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Recent
AMWS Workshops
AMWS
is fully committed to the professional development of our
members. As a result, we offer a variety of workshops on
wetland science and regulatory updates.
 
Instructor John Dick (Hancock Associates) teaches Fern Identification at Wildcat Reservation,
Boxford, Mass. (Right) Hepatica.
Photos courtesy of Emily Sullivan (NEMMC)
 The
last few years of AMWS workshops include:
2011 (Annual Meeting) The Massachusetts Rivers Protection Act: A 15-Year Retrospective (11/04/11); Riverbank Stabilization Techniques (9/30/11); Ferns Identification (9/09/11); Wildlife Identification & Habitat Analysis (8/26/11); COE Wetland Delineation Manual
Regional Supplement (6/02/11); Vernal Pools (4/15/11); Coastal Bank & Surficial Geology Issues Relating to Sea Level Rise & New FEMA Mapping (3/24/11); Winter Botany (3/11/11); Federal & State Regulations for Wetlands & Waterways (2/17/11).
(Right) Winter Botany
workshop (Boylston, Mass.), courtesy
of Emily Sullivan;
(NEMMC) for more Winter Botany photos, see Library (above button).
(Below) Photo credit to Emily Sullivan (NEMMC) for Coastal Resources workshop.
2010 (Annual Meeting) Emerging Wildlife Issues in Massachusetts Wetlands (11/12/10); Eel River Headwaters Restoration Project (11/04/10); COE Wetland Delineation Manual
Regional Supplement (10/18/10; 6/25/10 & 5/21/10); Intensive Boots-Wet
Bankfull (9/24/10); Zombie
Flowers 9/16/10; Wetland Meadow (8/27/10); Identification of Bog Species (6/25/10); Advanced Soil Identification (6/22- 23/10); Coastal Vernal Pools (4/23/10); Coastal Resources (3/26/10).
2009 (Annual Meeting) Wetland Science:5 Big Trends in
a Changing Environment -- Climate
Change, Stormwater, Wetland Banking, Habitat Protection
& a Challenging Economy (11/13/09);
Science of Headwater Streams -- What Wetland Scientists
Must Know (10/30/09); IntensiveBoots-Wet
Bankfull (9/25/09);Late-Season
Sedges & Rushes (8/28/09); Ferns at Wildcat (7/31/09
& 7/24/09); Short
Hydroperiod Vernal Pools (6/19/09); Spring Ephemerals (5/08/09); Intro to New NHESP Guidelines
for Vernal Pool Certification (4/24/09 & 4/17/09);
Rapanos & Mitigation Guidance Regulatory Update (3/20/09).
2008 (Annual Meeting) Current Science
& Regulatory Responses to River & Coastal Flooding
in Massachusetts (11/07/08); Wildlife Habitat
Surveys (10/17/08); Classic River Morphology (9/26/08); Ferns of Massachusetts (9/12/08); Dry Vernal Pools (7/25/08); Spring
Ephemerals (5/16/08); DEP Stormwater Regulatory
Revisions (3/25/08); Basic Bone, Track
& Scat Identification (2/15/08); USCOE
Rapanos Guidance (1/30/08).
2007 (Annual Meeting) Climate Change
in New England: Projections & Policy (11/09/07); Difficult Inland Wetland Delineations (9/21/07); Identifying Herbaceous Species (6/22/07); Spring Ephemerals (5/04/07);
and Winter Botany (2/23/07).
2006 Delineating & Permitting Coastal Projects (12/08/06); (Annual Meeting) Wildlife Habitat Assessments
& The Implementation of the Massachusetts Endangered
Species Act (11/17/06); Difficult Inland Wetland Delineations (10/13/06); Negotiation 101:Negotiating Public Business (4/07/06); and Ethics & Conflicts of Interest
in Wetland Science (3/23/06) .
2005 (Annual Meeting) Getting Back in the Flow: River Restoration Strategies (11/04/05); Hydrogeology
of Wetlands: Determining Groundwater Elevations for Successful
Replications (10/14/05); New PGP & Buffer Zone Regulations (6/10/05); Hydric Soils as Influenced by Landscapes, Landforms &
Associated Wetland Patterns (5/06/05); Winter Botany (2/11/05).
In brief, AMWS has held workshops since FY '97-'98!
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Additionally, AMWS
occasionally holds seminars for other organizations dealing
with wetlands. Wetlands, Wetland Regulations and
the Mass. Contingency Plan was presented to the
Mass. Licensed Site Professionals for the fifth time on
6/18/10.
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Recent
professional networking opportunities include: 4/25/11 Buca di Beppo, Shrewsbury (sponsored by Oxbow Associates, Inc.); 8/05/10 New England Environmental, Amherst; 4/08/10 Vinney
T's, Dedham (sponsored by EBI); 8/27/09 Rubin & Rudman,
Boston; 5/13/09 Westford Grille, Westford (sponsored
by AECOM); 12/04/08 Holiday Inn Express, Westfield (sponsored
by TestAmerica); 8/21/08 Rubin & Rudman, Boston; 7/22/08
Corps of Engineers, Concord;5/21/08 Chateau Restaurant, North Andover(sponsored
by Anchor Environmental); 3/19/08 AlphaAnalytical,
Westborough; and, 2/14/08 Alpha Analytical, Mansfield.
Photo of Coastal Vernal Pools
Workshop (Castle Neck, Ipswich, Mass.), courtesy
of Emily Sullivan (N.E. Mass. Mosquito Control)
Vernal Pool Workshop at Wildcat Reservation (Photo courtesy of Matt Varrell, VHB)
 
Scenes from Difficult Inland
Wetland Delineations
Photos courtesy of Alicia Robinson (Seekamp Environmental)
Winter Botany (a.m. classroom)
Instructor
Bill Kuriger arranges samples.
Gathering
'round the drilling rig at the 10/14/05 Hydrogeology workshop.
Taking
a break on the banks of the Deerfield River. Looking
at a split-spoon sample.
Hydrology Photos courtesy Alica Robinson (Seekamp Environmental)
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