Upcoming Professional Training Courses at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation

[NZP-SCBI Training]

Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation

Graduate/Professional Training Courses 2014

Front Royal, Virginia, USA

 

The Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, a partnership between George Mason University and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI), is proud to announce their updated 2014 course schedule.  All courses are currently either 3-day or 1- or 2-week intensive residential courses hosted in our new, sustainably-built Academic Center on the grounds of SCBI in Front Royal Virginia. Most courses can be taken either for graduate credit or continuing education units. Limited scholarships are available for international applicants and new reduced fees are now available to applicants from less-developed nations. Visit our website (http://SMConservation.gmu.edu) or email us at SCBItr...@si.edu for more details about each course, course costs, and credits earned.

 

Species Monitoring & Conservation: Terrestrial Mammals

April 28-May 9, 2014

This course teaches current techniques in assessment and monitoring of wild mammal populations, including bats. Participants learn principles of study design; current field assessment methods; data analysis techniques including MARK and DISTANCE software; application of monitoring data to decision-making and population management; and collection and preparation of museum voucher specimens.

 

Estimating Animal Abundance and Occupancy

May 19-30, 2014

The course is designed to provide a strong theoretical and analytical background to both graduate students and professionals in distance sampling, mark-recapture, and occupancy modeling techniques, with a strong focus on the practical use of field data in the programs DISTANCE, MARK and PRESENCE. The course is taught by Gary White, Jim Nichols, Jim Hines and Joe Kolowski.

 

Adaptive Management (new one week format!)

June 16-20, 2014               

This course is taught in partnership with Foundations of Success (FOS). Working in teams on a real conservation project, participants practice conceptualizing projects, formulating objectives and providing evidence of conservation results. The course builds skills in designing and planning effective projects that provide clear evidence of conservation impact, and in use of Miradi adaptive management software.

 

 

Additional Upcoming Courses:    

              

• Ecological Restoration: Invasive Species Management (July 14-18, 2014)

• Statistics for Ecology and Conservation (August 18-29, 2014)
• Ecology and Conservation of Migratory Birds (September 1-12, 2014) - new course!
• Spatial Ecology, Geospatial Analysis and Remote Sensing for Conservation (Sept. 15-26, 2014)
• Watershed Conservation: Riparian Restoration (September 29 - October 3, 2014)
• Applied Climate Change: Gaining practical skills for climate change adaptation (Oct. 20-31, 2014)