NAWM Webinars/Conference Schedule
How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the April 24, 2024, NAWM Members’ Webinar: The Value of Long-Term Field Experiments: What Top Predators and First Principles Can Teach Us About How to Manage Coastal Wetlands
Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Members' webinar: The Value of Long-Term Field Experiments: What Top Predators and First Principles Can Teach Us About How to Manage Coastal Wetlands on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 3:00-4:30 pm Eastern.
Please do the following:
- Choose "NAWM Member Free Certificate" in the box below.
- Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
- Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
- You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
- Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.
Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.
You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the questions.
Once you download your certificate, you can then submit it to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits.
All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation.
I am a NAWM Member: If you received a free trial to attend this webinar and have not purchased a membership, you must select the non-member certificate link to receive your certificate. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Burchill at laura@nawm.org or contact the NAWM office at (207) 892-3399. |
How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the April 18, 2024 NAWM Hot Topics Webinar: Status & Trends of Wetland in the Conterminous U.S. from 2009-2019
Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Hot Topics webinar: “Status & Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous U.S. from 2009-2019” on Thursday, April 18, 2024 from 3:00-4:30pm Eastern.
Please do the following:
- Choose one of the options from the box below. (NAWM Member or Non-Member). To receive a free certificate, you must be a current member on the date the webinar is held.
- Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
- Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
- You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
- Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.
Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.
You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the quiz.
Once you download your certificate, you can then submit the certificate to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits.
All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation.
If you are not a current NAWM Member, you must select the non-member certificate link to receive your certificate.
A) Select the Non-member Certificate Option to get your certificate. All non-NAWM Members are required to pay a $25.00 certificate processing fee. You will be prompted to pay the processing fee using PayPal, with the option to sign in as either a PayPal member or as a guest (not requiring a PayPal account and using your credit card). B) We encourage you to go to the NAWM.org website and become a member so that you can receive certificates at no charge for the next 12 months. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Burchill at laura@nawm.org or contact the NAWM office at (207) 892-3399. |
How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the March 27, 2024, NAWM Members’ Webinar: The "Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas: The World’s Largest Constructed Treatment Wetland Project
Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Members' webinar: The "Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas: The World’s Largest Constructed Treatment Wetland Project on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 from 3:00-4:30 pm Eastern.
Please do the following:
- Choose "NAWM Member Free Certificate" in the box below.
- Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
- Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
- You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
- Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.
Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.
You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the questions.
Once you download your certificate, you can then submit it to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits.
All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation.
I am a NAWM Member: If you received a free trial to attend this webinar and have not purchased a membership, you must select the non-member certificate link to receive your certificate. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Burchill at laura@nawm.org or contact the NAWM office at (207) 892-3399. |
How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the March 19, 2024, NAWM Wetland Mapping Consortium Webinar: Predicting and Mapping the effects of the Sackett Decision
Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Wetland Mapping Consortium webinar: "Predicting and Mapping the effects of the Sackett Decision” on Wednesday, March 19, 2024, from 3:00-4:30pm Eastern.
Please do the following:
- Choose one of the options from the box below. (NAWM Member or Non-Member). To receive a free certificate, you must be a current member on the date the webinar is held.
- Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
- Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
- You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
- Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.
Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.
You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the quiz.
Once you download your certificate, you can then submit the certificate to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits.
All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation.
If you are not a current NAWM Member, you must select the non-member certificate link to receive your certificate.
A) Select the Non-member Certificate Option to get your certificate. All non-NAWM Members are required to pay a $25.00 certificate processing fee. You will be prompted to pay the processing fee using PayPal, with the option to sign in as either a PayPal member or as a guest (not requiring a PayPal account and using your credit card). B) We encourage you to go to the NAWM.org website and become a member so that you can receive certificates at no charge for the next 12 months. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Burchill at laura@nawm.org or contact the NAWM office at (207) 892-3399. |
Navigating the Permitting and Regulatory Environment of Beaver-Related Projects: A Panel Discussion
Held Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT
INTRODUCTION
- Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers [Presentation - PDF]
PANELISTS:
- Adam Burnett, The Beaver Institute
- Alexa Whipple, Methow Beaver Project
- Rob Walton, The Beaver Institute
- Mike Callahan, The Beaver Institute
BIOS
Adam Burnett serves as the executive director of the Beaver Institute after a career of building and running non-profits in the performing arts and environmental conservation. He received his BA from the University of Kansas in Theatre and spent a dozen years as the co-founder and artistic director of Buran Theatre. Stewarding intentional communities, reaching consensus, and manifesting opportunities for plurality are traits he relies upon in leading Beaver Institute.
