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Rebecca posted an event

One Day Event at Burlington, Vermont

June 28, 2012 all day

http://www.uvm.edu/foodsystems/?Page=conference.html&SM=submenus/summitsubmenu.htmlJune 28, 2012Burlington, VermontThis free one-day event will be an energizing look at the ideas, initiatives, and voices that can help revolutionize work in food systems, with a goal of advancing a shared vision for the future of food and making clear specific ways each person can help transform the system.See More

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Alba Agua posted an event

Horse Progress Days at Clare, Michigan

June 29, 2012 to June 30, 2012

http://horseprogressdays.com/welcome.aspJune 29-30, 2012Clare, MichiganHorse Progress Days encourages and promotes the combination of animal power and the latest equipment innovations, in an effort to support sustainable small-scale farming and land stewardship, and to show that draft animal power is possible, practical, and profitable. Horse farming equipment will be demonstrated in actual field conditions. See More

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Jeanette posted an event

Pasture Raised Beef at online

June 21, 2012 all day

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/984591002June 21, 2012OnlineThe Wallace Center's National Good Food Network is hosting a webinar that will make the business case for pasture-raised beef, present a case study of a highly successful operation, and highlight resources for learning how to transition to farming and ranching techniques that are higher value, environmentally positive, and increase animal welfare.See More

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Saving Lives While Improving Fish Passage at Killer Dams at online

May 29, 2012 from 12pm to 1pm

-------------------------------------------------------------Webinar: May 29, 2012Saving Lives While Improving Fish Passage at Killer DamsTuesday May 29, 2012 12 PM to 1 PM EDTMr. Paul Schweiger, P.E., CFM,Vice President and Principal Project Manager, Gannett Fleming, Inc.This presentation will provide:Mr. Schweiger's experiences in rehabilitating low head damsto improve public safety and provide effective fish passage,Lessons learned from experience with litigation relatedto drownings at low…See More

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Blog Posts

Welcome to Wild New Jersey

Posted by Jeanette on May 9, 2012 at 7:03pm

The Mold that Saved Millions

Posted by Rebecca on January 21, 2012 at 10:25am

Bay Clean-up to Create Jobs not Destroy Them

Posted by Alba Agua on January 4, 2012 at 10:48am

Wetland Restoration and Construction - A Technical Guide

Posted by Thomas R. Biebighauser on December 17, 2011 at 7:25pm

Resource Sheet From NJ-AWRA Meeting of November 17, 2011 at the Eco-Complex in Columbus, NJ

Posted by Forest Manager on November 22, 2011 at 10:45am

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Events

April 10

Tuesday

Rural Water Webinar Series

April 10, 2012 at 6pm to June 22, 2012 at 7pm – online

April 26

Thursday

2012 Horseshoe Crab Training

April 26, 2012 to June 19, 2012 – 719 Port Monmouth Road, Port Monmouth, NJ 07758.

May 5

Saturday

Native Plant Sales Make It Easy to Choose Native Plants

May 5, 2012 to May 26, 2012 – multiple locations

May 10

Thursday

Rutgers' Practical Applications in Hydrogeology 3-Day Training

May 10, 2012 at 8:30am to May 31, 2012 at 4:30pm – Rutgers University

May 26

Saturday

The Meadow Ecology Walk at Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park

May 26, 2012 all day – near the intersection of 619 and Rt 28 in Bristow, Virginia.

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CPESC Continuing Education Opportunities 1 Reply

I'm having a hard time finding continuing education opportunities for my CPESC. Does anyone have any good resources for continuing education or is anyone else having this problem? I'm located in northwest Ohio.

Started by Greg Feller. Last reply by Thomas R. Biebighauser Jan 3.

Buffers Workshop Discussion Forum 4 Replies

The Oregon and Inland Empire Chapters of SWCS recently hosted a workshop on "Protecting Natural Resources with Conservation Buffers" in Portland, Oregon. This forum is an opportunity to continue the discussion started at the workshop. More…Continue

Started by Dewayne Johnson. Last reply by Rebecca Apr 21, 2011.

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Conservation Blogger

Webcast- NIFA-CEAP Watershed Syntheses: Lessons Learned

Free Watershed Academy Webcast entitled "USDA’s NIFA-CEAP Watershed Synthesis: Lessons Learned” on May 15, 2012 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern.
Hear about some important lessons learned from USDA’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP).
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in partnership with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) established university-led watershed-scale research and extension projects in support of the USDA Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). CEAP addresses USDA's need to quantify the effects and benefits of agricultural conservation practices.
This webcast will highlight a study led by North Carolina State University to analyze and synthesize key lessons learned from 13 of these watershed-scale projects on cropland and pastureland. The goal of CEAP Watersheds is to better understand how the suite, timing, and spatial distribution of conservation practices influence their effect on local water quality outcomes. The NIFA study also evaluated social and economic factors that influence implementation and maintenance of practices, as well as education critical to transferring knowledge to farmers, ranchers, community leaders, and other stakeholders to improve practice effectiveness.

This webcast will also highlight linkages between USDA’s CEAP project and US EPA’s Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program. Most of the 13 watersheds studied in the analysis also have 319 projects.

To register for this webcast, please visit www.epa.gov/watershedwebcasts.