[SEMCO] Hands-On Wetlands Creation Workshop for Professionals - Hosted by Mass Audubon May 22-24, 2012

[Ian Ives]

Mass Audubon's Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary Presents:  

A HANDS-ON WETLAND CREATION WORKSHOP 

 

Dates:  May 22-24,  2012

Location:  345 Bone Hill Rd. Barnstable, MA

Hosted and organized by:  Mass Audubon and the Center for Wetlands and
Stream Restoration.

In collaboration with:  Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation,
the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and The USFWS Partners
for Fish and Wildlife Program.  

 

About the Workshop: This hands-on workshop is designed for individuals
interested in learning how to use practical, low cost techniques for
building wetlands for wildlife.  Participants will see how wetland
projects can be planned in forested and open areas, on vast expanses of
public land, and even on school grounds. Attendees will discover how to
select the best locations for building wetlands, test soils, choose
construction techniques, work with heavy equipment operators, and
establish native plants.  Presentations will describe current
conservation efforts using reintroduction, translocation, and habitat
creation techniques and introduce Eastern spadefoot toad conservation
efforts on Cape Cod Massachusetts. Intended audience includes
biologists, foresters, hydrologists, engineers, technicians, educators,
land trusts, and other non-profit and environmental org professionals .

Cost: $240 which includes lunches on three days, hand-out materials,
signed copy of the book Wetland Restoration and Construction - A
Technical Guide by Thomas Biebighauser, and more!

 

To Register: 

By Phone using credit card: Call Mass Audubon's Long Pasture Wildlife
Sanctuary at 508-362-7475 Ext 9355 

By Mail: Use Registration form attached and mail payment to: Long
Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, P.O. Box 235, Cummaquid MA 02637.  

 

 

***See attachment for workshop agenda, directions and registration
form***

 

 

 

For more information:  Ian Ives, (508) 362-7475 Ext 9350. E-mail: 
iives at massaudubon.org

 

 

Ian Ives 
Sanctuary Director 
Mass Audubon's Ashumet, Long Pasture and Skunknett River Wildlife
Sanctuaries 
345 Bone Hill Rd 
P.O. Box 235 
Cummaquid, MA 02637 
Tel: 508-362-7475 Ext 9350
E-mail: iives at massaudubon.org 
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Support Long Pasture's conservation and education efforts by joining
Mass Audubon today!

Ask me for details, or visit:  www.massaudubon.org
<http://www.massaudubon.org/> 

 

 

 

 

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