[Hoosier_LT] Training Opportunity - Sept 25-29 Green Infrastructure course at NCTC!

[Jonathan Jarosz]

The CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP NETWORK announces the next offering of:
 
Strategic Conservation Planning 
Using a Green Infrastructure Approach (ECS3146) 
National Conservation Training Center 
Shepherdstown, WV 
September 25 - 29, 2006 

Green Infrastructure is our Nation's natural life support system - an interconnected network of natural lands and other open spaces that conserves ecosystem values and functions and provides associated benefits to human populations 

Course Description: 

This introductory course provides participants with a strategic approach for prioritizing conservation opportunities and a planning framework for conservation and development - integrating the green and the grey.  Through hands-on class projects, lectures, case studies, and a local field trip, participants will experience firsthand how the green infrastructure approach can be used to connect environmental, social, and economic health across urban, suburban, and rural settings.  Participants will also learn how green infrastructure planning can serve as a tool to inform land use decisions and build consensus among diverse interests. 

Instructors:

Mark Benedict, Conservation Leadership Network, The Conservation Fund

Wink Hastings, NPS Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program

William Jenkins, US EPA Region 3/Maryland DNR

C.J. Lammers, Maryland--National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Prince George's County 

Course Objectives: 

- Describe green infrastructure concepts and principles and explain its ecological and social benefits; 
- Explore techniques for planning and designing networks at the statewide, regional, and local levels;
- Describe options for financing and implementing green infrastructure plans; and
- Compare and contrast successful approaches for integrating green infrastructure into land use plans. 
 
Target Audience:
 
This course is designed to be a collaborative learning experience; as such it is applicable to individuals from a variety of disciplines, sectors, and scales (i.e., national, regional, statewide, local) who are engaged in land use planning and management.

Course Tuition & Fees:
Tuition = $850
Lodging & Meals = $104/night

Next Offerings:
January 8-12, 2007
June 11-15, 2007 
                                                
To apply:        

Go to http://training.fws.gov/applic.html and "search the catalog as a guest."  Enter search word: "ECS3146" (scroll down) then follow prompts to register.   Note: You must provide billing information for your application to be processed! 

Questions?  Contact: Margarita Carey, CLN Program Associate 304/876/7924 margarita_carey at fws.gov or Frank Muth, FWS NCTC Course Leader 304/876/7471 frank_muth at fws.gov 

Application Deadline: August 25, 2006 
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