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February

2 February 2010. World Wetlands Day. The theme for 2010 is Caring for Wetlands - An Answer to Climate Change. For a list of World Wetlands events, go to: http://www.wetlandtrust.org.nz/events.html 11-12 February 2010. Wisconsin Wetlands Association will convene members of the regional wetland community for our 15th annual wetland science conference, Wetlands in Service, to discuss the latest in wetland science, management, restoration and protection issues. The program for this two-day conference will have a special thematic focus on the ecological services provided by wetlands and will include a keynote address, topical oral sessions, a poster session, working groups, a banquet and wetland field trips. For information on submitting an abstract by November 9, 2009, go to: http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/2010CFP.htm or visit the conference website at http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/2010conference.htm 16-19 February 2010. The Society for Ecological Restoration Northwest and the Washington Chapter of the Wildlife Society are co-sponsoring a conference Creating Thriving Rural and Urban Communities through Ecological Restoration, to be held at the Tulalip Resort, in Marysville, Washington. Conference registration is found at https://www.ser.org/sernw/Conference_2010.asp

March

3-5 March 2010. National Wetlands Symposium 2010: Wetland Management and Restoration (Freshwater and Estuarine) will be held at the Novotel Lakeside, Rotorua, New Zealand. For information, go to: http://www.wetlandtrust.org.nz/symposia.html Registration information is available at http://www.theorganiser.co.nz/2009conference/symposium.asp

4-5 March 2010. The Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute 19th Annual Land Use Conference: The New American Landscape will be held in Denver, Colorado. There will be a pre-conference symposium on March 3, 2010. Information can be found at: http://law.du.edu/index.php/rmlui

Added 1/26/10 9-11 March 2010. From the Rooftop to the Bay: Stormwater Management Strategies Workshop will be held at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Staunton, Virginia. The Center for Watershed Protection will host a workshop designed to help public and private sector stormwater professionals implement stormwater management strategies. For more information and to register, go to: http://www.cwp.org/

24-25 March 2010. 2010 National Women in Agriculture Educators Conference will be held in Baltimore, Maryland at the Tremont Plaza Hotel. Call for Presentations - Still Have Time - Deadline Jan. 7th. The 2010 National Extension Women in Agriculture Educators Conference will bring together private and public sector educators, crop insurance agents, lenders, and other agricultural professionals who are involved in outreach education, to share ongoing and emerging successful risk management education efforts directed toward women and their families who are involved in production agriculture. The goal of this conference is to broaden risk management educational programming for women in agriculture, to encourage new programming efforts, and to strengthen existing programs. Conference participants will learn about educational efforts which assist women producers to effectively manage financial, production, marketing, legal and human resource risks associated with their agribusinesses. For additional information and a link to the Call for Presentation/Proposals, visit the conference website at: http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/wia/Conferences/WIA2010 A Pre-Conference seminar "Improving Profits in Uncertain Times", will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 1:00 - 5:00 pm. http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/wia/Conferences/WIA2010/preconference A Post-Conference event - "Women and Working Lands: Past, Present and Future" will be held in Washington DC (round trip transportation provided) on Thursday afternoon/evening, March 25 - immediately following the conclusion of the Conference. http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/wia/Conferences/WIA2010/postconference

29-31 March 2010. AWRA Spring Conference: GIS & Water Resources VI will be held in Orlando, Florida. The American Water Resources Association (AWRA) will host its sixth specialty conference on GIS (mapping technology) and water resources. Because of its interdisciplinary approach to water resource opportunities and problems, AWRA provides an excellent professional home for the most comprehensive forum on the application of GIS to water resources engineering and sciences. For registration information, visit: http://www.awra.org/meetings/Florida2010/topics.html

April

Added 2/5/10 7 April 2010. Vulnerable Wetlands Forum will take place at the Radisson Hotel in Plymouth, Massachusetts. For more information, go to: http://www.neiwpcc.org/vulnerablewetlandsforum/index.asp The deadline for abstract submission is February 26, 2010.

