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JANUARY

January 2009-March 2009. Habitat/Wetlands Initiative Workshops. The Great Lakes Regional Collaboration will present a series of nine, one-day workshops between January and March, one in each Great Lakes state and one specifically for tribes. For more information, visit: http://glrc.us/initiatives/wetlands/Workshops2008-2009.html

17-19 January 2009. California Native Plant Society's (CNPS) Conservation Conference: Strategies and Solutions will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center and Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento, California. The CNPS 2009 Conservation Conference: Strategies and Solutions will provide you with an excellent opportunity to advance your understanding of plant science, conservation planning, and environmental policy. Participate and help us increase public awareness of the importance of identifying science-based solutions and strategies to conserve California's natural habitats and key ecosystems. For more information, visit http://www.cnps.org/cnps/conservation/conference/2009/

21 January 2009. Mitigation: Are We Achieving No-Net-Loss? The Minnesota Wetland Professionals Association and the Minnesota Wetland Delineation Certification Program are sponsoring the Second Annual Minnesota Wetlands Conference to be held at the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota.  Conference information and registration is available at: http://www.mnwetlands.umn.edu/cert/Training/training-Conf.htm

January 2009. The public is invited to a series of meetings about the effects of sea level rise and the development of recommendations for dealing with rising sea levels. The meetings are sponsored by the New York State Sea Level Rise Task Force and will be held at four different locations. See below. Each meeting will feature an informal open house session, followed by staff presentations and a public-comment period. January 22, Nelly Goletti Theatre, Student Center, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York; Open House: 4-7 p.m.; Presentations: 7 p.m. January 27, Department of Public Service, Board Room, 4th Floor, 90, Church Street, New York, New York Open House: 2-5 p.m.; Presentatins: 6 p.m. January 28, Nassau County Legislative Chamber, 1st Floor, Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, Nassau County, New York Open House: 4-7 p.m.; Presentations: 7 p.m. January 29, Berkner Hall, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, Suffolk County, New York Open House: 4-7 p.m.; Presentations: 7 p.m. No registration is required. Information on the State Sea Level Rise Task Force is available at www.dec.ny.gov/energy/45202.html

29-30 January 2009. The second Kansas Natural Resources Conference: Renewable Energy - Renewable Resources will be held in Wichita, Kansas at the Hilton (Wichita Airport)! They invite oral and poster presentations by professionals and students on any natural resource-related topic of importance to Kansas and the region. Call for Papers due by December 1, 2008, see http://www.kansasnrc.net/papercall.html. For more information visit: http://www.kansasnrc.net/index.html

FEBRUARY

20 February 2009. Washington D.C. – This is a guided museum tour and book program. Pat Megonigal, past President of SWS, will offer a tour of the new exhibit, Dig It! The Secrets of Soil, at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History. Christine Price‐Abelow, Horticulturist, will conduct a guided walk through the native gardens of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. Jeffrey K. Stine, Ph.D., will give a presentation on his newly published book, America’s Forested Wetlands, From Wasteland to Valued Resource. A book signing will follow the program. For more information, visit: https://www.soils.org/smithsonian/ or contact Ellen Hartig at ellen.hartig@parks.nyc.gov

MARCH

Added 1/8/09 4-7 March 2009. The 2009 Benthic Ecology Meeting organizing committee is accepting late registrations for the 38th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting http://benthicecologymeeting2009.org to be held in Corpus Christi, Texas. The abstract submission deadline has been extended to January 23, 2009. For abstract details see http://benthicecologymeeting2009.org/abstracts.htm Registration information is available at http://benthicecologymeeting2009.org/register.htm

5-6 March 2009. The Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute's 18th Annual Land Use Conference "Sustainability: Beyond the Platitudes" will be held at the University of Denver Strum College of Law, Denver, Colorado. To submit a session proposals by July 18th visit: http://law.du.edu/index.php/rmlui/conferences/session-proposals For a copy of the conference brochure see: http://www.law.du.edu/index.php/rmlui

Added 1/15/09 8-10 March 2009. The 2009 International Conference on Climate Change is sponsored by The Heartland Institute. This conference will be held at the Marriott New York Marquis Times Square Hotel, New York, New York. For more information, please visit: http://www.heartland.org/events/NewYork09/newyork09.html

