Conservation Policy & Planning Curriculum
Conservation
Policy & Regulation
This suite of courses range from broad overviews of the policies and regulations implementing FWS core programs including Habitat Conservation (Federal Projects, Wetland Regulations, Mitigation Policy, Hydropower, Private Lands, Coastal Ecosystems), Environmental Contaminants, and Endangered Species to courses forcused specifically on key legislation such as the National Environmental Policy, Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Act, and Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Advanced Natural Resource
Damage Assessment and Restoration Workshop ECS3133
Conservation Science Web Conference Series CSP3900
Cumulative Effects Assessment ECS3153
Ecological Services Basic
Training ECS5206*
Federal Activities & the
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) ECS3132
Hydropower Projects - Roles
and Responsibilities ECS3141
Integrating NEPA Into FWS
Activities ECS3121
Intermediate NRDAR CSP____
Migratory Bird Conservation
- A Trust Responsibility ECS2102
Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar SeriesCSP3901
Natural Resource Damage
Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) ECS3111
Understanding Hydropower Licensing
- Interagency Workshop ECS3140
Wetland Regulatory Program ECS3112
Conservation
Planning
These courses address the application of basic principles of conservation biology to the design and evaluations of conservation plans for FWS progrtams. Course instruction is focused on use and integration of scientific techniques such as population modeling and conservation genetics into FWS conservatons decision making.
Adaptive Management: Structured Decision Making for Recurrent Decisions CSP3176
Adaptive, Community-Based
Conservation FIS0200
Applied Conservation
Genetics ECS3148
Conservation Science Web Conference Series CSP3900
Endangered Species Recovery Planning & Implementation CSP3173*
Habitat Conservation
Planning for Endangered Species ECS3117
Introduction to Conservation Biology CSP2101
Introduction to Structured Decision Making CSP3171*
Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar SeriesCSP3901
Population Viability Analysis I: Concepts & Procedures CSP4110
Principles of Modeling for Conservation
Planning and Analysis ECS3149*
Scientific Principles and Techniques
for Endangered Species Conservation ECS3138
Endangered Species Conservation
Beginning with the broad context of the entire endangered species program, these courses provide knowledge and skillls specific to subprograms such as listing, recovery planning and implementation,interagency consultation, and habitat conservation planning.
Adaptive Management: Structured Decision Making for Recurrent Decisions CSP3176
Advanced Interagency
Consultation for Endangered Species ECS3150
Conservation Science Web Conference Series CSP3900
Conserving Endangered Species on Non-Federal Lands ECS3137
Developing a Biological
Assessment ECS3152
Ecological Services Basic
Training ECS5206*
Endangered Species Listing & Candidate
Assessment ECS3115
Endangered Species Recovery Planning
and Implementation CSP3173*
ESA Synopsis/Update ECS3139
Interagency Consultation for Endangered
Species ECS3116
Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar SeriesCSP3901
Safe Harbor Agreements/Candidate
Conservation Agreements with Assurances CSP3144
Scientific Principles and Techniques
for Endangered Species Conservation ECS3138*
Conservation Practitioners Skills Development
Courses include development of skills such as structured decision making, adaptive management, critical thinkin and writing, and working with stakeholders in conservation planning.
Adaptive Management: Structured Decision Making for Recurrent Decisions CSP3176
Conserving Endangered Species on Non-Federal Lands ECS3137
Critical Writing / Critical
Thinking ECS3167
Introduction to Structured Decision Making CSP3171*
Natural Resource Economics for
Non-Economists ECS3125
Partners for Fish & Wildlife
(PFW) - Habitat Restoration ECS3127
Principles of Habitat Assessment ECS3142
Principles of Modeling for Conservation
Planning and Analysis ECS3149*
Scientific Principles and Techniques
for Endangered Species Conservation ECS3138*
Strategic Conservation Planning
Using a Green Infrastructure Approach ECS3146
The Expert Witness in Environmental
Litigation ECS3104
Conservation in Practice
These workshops provide practitioners with mentoring opportunities to practice skills on real-life FWS problems using "experiential" style learning techniques.