25-29 April 2010. Seventh National Monitoring Conference: Monitoring From the Summit to the Sea will be held in Denver, Colorado. The conference will focus on the many facets of water quality and quantity monitoring for improved understanding, protection, and restoration of our natural resources and communities. It will also provide a unique forum for water practitioners from all backgrounds—including governmental organizations, volunteers, academia, watershed and environmental groups, and the private sector—to exchange information, develop skills, and foster collaboration and coordination. USGS, EPA, NOAA, and state scientists and others will showcase new findings on the quality of the Nation’s estuaries, lakes, streams and groundwater, and highlight recent innovations and cutting-edge tools in water-quality monitoring, assessment, and reporting. For more information on the conference or abstracts, go to: http://acwi.gov/monitoring/conference/2010/index.html

Added 1/28/10 28-29 April 2010. Wetlands/Waters of New York's Great Lakes and Adjacent Lake Plain will be held at the Millennium Hotel Buffalo, Buffalo, New York. This is the annual conference of the New York State Wetlands Forum. For more information, go to: http://www.wetlandsforum.org/

28-30 April 2010. 2010 Society of Wetland Scientists Pacific Northwest Chapter Annual Meeting: Isolated Wetlands...Discovering Connections will be held in Bellingham, Washington. Call for Abstracts deadline extended to January 15, 2010. To submit an abstract, please use the online form at: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/uwconf/82296 For information, visit the conference website at: http://pnw.sws.org/index.html

Added 2/1/10 28-30 April 2010. Managing Agricultural Landscapes for Environmental Quality II: Achieving More Effective Conservation will be held in Denver, Colorado. This workshop will further explore the scientific, technical, and policy challenges with regards to agricultural landscapes. The workshop organizers are intent on focusing on assessment and management of vulnerability and risk between and within agricultural landscapes. The workshop will build on the success achieved by Managing Agricultural Landscapes for Environmental Quality (MAL I) held in Kansas City in October 2006. To submit an abstract by February 22, 2010, go to: http://www.swcs.org/en/conferences/managing_agricultural_landscapes_ii/call_for_presentations/ For more information, go to: http://www.swcs.org/en/conferences/managing_agricultural_landscapes_ii/

May

3-6 May 2010.The 13th National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference will be held at the Hilton Austin, Austin, Texas. Call for presentations due by October 14, 2009 from experienced mitigation and conservation bankers, regulators, engineers, users, investors, builders and developers, environmental organizations, and others who have direct experience in the expanding mitigation and ecosystem banking industry. For more information, go to: http://www.mitigationbankingconference.com/ or call (703) 548-5473, cbahler@comcast.net. 3-6 May 2010. 2010 ASDSO Southeast Regional Conference will be held in Charleston, West Virginia This conference is geared towards dam safety engineers and dam owners/operators in the Southeast U.S.  Both technical and non-technical topics will be included on the agenda. For more information, go to: http://www.damsafety.org/conferences/?p=e9ddd20d-9088-4803-bb60-8031764b8b80 10-11 June 2010. The Tinkers Creek Watershed Partners and the Ohio Stormwater Association, along with a number of collaborating partners, are hosting the 2010 Ohio Stormwater Conference. The 2010 Conference offers a unique opportunity to directly interact with over 400 representatives from many organizations, all of whom have a direct interest in stormwater and watershed management issues and technologies. *Call for Abstracts - Deadline: December 10, 2009. Submit abstracts online at the Conference website: http://ohioswa.com/conf_home.php  This year there will be Poster Presentations as well. Call for Posters: Deadline December 30, 2009. For more information on the submittal process for the posters, please visit: http://ohioswa.com/conf_posters.php  Please contact Harry Stark at hstark@ccbh.net or at 216-201-2001, ext. 1205 with any questions. 16-20 May 2010. World Environmental & Water Resource Congress 2010 – Challenges of Change Conference will be held in Providence, Rhode Island. For more information, go to: http://content.asce.org/conferences/ewri2010/index.html Updated 2/4/10 16-21 May 2010. The Association of State Floodplain Managers 34th annual conference: Building Blocks of Floodplain Management.will be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Call for Abstracts are due by October 31, 2009. Don't miss six jam-packed days of outstanding presentations, training workshops, technical field tours, products and services exposition, and networking opportunities. An important thread throughout this year's sessions addresses FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT. The conference theme, "Building Blocks of Floodplain Management",  will challenge participants to track progress, make critical decisions, and identify resources to accomplish sustainable flood mitigation and community goals. For more information, go to: http://www.floods.org/index.asp?menuid=381&firstlevelmenuid=181&siteid=1 The full conference brochure is now available at  www.floods.org.  The early discount registration deadline is April 3!

