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Course Name
Date
Location
Closing Date
Conservation Policy and Planning Training
Endangered Species
Adaptive Management: Structured Decision Making for Recurrent Decisions CSP3176 (New Course) 08/18-22/08 postponed to 09/15-19/08
06/22-26/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 07/07/08
05/05/09
Advanced Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species ECS3150 08/24-28/09 NCTC 06/15/09
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 06/19/08
07/17/08
08/21/08
09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

06/18/08
07/16/08
08/20/08
09/17/08
10/15/08
Developing a Biological Assessment ECS3152

08/13-15/08
01/20-22/09

 NCTC
NCTC		 06/02/08
11/11/08
Ecological Services Basic Training ES5206 TBA TBA TBA
Endangered Species Listing & Candidate Assessment ECS3115 01/26-30/09 NCTC 11/17/08
Endangered Species Recovery Planning and Implementation CSP3173 08/18-22/08
04/20-24/09		 Lacey, WA
NCTC		 06/09/08
02/09/09
ESA Synopsis/Update ECS3139 10/06-10/08 NCTC
 07/28/08
Habitat Conservation Planning for Endangered Species ECS3117 06/23-27/08
06/22-26/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 04/14/08
05/05/09
Interagency Consultation for Endangered Species ECS3116 07/07-11/08
08/25-29/08
03/16-20/09
07/20-24/09		 NCTC
NCTC
NCTC
NCTC

04/28/08
06/16/08
01/07/09
05/11/09

Monitoring and Adaptive Management for Endangered Species Conservation ECS3134 TBA TBA TBA
Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar SeriesCSP3901 12/03-04/08 Live Meeting
1:00-4:00pm EST each day		 11/26/08
Population Viability Analysis I: Concepts and Procedures CSP4110 TBA
 NCTC TBA
Population Viability Analysis IV: Modeling Occupancy in Conservations CSP4140 TBA NCTC TBA
Safe Harbor Agreements/Candidate Conservation Agreements ECS3144 TBA    
Scientific Principles and Techniques for Endangered Species Conservation ECS3138 TBA TBA TBA
Conservation Policy
Adaptive Management: Structured Decision Making for Recurrent Decisions CSP3176 (New Course) 08/18-22/08 postponed to 09/15-19/08
06/22-26/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 07/07/08
05/05/09
Advanced Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Workshop ECS3133 TBA TBA TBA
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 06/19/08
07/17/08
08/21/08
09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

06/18/08
07/16/08
08/20/08
09/17/08
10/15/08
Cumulative Effects Assessment ECS3153 TBA TBA TBA
Ecological Services Basic Training ECS5206 06/01-05/09 NCTC 03/23/08
Federal Activities & the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) ECS3132 07/14-18/08 Canceled
12/08-12/08

NCTC

NCTC

 05/05/08

09/29/08
Fisheries Academy FIS0100 (2 week course) 02/23-03/05/09 NCTC 12/15/08
Hydropower Projects - TTH Rule Workshop ECS3168 TBA TBA TBA
Integrating NEPA into FWS Activities ECS3121 09/08-12/08 Albuquerque, NM 06/30/08
Migratory Bird Conservation - A Trust Responsibility ECS2102 05/19-23/08

NCTC

 03/10/08
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) ECS3111 TBA TBA TBA
Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar SeriesCSP3901 12/03-04/08 Live Meeting
1:00-4:00pm EST each day		 11/26/08
The Expert Witness in Environmental Litigation ECS3104 TBA TBA TBA
Understanding Hydropower Licensing - Interagency Workshop ECS3140 TBA TBA TBA
Wetland Regulatory Program ECS3112 TBA TBA TBA
Conservation Planning
Adaptive, Community-Based Conservation FIS0200 TBA TBA TBA
Adaptive Management: Structured Decision Making for Recurrent Decisions CSP3176 (New Course) 08/18-22/08 postponed to 09/15-19/08
06/22-26/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 07/07/08
05/05/09
Applied Conservation Genetics ECS3148 12/01-05/08 NCTC 09/29/08
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 05/15/08
06/19/08
07/17/08
08/21/08
09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