FWS/USGS Structured Decision Making Workshop ECS3159
Habitat Equivalency (HEA) Workshop ECS3166
Habitat Restoration Techniques
Workshop ECS3147
Train the Trainer for Strategic
Natural Resource Planning & Conservation Using the Green Infrastructure
Approach ECS3161
Tribal Trust Workshop - NEW
Wetland Restoration, Management,
and Compatible Use ECS3154 (NRCS course)
Conservation Science & Statistics
Animal Husbandry & Health
Courses contained here develop knowledge and skills in various aspects of successful animal propagation for recovery as well as disease detection and control.
Data Bases
Fisheries Information
System (FIS) FIS1000
Equipment Systems
Water Treatment Processes
for Aquatic Systems FIS1210
General topics
Conservation Science Web Conference Series CSP3900
Genetics
Applied Conservation
Genetics ECS3148
Fish Genetics FIS1220
Health
Amphibian Health
Examination and Disease Monitoring ECS3102
Aquatic Animal Health CSP1352
Avian Health & Field Investigations CSP3172
Early Detection Surveillance for Avian Influenza
Fish Histology and Histopathology FIS1350
Fish Physiology CSP1353
Introduction to Fish Health FIS1150
Survey Methods for Frog Abnormalities on National Wildlife Reguges ECS3155
Wildlife Disease Monitoring Procedures WLD2127
Techniques
Coldwater Fish Culture FIS1100
HACCP Planning for
Natural Resource Pathways FIS2131
Humane Handling of Aquatic Animals CSP1353
Imperiled Aquatic Species
Restoration and Recovery FIS1200
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Warm & Cool
Water Fish Culture FIS1140
Data Analysis, Modeling, and Monitoring
Curriculum courses strengthen science-based approaches to conservation by increasing capacities for designing projects, evaluating data quality and risks, and making sound conclusions from data. Outcomes include population assessment, abundance targets, models for population-habitat relationships (for determining habitat suitability, limiting factors, population response, and habitat objectives), monitoring project design and analysis for estimating population size and change, and evaluation of conservation actions.
Data Analysis
Analysis of Telemetry
Data in a GIS Environment FIS2302
Data Analysis I: Statistical
Concepts and Procedures FIS4200
Data Analysis II: Statistical
Techniques FIS4300
Data Analysis III: Population Assessment and Monitoring FIS4301
Modern Capture-Recapture Models For Terrestrial and Aquatic Applications FIS4304
Multivariate Statistical
Analysis Techniques for Ecological Data FIS4400
General topics
Conservation Science Web Conference Series CSP3900
Population Viability Analysis
Population Viability Analysis I: Concepts & Procedures CSP4110
Population Viability Analysis II: Count Data Techniques CSP4120
Population Viability Analysis III: Matrix Data Techniques CSP4130
Population Viability Analysis IV: Modeling Occupancy in Conservation CSP4140
Other Modeling
Principles of Modeling for Conservation
Planning and Analysis ECS3149
Fish Stock Assessment FIS2300
Ecology, Management, and Techniques
Including a wide range of disciplines, this suite of courses covers identification of selected plant and animal taxa, ecological concepts such as guild delineation, habitat and food relationships, bioenergetics, and landscape attributes, population assessment, management strategies, and techniques.
