Building Urban and Community Wildlife Habitats with Youth OUT8064
Date: July 15, 2014 - Webinar, 2-3:30 p.m. ET, Adobe Connect
August 5-7, 2014 - In-person, Atlanta, GA
September 23, 2014 - Webinar, 2-3:30 p.m. ET, Adobe Connect
Location: Atlanta, GA, and online
Description: This course empowers conservation professionals to assess, develop, and work with local youth service corps to engage 14-25 year olds in job training, conservation skills, and leadership opportunities through community wildlife habitat enhancement, restoration, or monitoring projects.
Registration Deadline: Call for availability.
Note: Participants must attend all 3 sessions to complete the course.
Contact: [email protected] or 304-876-7494
Creating a Schoolyard Habitat/Outdoor Classroom OUT8164
Date: August 19, 2014 - Webinar 2-3:30 p.m. ET, Adobe Connect
September 8-11, 2014 - In-person, Greenwich Audubon Center, Greenwich, CT
October 28, 2014 - Webinar, 2-3:30 p.m. ET, Adobe Connect
Participants must attend all 3 sessions to complete the course.
A Schoolyard Habitat/Outdoor Classroom (SH/OC) Program is a coordinated effort between schools, FWS offices, and other conservation and community organizations to establish ecologically sound restoration projects that are sustainable outdoor learning areas on school sites. This course develops SH/OC technical consultants that can assist schools at the local level in areas such as project design, plant selection, construction, maintenance, and curriculum connections. This course supports the Service's Connecting People with Nature, Urban Wildlife Refuge, and Youth initiatives.
Registration Deadline: July 15, 2014
After deadline, call for availability.
Contact:
[email protected],
304-876-7685
Connecting People with Nature through Birds OUT8163
Date: September 9-12, 2014
Location: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Homer, Alaska
Birds make a perfect means for connecting people to nature. Birds are awake and active
when we are; they are relatively easy to spot and hear; and, birds are in every backyard.
Moreover, research has shown that the ability to identify birds heightens awareness and
creates a sense of stewardship among youth and adults. In this course, explore activities
that engage people in bird watching. Specifically, participants will learn to teach others
basic bird identification, and explore a variety of programs that connect people to nature
including citizen science and mist netting birds.
Registration Deadline: July 31, 2014
After deadline, call for availability.
Contact: [email protected], 304-876-7685
Volunteer Recruitment and Management CLM8114
Date: August 5-September 9, 2014
Location: Online
Learn how volunteer programs play a role in meeting the management objectives of the Service. Benefits of and sensitive issues in working with volunteers will be discussed, as well as examples of resident, and nonresident volunteer programs throughout the Service. This five week class will meet online for nine, 2-hour sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays with one final session during the fifth week.
Registration Deadline: July 18, 2014
After deadline, call for availability.
Contact:[email protected], 304-876 7486
Writing with Clarity CLM8201
Date: August 5-September 23, 2014 (Webinars held Tuesdays, 2:00 pm Eastern)
Location: Online
Write authentically, in a voice that is genuinely you, and that will resonate with your audience! This 8-week online class meets once a week for 90-minutes, focusing on one aspect of the writing process and progressing through the six stages of the Writing Cycle. Lessons will be reinforced with weekly exercises completed in a collaborative forum where students can comment on each other's work and receive feedback from the instructor and others.
Registration Deadline: July 18, 2014
After deadline, call for availability.
Contact: [email protected], 304-876 7345
Writing with Clarity CLM8201
Date: August 7-September 25, 2014 (Webinars held Thursdays, 2:00 pm Eastern)
Location: Online
Write authentically, in a voice that is genuinely you, and that will resonate with your audience. This 8-week online class meets once a week for 90-minutes, focusing on one aspect of the writing process and progressing through the six stages of the Writing Cycle. Lessons will be reinforced with weekly exercises completed in a collaborative forum where students can comment on each other's work and receive feedback from the instructor and others.
