Workshops

| Programmatic | Technical | Workshops On Demand |

Our program is split into two levels - Technical Leadership and Program Leadership.

• Technical Leadership workshops emphasize fisheries, wildlife and botany and include "Workshops on Demand".
  
  
• Program Leadership workshops are applicable to all natural resource professionals, addressing the topics of policy, leadership, communications, values, economics, program management, budget, and personnel.

A Calendar of workshops is available for quick assessment - grouped by topic then by date.

If you would like information on past evaluations or past participants, please contact Shelly Witt (CE-WFW program coordinator) at 435-881-4203 or via email.

List of Workshops

Program Leadership

Leadership and Communications (LAC)
Leadership and Communications (LAC) - modules that travel; see Workshops on Demand
Leadership and Communications: Advanced (LAC/A)

Program Management (PMB)
Program Management - Round II (PMII)

Natural Resource Policy, Values, and Economics (RPVE)

Technical Leadership

Multi-disciplinary
Water Resource Management for Line Officers (WRMLO)

Endangered Species Act for Line Officers (ESAL)

Policy and Legal Aspects of Endangered Species Management (PLA)

Innovative Approaches to Wildlife and Highway Interactions (IAWHI)

Planning for Environmentally-Sensitive Highway Projects (EcoHWYS)

Plain & Simple! Document Writing (PSDW)

Landscape Ecology (LE)

Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology (CBRE)

Managing Forested Ecosystems (MFE)

Terrestrial
Asking & Answering the Right Monitoring Questions (AARMQ)

GIS and Remote Sensing (GIS)

Vegetation Monitoring in a Management Context (VM)

Wildlife Conservation and Management (WCM)

Aquatic
Advanced Concepts in Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis (ACAEA)

Basin Surveys and Applications (BSA) Workshop On Demand

Aquatic Monitoring - Eastern (AM) Workshop On Demand

Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring & Evaluation - Western (NR16)
Stream & Watershed Restoration Design & Implementation (NR20)

Workshops On Demand

Utah State University
Dr. Brett Roper (USDA Forest Service, and Adjunct Professor, USU Department of Fisheries & Wildlife) offers assorted aquatic workshop topics "on demand". He will work with you on hosting aquatic workshops in your area. Generally there is a 10 to 15 participant minimum. We encourage you to invite natural resource professionals from your area (other federal agencies, tribal organizations, state, city, private, international and companies). Develop your curriculum with Brett to best meet your needs. Length of the workshop is variable depending on your needs. Brett is also open to topic requests, if you can't find what you need already listed.

Contact: Dr. Brett Roper, 435-755-3566, broper"at"fs.fed.us

Current Options Include:

• Basin Surveys & Applications (including inventories)
• Aquatic Monitoring - Eastern
• Sampling Amphibians - Objective: explain and demonstrate sampling methods for a variety of amphibians and associated habitats.
• Data Analysis using Excel^TM - Objectives: design Pivot Tables; use ANOVA and Regression Analysis; interpret data.
• Technical & Scientific Writing - Objectives: analyze data; write professional quality technical documents and scientific articles to be disseminated broadly to the public.
  
  

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Dr. Steve McMullin is taking Leadership & Communications on the road along with other leadership courses. Pick your modules and build a workshop to suit your needs.

Contact: Dr. Steve McMullin, 540-231-8847, smcmulli@vt.edu

Current Options Include:

• Leadership and Communications for Natural Resource Professionals
  • Module 1: Foundations of Leadership - Understanding Yourself and Leading Others
  • Module 2: Tools for Decision Making, Public Involvement and Conflict Resolution
  • Module 3: Communications Skills for Natural Resource Professionals
• Effective Public Involvement in Natural Resource Management
• Customized Training and Professional Development for Natural Resource Agencies
  
  
  

James Madison University
Mark Hudy (USDA Forest Service, and Adjunct Professor, JMU College of Math and Science) can host the following workshops at your unit when you want it.
Contact: Mark Hudy, 540-568-2704, hudymx@jmu.edu

Current Options Include:

• Aquatic Passages - Road-stream crossing structure inventory and assessment determining barrier status (e.g., FishXing). A number of regional Fisheries, Water & Engineering Program Leaders have cooperatively hosted or are hosting this workshop. Regions hosting a course should allow several months lead time for working with the team (e.g., decisions/materials - coarse screens). Contact Mark for the "whens" and "wheres".
• Geo Spatial Photomonitoring - Enhancing spatial data with digital photography. Applications for aquatic or vegetation monitoring.