Ecology
Applied Plant Ecology ECS3163
*
Applied Wetland Ecology CSP3175
Fish Ecology FIS2310
Introduction to Conservation Biology CSP2101
Shorebird Ecology & Management WLD2119
Waterfowl Ecology & Management WLD2130
General topics
Conservation Science Web Conference Series CSP3900
Genetics
Applied Conservation
Genetics ECS3148
Fish Genetics FIS1220
Identification
Advanced Plant Identification:
Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Composites ECS3130
Fish Identification FIS2220
Macroinvertebrate Ecology & Identification FIS2221
Native Bee Identification, Ecology, Research and Monitoring CSP2225
Wetland Plant Identification ECS3107
Invasive Species
Field Techniques for Invasive Plant Management WLD2139
HACCP Planning for Natural
Resource Pathways FIS2131
Principles of Integrated
Pest Management ECS3151
Management
Advanced Fisheries
Management FIS2301
Fisheries Management FIS2200
Fish Stock Assessment FIS2300
Imperiled Aquatic Species
Restoration and Recovery FIS1200
Shorebird Ecology & Management WLD2119
Waterfowl Ecology & Management WLD2130
Techniques
Biotelemetry Techniques FIS2202
Humane Handling of Aquatic Animals CSP1353
Investigating Fish Kills FIS2230
Principles and Techniques of Electrofishing FIS2201
Principles and Techniques of Electrofishing
(By Correspondence) FIS2C01
Rotenone and Antimycin Use in Fish
Management FIS2132
Survey and Monitoring for Non-Game Birds WLD2120
Wildlife Handling Techniques WLD2138
See Geographic Information Systems training in Conservation Land Management - Technical Training
Environmental Quality
This curriculum emphasizes skill development for evaluation and assessment of abiotic, biotic, and/or economic damages, particularly in regards to pollution or chemical impairment, and techniques to reduce effects of pollution incidents.
Assessment
Ecological Risk Assessment ECS3135
Freshwater Biomonitoring
Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates FIS2321
Habitat Equivalency Analysis (HEA) Workshop ECS3166
Investigating Fish Kills FIS2230
Land Environmental Site Assessment - Level I Procedures TEC7174
Contaminants/Toxicology
Aquatic Toxicology CSP6320
Pesticides and Fish and
Wildlife Resources ECS3119
Principles of Environmental
Toxicology ECS3126
Environmental Economics
Habitat Equivalency Analysis (HEA) Workshop ECS3166
General topics
Conservation Science Web Conference Series CSP3900
Techniques
Oil and Chemical Spill
Response ECS3129
See Geographic Information Systems training in Land Conservation Management - Technical Training
Habitat Assessment & Restoration
This curriculum is dedicated to increasing capabilities in upland and freshwater habitat assessment (classification, quantity, quality, and distribution), restoration, and evaluation/monitoring.
Assessment Techniques
Biological Monitoring of Stream Restoration CSP2321
Habitat Equivalency Analysis (HEA) Workshop ECS3166
Principles of Habitat Assessment ECS3142
River Assessment and Monitoring FIS3410
Data Bases
Habitat Information
Tracking System (HabITS) CSP1002
General topics
Conservation Science Web Conference Series CSP3900
Stream
Applied Fluvial Geomorphology FIS3210
GIS Use for Aquatic Resources Management TEC7123
Introduction to River Science and
Management FIS3105
Stream Habitat Measurement Techniques FIS3200
Natural Channel Design Review Methodology CSP3174
River Assessment and Monitoring FIS3410
River Morphology and Applications FIS3310
Upland
Habitat Restoration
Techniques Workshop ECS3147
Wildland Fire Workshop for Consultation Biologist ECS3162
See Geographic Information Systems training in Land Conservation Management - Technical Training
Wetland
Hydric Soils for Wetland Delineation
(NRCS) ECS3106
Wetland Restroation & Enhancement ECS3105 (NRCS course)
Program Orientation and Operations
Introductions and overviews to FWS programs as well as safety training for a number of different job functions are the focus of this curriculum.
General topics
Conservation Science Web Conference Series CSP3900
Orientations
Ecological Services
Basic Training ECS5206
Fisheries Academy FIS0100
Safety
Airboat Module SAF4A02
Construction Safety SAF4000
MOCC and MOICC
Course Information Home Page
MOCC Refresher SAF4R02
Motorboat Operator
Certification Course (MOCC) SAF4102
Motorboat Operator Instructor Certification SAF4101
Open Water Module SAF40W2
River Module SAF4RM2
* Pilot (New) Course
For more information, contact the Branch of Conservation Science & Policy
Training at 304/876-7449 or 304/876-7771.
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