17-19 May 2010. 21st Annual Nonpoint Source Conference sponsored by the NEIWPCC and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. The conference will take place at the Radisson Hotel in Plymouth, Massachusetts. For information, go to: http://www.neiwpcc.org/npsconference/

21-24 May 2010. 11th Annual National River Rally 2010 will be held at the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Snowbird, Utah. Join River Rally 2910 for the best national training on water issues, unforgettable field trips and the inspirational River Heroes Banquet, as well as the release of River Network's new strategic plan for water that will bring together federal and state resources, grassroots needs and community ingenuity. For more information, go to: http://www.rivernetwork.org/programs/national-river-rally

26-28 May 2010. CNREP 2010: Challenges of Natural Resource Economics & Policy, 3rd National Forum on Socioeconomic Research in Coastal Systems will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy (CNREP) has issued a Second Call for Abstracts. This triennial conference focuses on the opportunities and challenges of socioeconomic research in developing coastal zone management policy. Potential session topics include, but are not limited to, market and nonmarket valuation of coastal resources, environmental benefit-cost analyses, economic linkage/impact assessment, input-output modeling, and comparative assessments of resource management and restoration policy. Basic and applied research, extension-oriented, and policy discussion submissions are all welcome. The deadline for abstract submission is February 19, 2010. The call for abstracts is available at: www.cnrep.lsu.edu/2010/Call_For_Abstracts.pdf For additional information, go to: http://www.cnrep.lsu.edu

June

13-17 June 2010. 10th Annual Meeting of the American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES). This year’s AEES meeting will link with the International Commission of Agricultural Engineering’s XVIIth World Congress, where the theme for 2010 is "Sustainable Biosystems through Engineering," a central theme in ecological engineering. Potential topics include Engineering design and analysis of ecosystem services; Design of landscape for regional planning and ecosystem management; Ecological design and restoration for streams, riparian areas, floodplains, and other landscape features; Ecological design of urban systems, including low-impact development, green infrastructure design; Restoration of industrial sites. Visit www.bioeng.ca/cigr2010/ for instructions on how to submit an abstract. The deadline for submitting abstracts is November 20, 2009. (Authors will receive a notification of acceptance by December 20, 2009.) For more information, visit: http://ecoeng.org/annual_meeting/annual_meeting.htm

27 June-2 July 2010. Peaks to Playas is the Society of Wetland Scientists annual meeting which will be held at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. For information, go to: http://www.sws.org/2010_meeting/

July

18-21 July 2010. The 65th SWCS Annual Conference and Call for Presentations and Symposia: Ecosystem Services: Applications for Conservation Science, Policy, and Practice. All conservation professionals are encouraged to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations as well as symposia descriptions for the 2010 Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Conference to be held in St. Louis, Missouri. Abstracts are due by December 17, 2009. For abstract information, go to: http://www.swcs.org/en/conferences/2010_annual_conference/call_for_presentations/ For conference information, go to: http://www.swcs.org/en/conferences/2010_annual_conference/

25-29 July 2010. Coastal Zone Canada 2010 will be held in Charlottetown, Price Edward island, Canada. Call for Papers deadline for submitting abstracts to the international conference is January 15, 2010. The theme is 'Healthy Oceans - Strong Coastal Communities'. Sub-themes include: the Challenges of coastal management in Canada; Linking land and ocean planning and management; Strengthening coastal communities; Planning for the impacts of climate change; Coastal policy planning for PEI. For more information, go to: http://www.gov.pe.ca/czc2010