05/14/08
06/18/08
07/16/08
08/20/08
09/17/08
10/15/08
Critical Writing / Critical Thinking ECS3167 07/28-08/01/08
08/04-08/08
06/15-19/09		 NCTC
NCTC
NCTC		 05/19/08
05/26/08
03/30/09
FWS/USGS Structured Decision Making Workshop ECS3159 TBA

TBA

 TBA
Endangered Species Recovery Planning ECS3118 TBA TBA TBA
Endangered Species Recovery Planning and Implementation CSP3173 08/18-22/08
04/20-24/09		 Lacey, WA
NCTC		 06/09/08
02/09/09
Fisheries Academy FIS0100 (2 week course) 02/23-03/05/09 NCTC 12/15/08
Habitat Conservation Planning for Endangered Species ECS3117 06/23-27/08
06/22-26/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 04/14/08
05/05/09
Habitat Equivalency Analysis (HEA) Workshop ECS3166 TBA TBA TBA
Habitat Information Tracking System (HabITS) CSP1002 06/03-06/08 Canceled
11/12-14/08		 NCTC

NCTC		 03/25/08

08/25/08
Habitat Restoration Techniques Workshop ECS3147 TBA TBA TBA
Introduction to Structured Decision Making CSP3171 10/27-31/08
08/24-28/09
03/02-06/09		 NCTC
NCTC
NCTC		 08/18/08
06/15/09
12/22/08
Monitoring and Adaptive Management for Endangered Species Conservation ECS3134 TBA TBA TBA
Natural Resource Economics for Non-Economist ECS3143 TBA TBA TBA
Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar SeriesCSP3901 12/03-04/08 Live Meeting
1:00-4:00pm EST each day		 11/26/08
Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) - Habitat Restoration ECS3127 TBA TBA TBA
Principles of Habitat Assessment ECS3142 06/23-27/08 Canceled NCTC

04/14/08
Principles of Modeling for Conservation Planning and Analysis ECS3149 06/02-06/08
10/06-10/08
02/02-06/09
05/18-22/09

NCTC
NCTC
NCTC
NCTC

03/24/08
07/28-08
11/24/08
03/29/09
Scientific Principles and Techniques for Endangered Species Conservation ECS3138 TBA TBA TBA
Strategic Conservation Planning Using a Green Infrastructure Approach ECS3146 09/08-12/08
07/13-17/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 06/30/08
05/05/09
Introduction to Structured Decision Making CSP3171 10/27-31/08
08/24-28/09
03/02-06/09		 NCTC
NCTC
NCTC		 08/18/08
06/15/09
12/22/08
Train the Trainer for Strategic Natural Resource Planning & Conservation Using the Green Infrastructure Approach ECS3161 TBA TBA TBA
Wetland Restoration, Management, and Compatible Use ECS3154 TBA TBA TBA
Conservation Science and Statistics Training
Adaptive Management      
Adaptive, Community-Based Conservation FIS0200 TBA TBA TBA
Applied Conservation Genetics ECS3148 TBA TBA TBA
Applied Fluvial Geomorphology FIS3210 04/20-24/09 TBA 02/09/09
Aquatic Toxicology CSP6320 05/19-23/08 NCTC 03/10/08
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 05/15/08
06/19/08
07/17/08
08/21/08
09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

05/14/08
06/18/08
07/16/08
08/20/08
09/17/08
10/15/08
Fish Ecology FIS2310 (Graduate Credit Available) 01/12-16/08 NCTC 11/03/08
Fish Physiology CSP1353 05/18-22/09 NCTC 03/09/09
Fisheries Academy FIS0100 (2 week course) 02/23-03/05/09 NCTC 12/15/08
Introduction to Conservation Biology CSP2101 01/14-18/08
08/11-15/08		 NCTC
NCTC		 11/05/07
05/26/08
Monitoring and Adaptive Management for Endangered Species ECS3134 TBA TBA TBA
Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar SeriesCSP3901 12/03-04/08 Live Meeting
1:00-4:00pm EST each day		 11/26/08
Scientific Principles and Techniques for Endangered Species Conservation ECS3138 TBA TBA TBA
Environmental Contaminants
Amphibian Health Examinations and Disease Monitoring ECS3102 TBA TBA TBA
Aquatic Toxicology CSP6320 05/19-23/08 NCTC 03/10/08
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 06/19/08
07/17/08
08/21/08
09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