12-14 March 2009. The Midwest Office of the Land Trust Alliance invites you to submit presentation proposals for the 8th Annual Midwest Land Conservation Conference.  The Alliance is pleased to be partnering with Gathering Waters Conservancy this year.  The conference will be held at the University of Wisconsin - Extension's Pyle Center. Over 150 land trust practitioners, public agency professionals, and conservation leaders from 12 Midwestern states are expected to attend.  The conference will offer half-day seminars, full day seminars, and 90-minute workshops. Call for papers is due October 17th. For more information, visit: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/community/Regions/mid_west/midwest-land-conservation-conference-call-for

17-19, March 2009. ASWM's annual winter meeting will be held at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. More information will be added, please check back.

APRIL

Added 1/12/09 7-8, April 2009. New York State Wetlands Forum, Inc. 2009 Annual Conference and Meeting: Linking Wetlands and Watersheds: 400 Years After the Hudson/Champlain Voyages. This meeting will be held at the poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, Poughkeepsie, New York. Call for papers deadline is January 27, 2009. To submit an abstract via e-mail or mail to: Anne Secord, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, New York 13045, anne_secord@fws.gov; 607-753-9334; Fax: 607-753-9699. For conference information, visit: http://www.wetlandsforum.org/

29-30, April 2009. Northeast Regional Conference will be held at the Thayer Hotel, West Point, New York.Do you have some land conservation expertise you'd like to share? Why not be a presenter at the 2009 Northeast Land Trust Conference? The Land Trust Alliance invites you to submit your all-day and half-day seminar proposals for the upcoming conference by December 10th. For information, visit: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/learning/training/rc/northeast

MAY

4-6 May 2009. AWRA Spring Specialty Conference: Managing Water Resouroces & Development in a Changing Climate will be held at the Anchorage Marriott Downtown, Anchorage, Alaska. Call for abstracts deadline is December 5, 2008. For information visit: http://www.awra.org/meetings/Anchorage2009/index.html

5-8 May 2009. Call for Papers: Banking Under the New Rule is the theme of the 12th National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The Conference is seeking presentations from experienced mitigation and conservation bankers, regulators, engineers, users, investors, environmental organizations, and others who have direct experience in the expanding mitigation and ecosystem banking industry.   Come and share your experiences or plan on attending and learn from and network with over 400 attendees involved in mitigation and ecosystem banking.  It’s the only national conference that brings together key regulators, bankers, users and providers of services in the mitigation, conservation and ecosystem banking marketplace.  Gain insights, explore new markets and learn from sessions such as The New Rule Workshop – It’s Implementation, Regulator, Banker & User Forums (improved format), Banking Primer & Stream Banking Workshops, interactive sessions featuring key players & perspectives from bankers, users and regulators, updates on regulations, rules & courts, exhibits, posters & networking opportunities – receptions, lunches & more!  Plus field trips, 2nd Annual Golf Tournament, and spouse/family/guest activities.  Presentation submissions due October 15, 2008.  Visit www.mitigationbankingconference.com

14-15 May 2009. 2009 Ohio Stormwater Conference is being hosted by the Mill Creek Watershed Council of Communities, Ohio Water Environment Association, Regional Storm Water Collaborative and the Tinkers Creek Watershed Partners which will be held at the Manor House, Mason, Ohio. Abstract submittal deadline is November 28, 2008. This two day event brings together participants from federal, state and municipal organizations, private consultants and engineers, academia and watershed organizations. Last year’s event drew 400 attendees, 55 exhibitors and 50 speakers. The sponsoring partners project a larger conference for 2009. This conference will focus on stormwater and watershed management. For more information, visit: http://www.tinkerscreekwatershed.org/conference2009.php

18-20 May 2009. 20th Annual Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference will be held at Eastland Park Hotel, Portland, Maine. Since 1990, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC), in partnership with its member states, has been coordinating the Annual Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Conference, the premier forum in our region for sharing information and improving communication on NPS pollution issues and projects. The three-day conference brings together all those in New England and New York State involved in NPS pollution management, including participants from state, federal, and municipal governments, private sector, academia, and watershed organizations. The Call for Abstracts deadline is December 1, 2008 with information at http://www.neiwpcc.org/npsconference/abstracts.asp For general information, visit http://www.neiwpcc.org/npsconference/

