Training Course for Mitigation Banking Interagency Review Teams

Date:

June 9 - 13, 2008

Location:

National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV

Course Description:

This course is offered by the Army Corps of Engineers, EPA and FWS, in partnership with The Conservation Fund and the Environmental Law Institute. This comprehensive week-long training for federal and state regulators who serve on mitigation bank Interagency Review Teams (IRTs)will:

• Provide IRT’s with a thorough grounding in the relevant federal policy guiding mitigation
  back review, establishment, and management.
  
• Build IRT expertise at both the individual and team level. These skills will be developed through a combination of both presentations and exercises that rely upon existing federal policies, case studies of existing interagency review efforts, and hearing from experienced members of interagency review teams. IRT’s will leave with solid expertise on how to effectively and efficiently review and oversee mitigation back establishment and operation.
  
• Develop the leadership skills necessary to be an effective member of an IRT.

In sum, this course will marry the technical knowledge upon which environmentally sound decisions are made with the leadership skills necessary for achieving effective decision-making.

Target Audience:

This training course will accommodate up to 40 participants. 14 slots will be reserved for Corps representatives, 7 for EPA, 7 for US FWS, 5 for NOAA representatives, and 7 for representatives from various state agencies.

Contact Information:

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