Alexa Whipple is a restoration ecologist, a collaborator, and the Project Director for the Methow Beaver Project. She works for sustainability in all practices and effective, process-based solutions to challenging environmental conditions. She has called the Methow and Okanogan River watersheds of WA State home for the last 23 years but has worked across the western US studying songbirds, carnivores, plant communities, agricultural practices that sustain habitat and wildlife, and post-wildfire recovery of western riverscapes. Alexa completed her BS in Wildlife Biology at Virginia Tech and MS in Restoration Ecology at Eastern Washington University where she focused on beaver ecology and beaver mediated restoration of legacy degraded and wildfire impacted streams across western NA.
Rob Walton currently serves as the co-chair of the Beaver Institute’s Policy/ Legal National Working Group. He is retired from NOAA’s fisheries service where he focused on salmon recovery. Rob continues to work on the recovery of ESA-listed salmon species through restoration and protection of habitat- especially beaver modified habitat.
Mike Callahan began his beaver management work in 1998, started his Massachusetts-based business Beaver Solutions LLC in 2000 and has personally resolved over 2,000 beaver-related flooding problems using innovative water control devices. To share his vast experience and train others across North America and beyond he founded the nonprofit Beaver Institute in 2017 and developed its BeaverCorps Program that trains and certifies Beaver Wetland Professionals.
Mike shared his wealth of knowledge on various beaver management techniques, some examples of effective permitting processes, as well as examples of the often confusing, conflicting and counter-productive permitting processes that he and others across North America encounter on a regular basis.
How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the March 13, 2024, NAWM Beaver-related Restoration Webinar: Navigating the Permitting and Regulatory Environment of Beaver-Related Projects: A Panel Discussion
Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Beaver-related Restoration webinar: “Navigating the Permitting and Regulatory Environment of Beaver-Related Projects: A Panel Discussion” on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, from 3:00-4:30pm Eastern.
Please do the following:
- Choose one of the options from the box below. (NAWM Member or Non-Member). To receive a free certificate, you must be a current member on the date the webinar is held.
- Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
- Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
- You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
- Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.
Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.
You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the quiz.
Once you download your certificate, you can then submit the certificate to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits.
All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation.
If you are not a current NAWM Member, you must select the non-member certificate link to receive your certificate.
A) Select the Non-member Certificate Option to get your certificate. All non-NAWM Members are required to pay a $25.00 certificate processing fee. You will be prompted to pay the processing fee using PayPal, with the option to sign in as either a PayPal member or as a guest (not requiring a PayPal account and using your credit card). B) We encourage you to go to the NAWM.org website and become a member so that you can receive certificates at no charge for the next 12 months. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Burchill at laura@nawm.org or contact the NAWM office at (207) 892-3399. |
The second of five Advancing the Integration of Clean Water Act and Natural Hazard Mitigation Planning and Implementation project workshops will be held in November 2024 and will welcome states and communities in the Southeast.The workshop program can be reviewed here.
Dates: November 13-15, 2024
Location: Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Who should attend: The focus of the training is on integrating programs to improve interagency planning and implementation of co-beneficial projects that reduce flood risk and improve water quality, among other benefits. To embed this focus on program integration, states, local community, and Tribal participants will be asked to attend in pairs. Each pair should consist of one individual who works on programs related to Clean Water Act requirements and one individual who works on programs related to natural hazard mitigation. States will participate in the training to deepen their relationship with any communities or Tribes in attendance from their state. Following the two-day workshop, NAWM and ASFPM will continue to work with each cohort to facilitate integration efforts via quarterly calls and webinars.
