Conservation Site Assessment
& Planning
Presented in a hybrid format, this workshop builds a foundation of skills useful in conducting site assessments and developing resource management plans.
Online: 16 March - 10 April 2015
In-person: 14-15 April 2015, Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Melrose FL
In this workshop, participants will:
- Learn how to conduct a rapid site assessment
- Discover a variety of sources of information useful when conducting site assessments
- Learn a process for prioritizing conservation/management needs
- Identify site-specific threats to natural resources
- Develop management objectives and design management strategies that effectively address these objectives
- Identify components of effective management plans based on program needs and goals
- Learn about a variety of management plans used by county, state, and federal agencies
- Online: To be completed at your own pace anytime between 16 March - 10 April, 2015
- In–person: Two day in-person training on 14-15 April, 2015, at Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, Melrose FL
- Tuition: $275.00 (does not include lodging)
- Optional Lodging: $45/person/night at Gold Head Branch State Park (2 people per cabin; NATA will make reservations and match roommates).
Please note there is no internet access at the park. If you prefer to secure your own lodging we recommend the Waldo Inn & Suites in Waldo, FL. - Food: NATA will provide lunch on both days of the workshop; breakfast and dinner will not be provided. Coffee, water, and snacks will provided throughout the workshop.
- Group registration: Discounted rates are available for a single agency registering multiple participants. Please contact the workshop coordinator (sefriedl@ufl.edu) for details
Registration closes 6 March 2015
Cancellation requests are subject to a $50 fee;
no refunds will be offered after registration closes
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