06/18/08
07/16/08
08/20/08
09/17/08
10/15/08
Fish Physiology CSP1353 05/18-22/09 NCTC 03/09/09
Ecological Risk Assessment ECS3135 TBA TBA TBA
Ecological Services Basic Training ECS5206 06/01-05/09 NCTC 03/23/08
Investigating Fish Kills FIS2230 TBA TBA TBA
Oil & Chemical Spill Response ECS3129 Offered on Request only    
Pesticides and Fish and Wildlife Resources ECS3119 08/17-21/09 NCTC 06/08/09
Principes of Environmental Toxicology ECS3126 TBA TBA TBA
Principles of Integrated Pest Management ECS3151 TBA TBA TBA
Survey Methods for Frog Abnormalities on National Wildlife Refuges ECS3155 (Distance Learning) TBA TBA TBA
Animal Husbandry
Applied Conservation Genetics ECS3148 03/17-21/08 NCTC 01/07/08
Aquatic Toxicology CSP6320 05/19-23/08 NCTC 03/10/08
Coldwater Fish Culture FIS1100 (2 week course) 02/23-03/05/09 NCTC
 12/08/08
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 05/15/08
06/19/08
07/17/08
08/21/08
09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

05/14/08
06/18/08
07/16/08
08/20/08
09/17/08
10/15/08
Fish Genetics FIS1220 TBA TBA TBA
Fisheries Academy FIS0100 (2 week course) 02/23-03/05/09 NCTC 12/15/08
Fisheries Information System (FIS) FIS1000 02/18-20/09 NCTC 12/01/08
Fisheries Techniques FIS2105 TBA TBA TBA
Fish Physiology CSP1353 05/18-22/09 NCTC 03/09/09
HACCP Planning for Natural Resource Pathways FIS2131 TBA TBA TBA
Humane Handling and Care of Aquatic Animals CSP2231 TBA TBA TBA
Imperiled Aquatic Species Restoration and Recovery FIS1200 TBA TBA TBA
Warm and Cool Water Fish Culture FIS1140 TBA    
Water Treatment Processes for Aquatic Systems FIS1210 TBA TBA TBA
Animal Health
Amphibian Health Examination and Disease Monitoring ECS3102 TBA TBA TBA
Aquatic Animal Health CSP1352 TBA TBA TBA
Aquatic Toxicology CSP6320 05/19-23/08 NCTC 03/10/08
Avian Health CSP3172 09/08-12/08 NCTC 06/30/08
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 06/19/08
07/17/08
08/21/08
09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

06/18/08
07/16/08
08/20/08
09/17/08
10/15/08
Environmental Contaminants Field and Lab Techniques ECS3101 TBA TBA TBA
Fish Disease Diagnostic Technique FIS1250 TBA TBA TBA
Fish Health Information System (FHIS) FIS1001 TBA TBA TBA
Fish Histology FIS1350 TBA TBA TBA
Fish Physiology CSP1353 05/18-22/09 NCTC 03/09/09
Fisheries Academy FIS0100 (2 week course) 02/23-03/05/09 NCTC 12/15/08
Fisheries Information System (FIS) FIS1000 02/18-20/09 NCTC 12/01/08
Introduction to Fish Health FIS1150 08/11-15/08 moved to 08/04-08/08
04/13-17/09
08/10-14/09

