[PCA] TRAINING: CPC's Applied Plant Conservation Workshop for 2008

[Olivia Kwong]

Center for Plant Conservation

2008 TRAINING SCHEDULE
APPLIED PLANT CONSERVATION WORKSHOP

*Learn about imperiled plant populations and issues critical to success in 
recovery management.
*Learn how to develop a conservation program for imperiled plants.

The Center for Plant Conservation, with botanists nationwide, has designed 
this training to present an overview of 17 important conservation topics 
during one week of intensive classroom instruction.

Sessions include:  The State of Conservation Biology, Legislative 
Protection and Regulatory obligations for plant recovery, Population 
Evaluation,  Demography,  Population Viability Analysis, Plant 
Conservation Genetics, Restoration and Management: Ex-Situ and In-Situ, 
Inventory and Monitoring Techniques, Tools and Partnerships and more!

Participants receive instruction from outstanding faculty as well as 
pragmatic tips, information resources, contact lists, and a unique 
opportunity to get questions answered by experts in the field.

Training dates for 2008:

March 2-8 2008: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawai.i
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense
This workshop is Tuition Free for DoD installation personnel and their 
contracted support.
Registration limited to DoD until Jan 14.
Public registration starts Jan 15.

Spring 2008: BLM Training Center, Phoenix, AZ
Dates and Registration information TBA
Funded in part by the Bureau of Land Management
Tuition $300

For details please visit:
www.centerforplantconservation.org
or call 314-577-9456