If you are interested in having your community participate in an upcoming training, please see sign-up information!
Photo: Guana Peninsula, Guana Lake and Guana River with the Guana dam separating the two waterbodies. Credit: Allix North, FL Department of Environmental Protection
Return to Integrated Watershed Management
Status & Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous U.S. from 2009-2019
Held Thursday, April 18, 2024 - 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
PRESENTERS [PRESENTATION PDF]
- Megan Lang, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Jeff Ingebritsen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
ABSTRACT
On March 22, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released its sixth edition of the “Wetlands Status and Trends” report to Congress. The report, Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States 2009-2019, reveals that wetlands – 95 percent of which are freshwater — covered less than 6 percent of the lower 48 states as of 2019 – which is half the area they covered in the 1780s. The report also identifies that loss rates have increased by 50 percent since 2009 and that without additional conservation actions taken to protect these ecosystems, wetland loss will likely continue, reducing ecosystem benefits for people and habitat for fish, wildlife and plants. Report authors shared highlights from the report, including the methods used to collect and interpret wetland data, drivers of change, and the report’s conclusions and Storymap.
BIOS
Megan Lang is Chief Scientist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory Program and Project Lead for the Wetlands Status and Trends study. She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland Department of Geographical Sciences and serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Wetlands. Dr. Lang has been working to improve the assessment of aquatic ecosystems through field and remote sensing studies for over two decades. Before working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, she led the U.S. Department of Agricultural Mid-Atlantic Regional Wetland Conservation Effects Assessment Project.
Jeff Ingebritsen is a GIS Specialist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory since 2013. He serves as the data manager for the Wetlands Status and Trends study. In addition to Status and Trends, Jeff works on various cartography, spatial analysis, and scripting projects for NWI. Jeff lives with his family in southern Wisconsin, where he enjoys gardening, cooking, and making music.
Recording will be posted soon.
Integrated Watershed Management Planning: Southeast Workshop Introduction and Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resiliency
Held Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
NAWM, in partnership with the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) through a cooperative agreement with the US EPA, is engaged in a training program to advance the integration of Clean Water act Programs with natural hazard mitigation planning and implementation. The focus of the training is on integrating programs to improve interagency planning and implementation of co-beneficial projects that reduce flood risk and improve water quality, among other benefits. Through this webinar, we recapped the first workshop held in Cincinnati in 2023, introduced information for our next workshop to focus on the Southeast in 2024, and highlighted a coastal green infrastructure project from Florida Sea Grant. See information on the 2024 Integrated Watershed Management Planning Workshop.
INTRODUCTION
- Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers [PRESENTATION PDF]
PRESENTER
- Haley Cox, Florida Sea Grant [PRESENTATION PDF]
ABSTRACT
Nature-based Solutions to Coastal Hazards in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico
Coastal areas in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico region experience disproportionate exposure to climate risks such as sea level rise (SLR) and intensifying storms. The City of Cedar Key, Florida is a small municipality (population < 750) in this region with particularly high exposure to climate hazards. In 2020, the NOAA tide gauge in Cedar Key recorded the 4th highest rate of SLR acceleration in the nation, and local sea level has risen nearly six inches since 1992 (Malmquist, 2021; VIMS 2022). The low-lying topography, deteriorating stormwater infrastructure, high exposure of Gulf hazards, and the accelerating rate of SLR combine to create extensive vulnerabilities to flooding and shoreline erosion.
Since 2014, the City of Cedar Key and its residents have collaborated with multidisciplinary project teams to develop nature-based solutions to erosion and coastal flooding. From 2016-2021, several living shorelines were constructed around Cedar Key’s Daughtry Bayou to address erosion impacts through restoration of shoreline habitat. Current projects such as Cedar Key ShOREs (Shoreline Options for Resilience and Equity), funded by the National Academy of Sciences Gulf Research Program, focus on achieving equitable shoreline and stormwater management solutions through community-supported green infrastructure installations. This presentation highlighted the role of these projects in natural hazard mitigation, water quality protection, and habitat enhancement.