NCTC

NCTC
Bozeman, MT
NCTC

06/02/08

05/26/08
02/02/09
06/01/09

Investigating Fish Kills FIS2230 TBA TBA TBA
Pesticides and Fish and Wildlife Resources ECS3119 08/17-21/09 NCTC 06/08/09
Principles of Environmental Toxicology ECS3126 TBA TBA TBA
Fisheries and Wildlife Managment
Advanced Fisheries Management FIS2301 (Graduate Credit Available) TBA TBA TBA
Advanced Macroinvertebrate Ecology & Identification FIS2322 TBA TBA TBA
Analysis of Telemetry Data in a GIS Environment FIS2302 TBA TBA TBA
Aquatic Toxicology CSP6320 05/19-23/08 NCTC 03/10/08
Biological Monitoring of Stream Restoration CSP2321 (New Course) 07/07-11/08
06/01-05/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 04/28/08
03/23/09
Biotelemetry Techniques FIS2202 TBA TBA TBA
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 06/19/08
07/17/08
08/21/08
09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

06/18/08
07/16/08
08/20/08
09/17/08
10/15/08
Fish Friendly Stream Crossings FIS2213 TBA TBA TBA
Fish Genetics FIS1220 TBA TBA TBA
Fish Identification FIS2220 (Graduate Credit Available) 12/01-05/08 NCTC 09/22/08
Fish Physiology CSP1353 05/18-22/09 NCTC 03/09/09
Fish Stock Assessment FIS2300 TBA TBA TBA
Fisheries Academy FIS0100 (2 week course) 02/23-03/05/09 NCTC 12/15/08
Fisheries Information System (FIS) FIS1000 02/18-20/09 NCTC 12/01/08
Fisheries Techniques FIS2105 TBA TBA TBA
Fisheries Managment FIS2200 TBA TBA TBA
HACCP Planning for Natural Resource Pathways FIS2131 TBA TBA TBA
Humane Handling and Care of Aquatic Animals CSP2231 TBA TBA TBA
Imperiled Aquatic Species Restoration and Recovery FIS1200 TBA TBA TBA
Introduction to Conservation Genetics ECS3157 (Distance Learning) TBA TBA TBA
Investigating Fish Kills FIS2230 TBA TBA TBA
Macroinvertebrate Ecology & Identification FIS2221 03/03-07/08
Canceled		    
Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar SeriesCSP3901 12/03-04/08 Live Meeting
1:00-4:00pm EST each day		 11/26/08
Native Bee Identification, Ecology, Reserarch and Monitoring CSP2225 05/04-08/09 NCTC 02/23/09
Population Viability Analysis I: Concepts and Procedures CSP4110 TBA TBA TBA
Population Viability Analysis IV: Modeling Occupancy in Conservation CSP4140 TBA TBA TBA
Principles and Techniques of Electrofishing FIS2201 06/16-20/08 Columbia, MO 04/07/08
Principles and Techniques of Electrofishing (by correspondence) FIS2C01 TBA TBA TBA
Rotenone and Antimycin Use in Fish Managment FIS2132 05/19-23/08
05/18-22/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 03/10/08
03/09/09
Habitat Assessment and Restoration
Advanced Plant Identification: Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Compsites ECS3130 06/09-13/08 Eugene, OR 03/31/08
Applied Plant Ecology ECS3163 07/13-17/09 NCTC 05/04/09
Applied Wetland Ecology CSP3175 (New Course) 06/16-20/08 NCTC 04/07/08
Aquatic Toxicology CSP6320 05/19-23/08 NCTC 03/10/08
Biological Monitoring of Stream Restoration CSP2321 (New Course) 07/07-11/08
06/01-05/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 04/28/08
03/23/09
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 05/15/08
06/19/08
07/17/08
08/21/08
09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

05/14/08
06/18/08
07/16/08
08/20/08
09/17/08
10/15/08
Environmental Investigations ECS3125 TBA TBA TBA
Fish Physiology CSP1353 05/18-22/09 NCTC 03/09/09
Fisheries Academy FIS0100 (2 week course) 02/23-03/05/09 NCTC 12/15/08
GIS Use for Aquatic Resources Management TEC7123 09/22-26/08 NCTC 07/14/08
Habitat Information Tracking System (HabITS) CSP1002 06/03-06/08 Canceled
11/12-14/08		 NCTC

