Course
Calendar - 2013
Managing Visitors & Volunteers / All Natural Areas Training Academy Workshops
University of Florida; The Nature Conservancy.
Online: to be completed at your own pace anytime during Aug 19-Oct 11, 2013
In Person: Oct 16, 2013 -
Gold Head Branch State Park, Keystone Heights, Florida
Presented in a hybrid format (a combination of online and in-person training), this workshop will provide guidance on how to integrate visitors and volunteers into natural areas management.
2013 Basic Wildland Firefighter Training / All Natural Areas Training Academy Workshops
University of Florida; The Nature Conservancy.
Aug 12-16, 2013
Classroom training - Gainesville, Florida
Field training - Melrose, Florida
This course prepares the individual to participate in wildland fire management/fire suppression activities as a Firefighter Type II qualified fire crew.
Working Across Boundaries to Protect Ecosystems / All Natural Areas Training Academy Workshops
University of Florida; The Nature Conservancy.
Online: To be completed at your own pace anytime during the period Jul 22-Sep 13, 2013
In Person: Sep 17-18, 2013 - Wekiwa Springs State Park, Apopka, Florida
Presented in a hybrid format (a combination of online and in-person training), this workshop builds an appreciation of how to manage natural areas as part of a larger ecosystem, in coordination with neighboring land owners, land managers, and other outside influences.
North American Invasive Plant Ecology and Management Short Course (NAIPSC) - Special Session on Biocontrol
University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Jun 25-27, 2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte, Nebraska
The NAIPSC is three days of intense instruction and learning for those interested in the basics of invasive plant ecology and management. The course combines hands on workshops, site visits and instructor-led discussion sessions to provide the most in-depth, comprehensive education on a variety of principles and topics related to invasive plant ecology and management.
Aquatic
Weed Control Short Course
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences Extension.
May 6-9, 2013
Coral Springs Marriott Hotel
Coral Springs, Florida
Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) Training
Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council.
Apr 24, 2013
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve
St. Jones Reserve
Dover, Delaware
Learn how to establish, manage and fund a Cooperative
Weed Management Area (CWMA) or Cooperative Invasive Species
Management Area (CISMA) or similar organization for the
purpose of removing invasive plants and restoring natural
habitats.
Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) Training
Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council.
Apr 23, 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Conservation Training Center
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Learn how to establish, manage and fund a Cooperative
Weed Management Area (CWMA) or Cooperative Invasive Species
Management Area (CISMA) or similar organization for the
purpose of removing invasive plants and restoring natural
habitats.
Brown Bag with Forestry Webinar Series
University of California - Berkeley.
Monthly lunch webinars begin Jan 28, 2013, continue monthly
through Jun 2013.
The goal of these programs is to
present cutting edge research to professional foresters,
landowners, policy makers, and organizations with an
interest in forestry issues.
Conservation Site Assessment and Planning
University of Florida; The Nature Conservancy.
Online: To be completed at your own pace anytime between Jan 15 and Feb 26, 2013 AND
In-person: Two day field trip Feb 27-28, 2013 at Ordway Swisher Biological Station, Melrose, Florida
Dedicated to the Sound Management of Florida's Natural
Areas. Presented in a hybrid format (a combination of online and in-person training), this workshop builds a foundation of skills useful in conducting site assessments and developing resource management plans.
Invasive
Species ID Workshop (PDF | 127 KB)
Nebraska Invasive Species Council.
Jan 17, 2013 - North Platte, Nebraska
Jan 8, 2013 -
Lincoln, Nebraska
Hands-on training in identification and reporting of
Nebraska's invasive species.
Receive a copy of the new invasive species field guide.
Learn what species to watch for and how to prevent their
spread.
Vegetation
Mapping Workshop
California Native Plant Society.
Jan 16-18, 2013
University of California - Berkeley, California and Mount Tamalpais |