BIO
Haley Cox is a Coastal Resilience Program Coordinator for Florida Sea Grant responsible for expanding extension and education programs related to climate and resilience along Florida’s Nature Coast and other vulnerable areas of the state. Haley previously worked as an Environmental Specialist in the Water Resources Division of the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department, where her responsibilities included implementing educational programs focused on reducing nonpoint source pollution in urban watersheds, coordinating community outreach events, and conducting water quality monitoring. Prior to this, Haley worked in the Wetlands and Water Quality Laboratory at University of Florida, where she was involved in a variety of environmental studies across Florida, including the construction and monitoring of living shorelines in Cedar Key and other coastal communities. She has a B.A. in Sustainability Studies with minors in Soil and Water Science and Environmental Science from the University of Florida.
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PDF List of Past Hot Topics Webinar Recordings Here
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Wetland Water Quality Standards Webinars
Water quality standards for wetlands have proven a challenging topic over the years. Under a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NAWM undertook a project to identify best practices that can be used in the development of water quality standards for wetlands. The goal of the project was to help the states prepare and adopt water quality standards for wetlands. A webinar series was also held from June 2011 through January 2012 and the various presentations can be accessed from the list below:
2012
May 31, 2012 from 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT
Wetland Water Quality Standards Webinar
April 19, 2012 from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT
Overview of State Water Quality Standards for Wetlands Report Revisions and Next Steps for States and EPA
March 22, 2012 from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT
Pilot States' One-Day Meeting Reports
February 16, 2012 from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT
Review and Discussion on Draft Model Regulation
To view Jon Kusler, National Association of Wetland Managers presentation, click here.
January 26, 2012 from 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT
Impaired Waters and Wetland Water Quality Standards
To view Mark Gernes, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency presentation, click here.
To view Kevin Molloy, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency presentation, click here.
2011
December 15, 2011 from 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT
Impaired Waters
To view Jon Kusler, National Association of Wetland Managers presentation, click here.
November 17, 2011 from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT
Narrative and Numeric Criteria
To view John Bender, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality slide, click here.
To view Jon Kusler, National Association of Wetland Managers presentation, click here.
October 13, 2011 from 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT
Anti-degradation
To view Eric Shaw and Doug Fry, Florida Department of Environmental Protection presentation, click here.
To view Randall Phillips, Tennessee Department of Environment presentation, click here.
September 22, 2011 from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT
Aligning Sources of Pollution, Designated Uses and Wetland Functions
To view presentation, click here.
August 18 from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT
To view John Dorney, NCDENR, presentation, click here.
To view Mark Gernes presentation, click here.
July 14, 2011 from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT
June 22, 2011 from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT
To view presentation, click here.
The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM) is passionate about knowledge sharing. As part of NAWM’s mission, providing training is key to ensuring our members are using the most scientifically up to date methods and information to run successful, effective, and efficient wetland programs. While online trainings have their advantages, nothing can take the place of in-person opportunities to learn and practice implementing new strategies with your peers in person and in the field. In addition to these opportunities, NAWM members can receive discounts for in-person trainings and other courses at partner organizations. For more information on other trainings, please contact NAWM’s Office Manager, Laura Burchill, at 207-892-3399.
NAWM’s current in-person training opportunities are listed below:
Southwest Tribal Clean Water Act Training
March 4-7, 2024
Albuquerque, NM
Integrated Watershed Management and Hazard Mitigation Planning Workshop
November 13-15, 2024
Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
- Certificate of Attendance: Members' Webinar - January 24, 2024
- Certificate of Attendance - Hot Topics Webinar: Integrated Watershed Management Planning: Southeast Workshop Introduction and Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resiliency - January 23, 2024
- Integrated Watershed Management - Cincinnati Workshop
- Certificate of Attendance - Hot Topics Webinar: 2023 MAWWG-NEBAWWG Webinar Series #2- December 12, 2023