August

Added 1/22/10 30 August-1 September 2010. 2010 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference: Tropical Hydrology and Sustainable Water Resources in a Changing Climate will be held in Gran Melia, Puerto Rico. This 2010 Conference and Eighth Caribbean Island Water Resources Congress will build on previous conferences to discuss the topic in light of a changing climate. Issues such as water supply, sustainable water planning, water quality, alternative water supplies, and coastal ecosystems will be considered. Call for Abstract deadline is April 12, 2010 - http://www.awra.org/meetings/PR2010/abstracts.html For conference information, go to: http://www.awra.org/meetings/PR2010/index.html

September

19-23 September 2010. Dam Safety '10 will be held in Seattle, Washington and is one of the leading conferences in the United States dedicated to dam safety engineering and technology transfer. Dam Safety 2010 will attract attendees from all 50 states plus Puerto Rico, and several nations. Call for Abstracts deadline is February 10, 2010 and information can be found at http://www.damsafety.org/conferences/abstract/?p=7d3123ed-0d59-4c84-b28c-f6278ea0d405 For conference information, go to: http://www.damsafety.org/conferences/?p=83c0f938-7d3d-4183-8a1d-8f2c082ca709

October

Added 2/3/10 2-5 October 2010. Rally 2010: The National Land Conservation Conference, is being held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Call for papers deadline is February 16, 2010, go to: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/learning/rally/rally-cfp For more information, go to: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/about-us/calendar/rally-the-national-land-conservation-conference

November

2-5 November 2010. Floodplain Management Association Annual Conference will be held at the Loews Resort, Henderson, Nevada. Join experts and policy makers to address the most urgent and critical issues in floodplain management covering the 8th largest economy in the world. This important event brings over 500 attendees offering six concurrent tracks, extraordinary networking and professional development opportunities and a world-class Exhibition Program! CFM Credits: 12 CECs for full Conference, 6 CECs for one-day attendance. For more information, go to: http://www.floodplain.org/conference.php

13-17 November 2010. 5th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration: Preparing for Climate Change: Science Practice, and Policy will be held at the Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston Island, Texas. Call for Sessions, Presentations, and Poster deadline is March 2, 2019. For more information, go to: http://estuaries.org/conference/ or http://www.estuaries.org/

15-18 November 2010. Stream Restoration in the Southeast: Connecting Communities with Ecosystems will be held at the Raleigh Marriott City Center, Raleigh, North Carolina. Hosted by NC State University’s Stream Restoration Program. Please visit the conference website to reserve a booth. Further information on registration, abstracts and more will be posted at this website:   http://www.ncsu.edu/srp/conference.html

2010 SCHEDULE: WETLAND TRAINING CLASSES

Environmental Concern  2010 Wetland Training Courses Winter Woody Plat ID March 4th-5th, 2010 Basic Wetland Delineation March 22th-26th, 2010; October 25 - 29. 2010 Wetland Plant ID Basics July 8 - 9, 2010 Advanced Plat Identification August 2 - 4, 2010 Hydric Soils August 17 - 19, 2010 For more detailed information, go to: http://www.wetland.org/education_professionalcourses.htm

The Conservation Fund is offering the following courses for 2010: Strategic Conservation Planning Using the Green Infrastructure Approach March 8-12, 2010, Shepherdstown, West Virginia Registration Deadline: February 12, 2010 Planning for Climate Change Using a Green Infrastructure Approach April 26-28, 2010, Shepherdstown, West Virginia Registration Deadline: April 1, 2010 Training Course for Mitigation Banking and In-lieu Fee Program Interagency Review Teams June 21-25, 2010, Shepherdstown, West Virginia GIS Tools for Strategic Conservation Planning August 3-6, 2010, Shepherdstown, West Virginia Registration Deadline: July 6, 2010 For more information, go to: http://www.conservationfund.org/training_education/upcoming_training_courses

Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) is offering a number of seminars for 2010: ASDSO-NRCS Technical Seminar on Emergency Action Planning February 9-10, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia June 8-9, 2010 in Nebraska City, Nebraska ASDSO-FEMA Basic Technical Seminar on Woody Vegetation and Wildlife on Earthen Dams March 3-4, 2010 in Providence, Rhode Island ASDSO-FEMA Advanced Technical Seminar on Structural Behavior Monitoring March 9-11, 2010 in Irvine, California June 22-24, 2010 in Charlotte, North Carolina For more information, go to: http://www.damsafety.org/conferences/?p=ce3e417f-d8cd-47e6-808a-0dd1c7ccda62

Updated 2/1/10 UC Davis Extension Announces Fall Courses in Natural Resources DAVIS, Calif.—UC Davis Extension offers a variety of hot-topic courses in water and natural resources for professionals in the public and private sector. Taught by expert instructors, these courses cover issues ranging from CEQA and NEPA processes to habitat regulation and protection. A full course listing is available on our website. All courses take place in Sacramento at the Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K St., unless otherwise indicated. New! Practical Approaches to Erosion Control and Land Restoration Learn the latest methods for controlling erosion from land development and restoring disturbed land in this intensive course. Topics include: principles of erosion control, revegetation methods, re-establishing native plant communities, biotechnical slope stabilization and others. • April 30: Fri., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. • $290. Enroll in section 094NAT234 Habitat Conservation Planning Receive an overview of endangered species laws that drive conservation planning and recommendations for best approaches to conservation planning. Case studies of simple single species and complex multispecies HCPs are provided. • June 3: Thurs., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. • $290. Enroll in section 094NAT201 New! California Water Projects and Urban Water Supplies Gain an in-depth and up-to-date understanding of the complexities of environmental compliance for water projects and urban water supplies, and acquire practical guidance on navigating the legal and regulatory maze. • June 10: Thurs., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. • $290. Enroll in section 094NAT333. For more information of these and other courses, call (800) 752-0881 or visit http://extension.ucdavis.edu/land

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: http://www.rivernetwork.org/rn/cwa/home/. 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 2010. See http://distance.ncsu.edu/courses/spring09/index.html

Spring 2010 Wetland Training Schedule for Courses Offered by Rutgers University NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education With changing regulations and active enforcement, wetland delineation credentials are essential.  Developers, preservationists, and regulatory agencies all have an interest in real estate development, which fuels the demand for qualified wetland delineators.  You must be able to identify the vegetation, soils, and hydrology that define wetlands.  You also need to have the practical field training, regulatory background, and other experience to back your findings. Some of the classes offered for the spring include: Hydrology of Wetlands – May 7, 2010 Introduction to Wetland Delineation – May 20, 2010 Methodology for Delineating Wetlands – May 19-22, 2010 Advanced Wetland Delineation – June 10 and 11, 2010 Wetland Mitigation Monitoring – June 9, 2010 Vegetation Identification – Coming Soon!! Many of these classes will be offered in Fall 2010, with the additional of Soil and Site Evaluation, Lake Management and Wetland Construction Design. For more information, and to register, please visit: http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/programs/wetlands.html

Swamp School is offering a number of wetland classes for 2010. Wetland Delineation Training February 22, 2010 Columbia Conference Center, Columbia, SC For more information on other courses, visit: http://swampschool.org/ or go directly to http://swampschool.org/classes/ Swamp School also have a new publication available. The Region 2 wetland plant list has been published in a handy field guide format.

Richard Chinn Environmental Training, Inc. offers the following wetland training courses for 2010. 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 2010and 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 2010 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. For a complete list of training courses for 2010, click here.

Wetland Training Institute 2010 course schedule is now available at 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 2010 course schedule send an e-mail to: getinfo@wetlandtraining.com

Institute for Wetland & Environmental Education & Research, Inc. is offering a number of Wetland Field Courses for 2010. Courses on basic plant identification, wetland delineation, freshwater wetlands, etc. For more information, go to: http://www.wetlanded.com/AnnualSchedule.cfm?OrderID=20840 or visit: www.wetlanded.com

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