Registration Deadline: July 18, 2014
After deadline, call for availability.
Contact:
[email protected], 304-876-7345
National FWS Communications, Outreach and Visitor Services Training Workshop -
Telling Stories, Making Connections CLM8252
Date: September 3-5, 2014
Location: National Conservation Training Center
This training introduces innovative communications, outreach and visitor services tools, including storytelling, to participants to build and maintain relationships with key audiences. Using a concurrent-session format, students will focus their learning on their specific training needs. Several sessions will be offered as distance learning opportunities for those unable to attend.
Registration Deadline: July 11, 2014
After deadline, call for availability.
Contact: [email protected] or 304-876-7486
Introduction to Visitor Services CLM8140
Date: October 6-10, 2014
Location: Prime Hook NWR, Milton, DE
This course will familiarize participants with visitor services within FWS. Upon completion, you will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of the Visitor Services standards; determine the mix of interpretive, environmental education and outreach programs at your field station to effectively communicate with visitors; and identify ways to engage new and non-traditional partners.
Registration Deadline: August 8, 2014
After deadline, call for availability.
Contact:
[email protected] or 304-876-7486
Visitor Services Planning CLM8251
Date: November 4-20, 2014
Location: Online
This course is designed to enable FWS employees to develop a visitor services plan for their field station that is consistent with current guidance, the station's CCP and, is effective at providing direction for the program. Topics include visitor services reviews and pre-planning, overview of NEPA and how it relates to visitor services, and data collection.
Registration Deadline: October 10, 2014
After deadline, call for availability.
Contact:
[email protected] or 304-876-7651
Online: ELEARNING - Supervising Young Adults in Conservation OUT8045
Date: OngoingLocation: DOI-Learn - Archived OUT8045 Webinar/Online
Supervising young adults in seasonal and internship positions can be a new and challenging experience for even the most seasoned of supervisors. This recorded webinar, led by Student Conservation Association & US Forest Service staff, will relate critical thinking and problem solving to common issues and situations often faced by supervisors working with young adults aged 16-25. Participants have a "quarterly" timeline to complete this course; i.e., four-month intervals (Jan 1; April 1; July 1; Oct 1).
Contact: [email protected]; 304-876-7783 or [email protected]; 304-876-7314
Online: Mentoring: Getting Started with Your Mentee OUT8081
Date: Ongoing
Location: DOI-Learn (Online)
In this course mentoring experts provide tips and techniques based on their experience. The self-paced training focuses on mentoring fundamentals, including tools, job aids, and skills needed when meeting with a mentee for the first time. Participating in this course will contribute to building a successful partnership with your mentee. Participants are given a 'quarterly' timeline (Jan 1; April 1; July 1; Oct 1) i.e. 4 months intervals to complete this online course. Receive 2.5 hours credit annual diversity training upon course completion. This course is a prerequisite for Mentoring the Next Generation: Voices of Experience OUT8050-ELEARNING, an Archived Webinar.
Contact: [email protected]; 304-876-7314 or [email protected]; 304-876-7783
Online: Mentoring: The Next Generation - Voices of Experiences OUT8050-ELEARNING
Date: Ongoing
Location: DOI-Learn (Archived OUT8050 Webinar/Online)
Hear the ins and outs of mentoring as a panel of experienced mentors and mentees answer questions and provide suggestions for ensuring a productive mentor-mentee relationship. This archived webinar (eLearning) training builds on the mentoring prerequisite OUT8081 and focuses on trouble-shooting challenges in a mentoring relationship. Participants will apply the insights they've gained to their personal mentoring practices to build a more open, inclusive, and trusting relationship with their mentee(s). Course enrollees must score 80% or higher on the online final assessment for course completion. Participants are given a 'quarterly' timeline (Jan 1; April 1; July 1; Oct 1) i.e. 4 months intervals to complete this online course. Receive 2.5 hours credit annual diversity training upon course completion.
Contact: [email protected]; 304-876-7314 or [email protected]; 304-876-7783