28-29 May 2009. Conserving Wetlands in British Columbia will be held in Revelstoke, British Columbia. Call for papers deadline is February 20, 2009. Reservoir creation, settlement, agricultural activities, transportation corridors, and other factors have eliminated many wetland complexes or diminished their natural form and function. This two-day event will examine the past, present, and possible future extent of wetlands; the reasons for these changes; and how a combination of conservation, management, restoration, stewardship strategies, and on-the-ground projects, can improve the ecological values of British Columbia's  wetlands. After the conference, a summary of the event will be posted on the CMI website along with a comprehensive list of groups working on wetland conservation in British Columbia. For more information, visit: http://www.cmiae.org/conferences.htm

JUNE

7-12 June 2009. Greenworks to Reduce Flood Losses is the 33rd annual conference of the Association of State Floodplain Managers which will be held in Orlando, Flordia. For information, visit: http://www.floods.org/Conferences,%20Calendar/Orlando.asp

10-11 June 2009. Carbon in Northern Forests: Integration of Research and Management will be held at the Hagerty Center in Traverse City, Michigan. This goal of this conference is  to explore the breadth of forest carbon science in the Lake States and Northeast regions and provide an opportunity for scientists to: (1) share and discuss research on carbon  pools and cycling in temperate and  boreal forests; (2) identify research needs in forest carbon science given natural and human disturbances and environmental change; and (3) highlight potential effects of management on carbon dynamics and suggest methods to increase carbon stored in forests and wood products. Focus areas include:  - Disturbance Effects on Forest Carbon Pools  - Management Interaction with Forest Carbon Pools  - Valuing Carbon as an Ecosystem Service  - Bioenergy for Fossil Fuel Substitution and Carbon Sequestration Abstracts for oral and poster presentations will be accepted until April 3, 2009.  Additionally, presenters will have the opportunity to submit manuscripts for a special issue of the journal FOREST SCIENCE. Additional information is available online at the conference website: www.forest.mtu.edu/cinf

22-26, June 2009. The North Central Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists is pleased to be hosting the Society's 30th annual meeting which will be held at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center, Madison, Wisconsin with partners the Wisconsin Wetlands Association and the Wetland Biogeochemistry Symposium. The 2009 theme, Wetland Connections, is a deliberately broad and inclusive theme, and embodies this year's joint meeting of three groups that collectively represent the surprising breadth of wetland endeavors. The Annual Meeting program will include plenary talks, field trips, symposia, contributed oral sessions and a poster session. Currently there is a call for abstracts, which are due February 27, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.sws.org/2009_meeting/abstracts.mgi The Society and its partners also invite submissions of symposium proposals. Symposia proposals are due by October 31; see www.sws.org/2009_meeting/symposia.mgi for details.  For all other information about the joint meeting, visit: http://www.sws.org/2009_meeting/index.mgi

Added 1/8/09 29 June-1 July 2009. 2009 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference: Adaptive Management of Water Resources II will be held at the Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort, Snowbird, Utah. Call for abstracts deadline is January 26, 2009, see http://www.awra.org/meetings/SnowBird2009/index.html

JULY

7-10 July 2009. The 15th International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment will be held at the Shores Resort and Spa, Daytona Beach, Florida. The Interdisciplinary Environmental Association (IEA), an organization of academics and practitioners who approach environmental issues from interdisciplinary perspectives founded in 1994, announces a call for papers and posters. Abstract Deadline: May 17, 2009. The IEA calls for research that crosses the boundaries of traditional disciplines to frame environmental problems, propose working models, or address field, community, or academic issues. While any interdisciplinary environmental topic is welcome, areas of special interest in 2009 include Coastal Resource Impacts and Management; Environmental Ethics; Regional Water Resources and Pollution Issues; Environmental Impacts of Tourism; Climate Change and Coastal Areas, among other topics. For more information, please visit: www.ieaonline.org, or contact Dr. Kimberly Reiter, Conference Chair, at kreiter@stetson.edu

11-15 July 2009. Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Conference: Delivering Conservation, Today and Tomorrow will be held in Dearborn, Michigan.. This emphasis will apply to ALL of the general topic areas for the conference and we encourage you to tailor your presentation to include the conference theme. Call for Papers deadline is December 15, 2008, see http://www.swcs.org/en/conferences/2009_annual_conference/call_for_papers/ For more information, visit http://www.swcs.org/en/conferences/2009_annual_conference/