NCTC		 03/25/08

08/25/08
Habitat Restoration Techniques Workshop ECS3147 TBA TBA TBA
Humane Handling and Care of Aquatic Animals CSP2231 TBA TBA TBA
Hydric Soils for Wetland Delineation (NRCS) ECS3106 TBA TBA TBA
Introduction to River Science FIS3105 04/21-25/08 Phoenix, AZ 02/11/08
Native Aquatic Species Restoration Webinar SeriesCSP3901 12/03-04/08 Live Meeting
1:00-4:00pm EST each day		 11/26/08
Native Bee Identification, Ecology, Reserarch and Monitoring CSP2225 05/04-08/09 NCTC 02/23/09
Principles of Habitat Assessment ECS3142 06/23-27/08 Canceled NCTC
 04/14/08
River Morphology and Applications FIS3310 04/27-05/01/09 NCTC 02/16/08
Stream Habitat Measurement Techniques FIS3200 09/29-10/03/08 NCTC 07/21/08
Stream Restoration Techniques FIS3100 TBA TBA TBA
Wetland Plant Identification ECS3107 07/14-18/08
07/20-24/09		 NCTC
NCTC		 05/05/08
05/11/09
Wetland Restoration and Enhancement (NRCS) ECS3105 06/02-06/08 canceled

Corvallis, OR

 03/24/08
Invasive Species
Aquatic Toxicology CSP6320 05/19-23/08 NCTC 03/10/08
Conservation Science Web Seminar Series CSP3900 (Specific topics for this seminar can be viewed in the DOI Learn Course Catalog under course descriptions) 06/19/08
07/17/08
08/21/08
09/18/08
10/16/08
 Live Meeting
2:00-4:00pm ET

06/18/08
07/16/08
08/20/08
09/17/08
10/15/08
Fish Physiology CSP1353 05/18-22/09 NCTC 03/09/09
Fisheries Academy FIS0100 (2 week course) 02/23-03/05/09 NCTC 12/15/08
HACCP Planning for Natural Resource Pathways FIS2131 TBA TBA TBA
Principles of Integrated Pest Management ECS3151 TBA TBA TBA
Motorboat Operator Training
MOCC and MOICC Course Information Home Page TBA TBA TBA
MOCC Refresher SAF4R02 TBA TBA TBA
Motorboat Operator Certification Course (MOCC) SAF4102 TBA TBA TBA
Motorboat Operator Instructor Certification SAF4101 08/04-08/08 Canceled NCTC 05/26/08
Statistics
Aquatic Toxicology CSP6320 05/19-23/08 NCTC 03/10/08
Data Analysis I: Concepts and Procedures FIS4200 (Graduate Credit Available) 08/11-15/08 moved to 07/21-25/08

NCTC

NCTC

06/02/08

05/12/08
Data Analysis II: Statistical Techniques FIS4300 (Graduate Credit Available) 08/25-29/08 moved to 08/11-15/08
03/16-20/09

NCTC

NCTC
NCTC

06/16/08

06/02/08
01/05/09
Fish Physiology CSP1353 05/18-22/09 NCTC 03/09/09
Human Handling and Care of Aquatic Animals CSP2231 TBA TBA TBA
Modern Capture-Recapture Models for Terrestrial and Aquatic Applications FIS4304 TBA TBA TBA
Multivariate Statistics FIS4400 01/07-11/08 Canceled NCTC 11/07/07
Populations Viability Analysis I: Concepts and Procedures CSP4110 TBA TBA TBA
Population Viability Analysis IV: Modeling Occupancy in Conservation CSP4140 TBA TBA TBA
Principles of Modeling for Conservation Planning and Analysis ECS3149 06/02-06/08
10/06-10/08
02/02-06/09
05/18-22/09

NCTC
NCTC
NCTC
NCTC

03/24/08
07/28-08
11/24/08
03/29/09
Sampling Design for Field Studies FIS4302 TBA TBA TBA
Tag Return Models for Fisheries Research FIS4303 TBA TBA TBA
Databases
Habitat Information Tracking System (HabITS) CSP1002 06/03-06/08 Canceled
11/12-14/08		 NCTC

NCTC		 03/25/08

08/25/08
Fisheries Information System (FIS) FIS1000 02/18-20/09 NCTC 12/01/08
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