[SEMCO] HANDS ON WETLAND RESTORATION WORKSHOP FOR PROFESSIONALS - June 24 and 25, 2014 at Mass Audubon's Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary

[Odiaga, Christine (DEP)]

Mass Audubon's Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary Presents:
A HANDS-ON WETLAND RESTORATION WORKSHOP FOR PROFESSIONALS

Dates:  June 24 and 25, 2014
Location:  Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, 345 Bone Hill Rd. Barnstable, MA 02637
Hosted and organized by:  Mass Audubon and the Center for Wetlands and Stream Restoration.

Sponsored by:  The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and The Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy.


About the Workshop:
This hands-on workshop is designed for individuals interested in learning how to use practical, low cost techniques for restoring naturally appearing and functioning wetlands. Lead by wetland restoration expert Tom Biebighauser, participants will see how wetland projects can be planned in land trust properties and other private conserved lands, public land, and even on school grounds to benefit plants, animals, and people. Through direct participation in an actual wetland restoration project at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, attendees will discover how to identify degraded wetlands suitable for restoration, test soils, choose construction techniques, work with heavy equipment operators, and establish native plants. Also, through a series of presentations, participants will learn about active management projects involving rare wetland species including Mass Audubon's Eastern Spadefoot Toad Restoration Project on Cape Cod. Field trips to proposed and existing wetland restoration project sites are included.

Workshop proceeds will support Long pasture's Spadefoot Toad and Wetland Restoration Project.

Cost:
$225 which includes lunches on two days, hand-out materials, signed copy of the book Wetland Drainage, Restoration, and Repair by Thomas Biebighauser, and more!  Discounts for non-profits are available.

To Register:
register online at the Mass Audubon website. www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/long-pasture/news-events/hands-on-wetland-creation-workshop-for-professionals<http://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/long-pasture/news-events/hands-on-wetland-creation-workshop-for-professionals>.


For those needing to pay by check: Send registration form and payment to: Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, P.O. Box 235, Cummaquid MA 02637. Make checks out to Mass Audubon *Include name and address*

***See Mass Audubon Website link above for workshop agenda, directions and registration form***

For more information:  Ian Ives, (508) 362-7475 Ext 9350. E-mail: iives at massaudubon.org<mailto:iives at massaudubon.org> or Arlene Sliwoski at 508-362-7475 Ext 9353. E-mail: asliwoski at massaudubon.org<mailto:asliwoski at massaudubon.org>

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ALSO:
There are still a few seats open for the Reg Revisions workshop at SERO on Monday 14 April.  Please see the information in my "signature" (below), and send me an e-mail if you'd like to join us.

Thank you - Christine

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Christine A. Odiaga, CPESC  |  Southeast Region "Circuit Rider"  |  MassDEP Wetlands Program  |  (508) 946-2836

Upcoming FREE Regional Workshops:             (please consider writing down the relevant info rather than printing the whole thing)

Revisions to MassDEP Wetlands, Waterways, and Water Quality Certification Regulations
After more than two years of extensive work reviewing and incorporating public comments, receiving input from advisory committees and other stakeholders, MassDEP will be promulgating wetlands and waterways regulatory revisions in early 2014.  Prior to the effective date, application forms will be revised.  Contact your Regional Wetland Circuit Rider for more information and plan to attend one of these informational workshops being presented by Wetlands staff from the Boston office.
·    Monday April 14, 1 - 3:00 p.m.
MassDEP Southeast Regional Office<http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/about/contacts/southeast-region.html>, Main Conference Room, 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville
Registration is REQUIRED - please e-mail christine.odiaga at state.ma.us<mailto:christine.odiaga at state.ma.us>
·   Other sessions in other regions on Apr 15, 16 and 17 - check MassDEP Calendar for more info including registration requirements.
·   If you'd like to familiarize yourself with the proposed changes in advance, please see the fact sheets and presentations posted at www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/water/watersheds/wetlands-and-waterways-presentations-and-fact-sheets.html<http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/water/watersheds/wetlands-and-waterways-presentations-and-fact-sheets.html>
·   Additional Regulatory Revision workshops, presented by the Circuit Riders, will be scheduled in the next few months; info will be posted on the MassDEP Calendar at www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/news/events/<http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/news/events/>.



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