t as a follow-through activity in meeting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance requirements. Environmental impact statements, and in some cases, environmental assessments, are including commitments to the implementation of AM programs, including feedback mechanisms and adjustments, as a means of reducing future uncertainties. There is no single AM program that will meet the wide-ranging needs for enhanced learning and its application. Rather, fundamental principles and process elements need to be adaptively applied to specific plans or projects in their unique settings. This AM series currently includes two courses, with the first one addressing fundamentals for planning, implementation, and usage of gathered information in follow-through decision making. The second course includes summary information from several case studies from the United States, along with a planning framework for a targeted monitoring program. Both of the current courses in this series are designed for practitioners who need to know “how-to-do” AM.Fundamental Aspects of Planning - $75
This “fundamentals” course is focused on how to integrate adaptive management (AM) into National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements for using environmental impact assessment (EIA) in decision making for specific projects or broader-scale plans. The information is presented in three segments – the first focuses on AM definitions, uncertainties in the NEPA process, the AM model, and the situational context. Concerns and benefits related to AM are also noted. The second segment highlights six elements which are typically associated with AM programs; they include development of management objectives, use of appropriate models, delineation of applicable management choices, focused monitoring and evaluation of outcomes, incorporation of findings into subsequent decisions, and collaboration and communication of results. The final segment is comprised of brief case study referrals, practical suggestions for incorporating AM into NEPA compliance documents, and concluding remarks related to AM and EIA processes.
Case Studies - $75
This course is focused on six case studies wherein AM has been incorporated in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) or specific NEPA compliance documents. The information is presented in three segments – the first focuses on an introduction to the course and is followed by an example related to an Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared on a regulatory permit for commercial sand and gravel dredging in southwestern Pennsylvania. A second case in this segment is an historic example involving a 1980s oil and gas terminal in the Shetland Islands north of Scotland. The second segment is focused on planning an AM program for waterway navigation on the Ohio River; it also includes generic information on planning and implementing the monitoring element within AM. The third segment includes case studies related to natural resources management (elk and vegetation management in the Rocky Mountain National Park), ecological restoration (Napa River salt marshes near San Francisco), and downstream effects of an existing major dam (Glen Canyon dam near Arizona-Utah border). The course concludes by noting several practical lessons derived from the case studies.
Two Course Bundle, includes the 2 courses listed above. - $135 ($15 Savings)
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- Cost: $75.00
This “fundamentals” course is focused on how to integrate adaptive management (AM) into National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements for using environmental impact assessment (EIA) in decision making for specific projects or broader-scale plans. The information is presented in three segments – the first focuses on AM definitions, uncertainties in the NEPA process, the AM model, and the situational context. Concerns and benefits related to AM are also noted. The second segment highlights six elements which are typically associated with AM programs; they include development of management objectives, use of appropriate models, delineation of applicable management choices, focused monitoring and evaluation of outcomes, incorporation of findings into subsequent decisions, and collaboration and communication of results. The final segment is comprised of brief case study referrals, practical suggestions for incorporating AM into NEPA compliance documents, and concluding remarks related to AM and EIA processes.
Cost: $75
- Cost: $75.00
This course is focused on six case studies wherein AM has been incorporated in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) or specific NEPA compliance documents. The information is presented in three segments – the first focuses on an introduction to the course and is followed by an example related to an Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared on a regulatory permit for commercial sand and gravel dredging in southwestern Pennsylvania. A second case in this segment is an historic example involving a 1980s oil and gas terminal in the Shetland Islands north of Scotland. The second segment is focused on planning an AM program for waterway navigation on the Ohio River; it also includes generic information on planning and implementing the monitoring element within AM. The third segment includes case studies related to natural resources management (elk and vegetation management in the Rocky Mountain National Park), ecological restoration (Napa River salt marshes near San Francisco), and downstream effects of an existing major dam (Glen Canyon dam near Arizona-Utah border). The course concludes by noting several practical lessons derived from the case studies.
Cost: $75
- Cost: $135.00
Students purchasing this bundled course will receive enrollment in both Adaptive Management Series courses offered at EIA Campus for a discounted rate (10% savings).
Cost: $135 This saves $15 off the cost of purchasing each course independently.