Unique Training Opportunities in Adaptive Management, Ecological Statistics in R, and Research Techniques for Migratory Bi

[Melanie Colón]

Title: “Unique Training Opportunities in Adaptive

Management, Ecological Statistics in R, and

Research Techniques for Migratory Birds”

 

Graduate/Professional Training - Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation

 

The Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, a

partnership between George Mason University and

the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

(SCBI), is offering a full schedule of unique,

intensive residential training courses hosted in

our new, sustainably-built Academic Center on the

grounds of SCBI in Front Royal Virginia. Most

courses can be taken either for graduate credit

or continuing education units. Limited

scholarships are available for international

applicants and new reduced fees are now available

to applicants from less-developed nations. Visit

our website

(http://SMConservation.gmu.edu>http://SMConservation.gmu.edu)

or email us at

SCBItraining@si.edu

for more details about each course, course costs, and credits earned.

 

http://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/graduate-and-professional/professional-training-courses/mccs-0507-adaptive-management-for-conservation-success/>Adaptive

Management (must apply now to be considered)

 

June 16-20, 2014

 

This course is taught in partnership with

Foundations of Success (FOS). Working in teams on

a real conservation project, participants

practice conceptualizing projects, formulating

objectives and providing evidence of conservation

results. The course builds skills in designing

and planning effective projects that provide

clear evidence of conservation impact, and in use

of Miradi adaptive management software.

 

http://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/graduate-and-professional/professional-training-courses/mccs-0501-statistics-for-ecology-and-conservation-biology/>Statistics

for Ecology and Conservation Biology

 

August 18-29, 2014

 

Gain in-depth knowledge of analysis techniques

for cutting-edge ecological research, employing

R: classical regression models; mixed models;

generalized linear models; generalized additive

models; how to deal with the limitations of real

datasets; and conservation-specific approaches.

 

http://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/graduate-and-professional/professional-training-courses/species-monitoring-and-conservation-bird-migration/>Ecology

and Conservation of Migratory Birds (new!)

 

September 1-12, 2014

 

Led by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center,

this course teaches the most current methods in

the research of migratory birds including

theoretical concepts, field and laboratory

methods (including mist-netting, banding, tissue

sampling, stable isotope geochemistry,

geolocators and radio telemetry), data analysis

(including mark-recapture statistics) and applied conservation strategies.

 

Additional Upcoming Courses:

 

 

·

http://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/graduate-and-professional/professional-training-courses/mccs-0500-spatial-ecology-geospatial-analysis-and-remote-sensing-for-conservation/>Spatial

Ecology, Geospatial Analysis and Remote Sensing

for Conservation (Sept. 15-26, 2014)

*

http://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/graduate-and-professional/professional-training-courses/watershed-conservation-riparian-restoration/>Watershed

Conservation: Riparian Restoration (September 29 - October 3, 2014)

 

·

http://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/graduate-and-professional/professional-training-courses/mccs-0509-applied-climate-change-gaining-practical-skills-for-climate-change-adaptation/>Applied

Climate Change: Gaining practical skills for

climate change adaptation (Oct. 20-31, 2014)

 

·

http://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/graduate-and-professional/professional-training-courses/essentials-of-open-source-gis/>Essentials

of Open Source GIS (November 17-21, 2014)­new course!