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Sep 20, 2010 Project Management Online Course 12:00 am - 12:00 am Optivation - General Events
This 6-week long course covers the fundamentals of Project Management (PM). In this course, the students will gain an understanding of the PM framework, develop a project charter and craft a project management plan using student provided projects approved by the instructor. This is a project based applied learning course. Students are STRONGLY encouraged to use existing or planned projects at their place of work. To see more information on this course or to view the registration form, click here.
Fee:
$450
Location:
Online
Speaker:
Michael Wellcome
Adaptive Management: Improving small wetland restorations 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Optivation - Natural Resources Consortium
The role of monitoring in adaptive management: Improving small wetland restorations

Monitoring the outcomes of management decisions is essential if we are to adapt our management practices in the face of rapid ecosystem change.

All resource managers with a conservation focus, regardless of whether they are private landowners or work for a resource management agency, have similar needs for efficient monitoring tools. Adaptive management is a process focused on resolving management uncertainty and improving predictions about the outcomes of management decisions. Monitoring is an essential step in the process. The National Wildlife Refuge System’s Private Lands Program is using adaptive management to improve the outcomes of small wetland restorations in Minnesota. We use this example to illustrate how monitoring under an adaptive management framework can be used to reduce uncertainty about the outcomes of management actions.
This case study illustrates how the monitoring step of adaptive management can be designed to be relatively simple, efficient, and effective even under significant time and resource constraints.

This presentation will be delivered via the internet. You will need login information and an access code to get into this class. Please call Optivation at 218-755-4900 to obtain your login information.
Location:
Online/Webinar [Please Contact Optivation]
Speaker:
Dr. Melinda Knutson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fee:
Free

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