Strategic Conservation Planning Using the Green Infrastructure Approach

Course Description:

This introductory course provides participants with a strategic approach for prioritizing conservation opportunities and a planning framework for conservation and development – integrating the green and the grey. Through hands-on class projects, lectures, case studies, and a local field trip, participants will experience firsthand how the green infrastructure approach can be used to connect environmental, social, and economic health across urban, suburban, and rural settings. Participants will also learn how green infrastructure planning can serve as a tool to inform land use decisions and build consensus among diverse interests.

Course Objectives

• Describe green infrastructure concepts and principles and explain its ecological and social benefits;
• Explore techniques for planning and designing green infrastructure networks at the statewide, regional, and local levels;
• Describe options for financing and implementing green infrastructure plans; and
• Compare and contrast successful approaches for integrating green infrastructure into conservation planning and land protection.

To Register:
Go to http://training.fws.gov/applic.html
then “search the catalog as a guest.” Enter search word: “ECS3146” then follow prompts.
NOTE : After applying, call to provide billing info, as directed.
The registration deadline is March 12, 2008!

Contact Information:

For more information, contact:
Margarita Carey
The Conservation Fund
Phone: (304) 876-7924
mcarey@conservationfund.org

OR

Frank Muth
USFWS/National Conservation Training Center
Phone: (304) 876-7471
frank_muth@fws.gov