ECS3115 01/26-30/09 NCTC 11/17/08
Endangered Species Recovery Planning and Implementation CSP3173 04/20-24/09 NCTC 02/09/09
ESA Synopsis/Update ECS3139 10/06-10/08 NCTC
 07/28/08
Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species ECS3116 11/03-07/08
03/16-20/09
07/20-24/09
08/24-28/09

NCTC
NCTC
NCTC
NCTC

08/25/08
01/07/09
05/11/09
06/17/09

Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar Series CSP3901 12/03-04/08 Live Meeting
1:00-4:00pm EST each day		 11/26/08
Safe Harbor Agreements/Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances CSP3144 TBA TBA TBA
Scientific Principles and Techniques for Endangered Species Conservation ECS3138 TBA TBA TBA
Conservation Practitioners Skills Development
Adaptive Management: Structured Decision Making for Recurrent Decisions CSP3176 (New Course) 09/15-19/08
06/22-26/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 07/07/08
05/05/09
Conserving Endangered Species on Non-Federal Lands ECS3137 TBA TBA TBA
Critical Writing / Critical Thinking ECS3167 01/12-16/09
06/15-19/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 11/03/08
03/30/09
Introduction to Structured Decision Making CSP3171 10/27-31/08
03/02-06/09
08/24-28/09
 NCTC
NCTC
NCTC		 08/18/08
12/22/08
06/15/09
Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) - Habitat Restoration ECS3127 TBA TBA TBA
Principles of Habitat Assessment ECS3142 TBA TBA

TBA
Principles of Modeling for Conservation Planning and Analysis ECS3149* 10/06-10/08
02/02-06/09
05/18-22/09

NCTC
NCTC
NCTC

07/28-08
11/24/08
03/29/09
Scientific Principles and Techniques for Endangered Species Conservation ECS3138* TBA TBA TBA
Strategic Conservation Planning Using a Green Infrastructure Approach ECS3146 09/08-12/08
07/13-17/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 06/30/08
05/05/09
Introduction to Structured Decision Making CSP3171 TBA TBA TBA
The Expert Witness in Environmental Litigation ECS3104 TBA TBA TBA
Conservation in Practice
FWS/USGS Structured Decision Making Workshop ECS3159 TBA

TBA

 TBA
Habitat Equivalency Analysis (HEA) Workshop ECS3166 TBA TBA TBA
Habitat Restoration Techniques Workshop ECS3147 TBA TBA TBA
Train the Trainer for Strategic Natural Resource Planning & Conservation Using the Green Infrastructure Approach ECS3161 TBA TBA TBA
Tribal Trust Workshop - NEW TBA TBA TBA
Wetland Restoration, Management, and Compatible Use ECS3154 TBA TBA TBA
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