19-23 July 2009. Coastal Zone 09: Revolutionary Times: Catching the Wave of Change will be held in Boston, Massachusetts. The deadline for Call for Abstracts is November 21, 2008, see http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cz/abstracts.html More information on the conference is available at http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cz/

20-24 July 2009. 3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration will be held at the Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles, California. Information on this conference is available at http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/NCER2009/index.html

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2009 SCHEDULE: WETLAND TRAINING CLASSES

Understanding the Clean Water Act: An Online Course

River Network is proud to announce the resurrection of the online course, Understanding the Clean Water Act. Users can now explore the course at: www.cleanwateract.org. The course is a companion to the book, The Clean Water Act Owner's Manual. Course content will help users isolate specific water quality problems, identify possible solutions, develop and leverage existing programs and build effective outreach tools. The course is appropriate for staff, interns, volunteers and board members interested in learning more about the force of the Clean Water Act and related tools. Even Clean Water Act old-timers will likely find something to ponder in the local stories, digging deeper and resources sections.  If you train staff or volunteers on the Act, you’ll also find some special training tools to help you get your points across. For questions or to share your thoughts on this course, contact Merritt Frey at mfrey@rivernetwork.org.

North Carolina State University offers a number of Distance Education courses for 2009. See http://distance.ncsu.edu/courses/spring09/index.html

2009 Wetland Training Schedule for Courses Offered by Environmental Concern Since its inception in 1972, Environmental Concern Inc. has put a premium on building the capacity of those in the wetland field through quality professional development opportunities. Unlike other wetland training centers, Environmental Concern is a working firm engaged in the work of wetlands. For a list of courses offered, visit: http://www.wetland.org/

2009 Wetland Training Schedule for courses offered by Rutgers University NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education Advanced Wetland Delineation Hydrology of Wetlands Introduction to Wetland Identification Methodology for Delineating Wetlands Methodology for Delineating Wetlands (2nd offering)  Vegetation ID for Wetland Delineation - North Jersey Vegetation ID for Wetland Delineation - South Jersey Freshwater Wetland Construction For more information on other courses offered, visit: http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/programs/wetlands.html

Swamp School is offering a number of wetland classes for 2009. Wetland Delineation Training January 26-30, 2009 and November 2-6, 2009 Columbia Conference Center in Columbia, South Carolina March 9-13, 2009 JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina May 11-15, 2009 and July 6-10, 2009 McKimmon Center in Raleigh, North Carolina For more information on other courses, visit: http://swampschool.org/ or go directly to http://swampschool.org/development.htm

Richard Chinn Environmental Training, Inc. offers the following wetland training courses for 2009. Wetland Delineation Training Regional Supplement Wetland Delineation Training Advanced Wetland Management Training Florida Statewide Wetland Training For detailed information on the courses above or for a list of other courses available, please visit http://www.richardchinn.com/schedule.html, e-mail info@richardchinn.com, call 1-800-427-0307, or fax 1-888-457-6331 for a schedule or additional information.

D & D WEST offers training courses for 2009 and have added several new wetland and endangered species courses. Also there are additions to their regular wetland classes to encompass the new regulatory changes in wetland delineation and jurisdiction (i.e., regional supplements and Rapanos guidance). For the 2008-2009 course schedule click here. For information contact: (843) 270-4857; (843) 478-1072; ddwest@comcast.net; www.ddwest.com; or http://www.ddwest.com/schedule06.pdf. 2009 Courses: Advanced Wetland Delineation February 19-20, 2009 For information, click here Basic Wetland Delineation May 4-8, 2009 For information, click here For a complete list of training courses for 2009, click here.

Wetland Training Institute 2009 course schedule is now available at http://www.wetlandtraining.com/coursedescriptions.html Click on course below for detailed information, dates and location. Basic Wetland Delineation Wetland Delineation with Emphais on Soils and Hydrology Basic Wetland Delineation Field Practicum Regional Supplement Seminar Regional Supplement Field Practicum Regional Supplement Update for Wetland Delineators in Montana For a complete list of courses visit http://www.wetlandtraining.com/coursedescriptions.html For additional information visit Wetland Training Institute at www.wetlandtraining.com or call toll free 1-877-792-6482. To receive the 2009 course schedule send an e-mail to: getinfo@wetlandtraining.com.

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