[APWG] CONFERENCE: Working Across Boundaries to Protect Ecosystems (Mar. 23-25)

[Olivia Kwong]

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Note that this is different from the Weeds Across Boundaries meeting in
June 2010.

Working Across Boundaries to Protect Ecosystems
New location featuring Wekiva River Basin!

Date: March 23-25, 2010
Location: Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka, Florida
Tuition: On or before February 19, 2010, $380.00
          After February 19, 2010, $430.00
Registration: http://nata.snre.ufl.edu/

*This workshop is part of the series that leads to the Certificate in 
Natural Areas Management.*

This workshop uses a case study to demonstrate how political, social, and
ecological forces can negatively affect protected areas and how to
effectively address these issues.

* Includes day-long tour of Wekiva River Basin
* Canoe trip included (weather permitting)

Participants will learn to:
* Explore ecosystem management theory and its relevance to conservation
practice.
* Identify and address specific threats from outside a protected area.
* Discover strategies for bringing agencies together to seek common
solutions.
* Learn consensus based facilitation skills.

This is how one participant described the 2009 workshop:

"This was an excellent workshop because it allowed me to see beyond my own
properties that I manage in order to cause positive change.  It provided me
with solid examples of how to work with other agencies and the public to
affect change."

For additional information and registration, please visit the Natural Areas
          Training Academy web site at:  http://nata.snre.ufl.edu/