CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS
The River Studies Center organizes, coordinates, and presents continuing education programs to the scientific community and general public.
Workshops
Wetland Delineation Workshops. An ongoing
series of wetland-related workshops is sponsored by
the River Studies Center (coordinated by Dr. D. Timothy
Gerber and UW-La Crosse Continuing
Education/Extension) in cooperation with several
state and federal agencies, including the State of
Wisconsin Department of Administration (Wisconsin
Coastal Management Program), Southeastern Wisconsin
Regional Planning Commission, U.S. Geological Survey,
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Beginning and advanced wetland delineation and introductory
plant identification workshops are offered to engineer,
planners, scientists, resource managers, local and tribal
officials as well as to other interested parties who deal
with wetland delineation in Wisconsin. The workshops
combine classroom instruction with field experiences taught
by leading government experts in hydrology, vegetation,
soils, and wetland policy. A Certificate of Completion and
UW-Extension continuing education units are awarded to each
participant upon successful completion of training
sessions. Participants are added to a list of delineators
provided to federal, state, and local officials.
Wetland delineation workshops are usually held at several
locations in Wisconsin.
For more information about UW-L wetland delineation workshops, see http://www.uwlax.edu/conted/wetland/index.html
For links to wetland delineation Basic Workshop materials, see http://www.uwlax.edu/conted/wetland/materials.html
Conferences
International Conference on Rivers and Civilization: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Major River Basins. La Crosse, Wisconsin, June 25-28, 2006. The River Studies Center co-hosted this event, and several Center members served on the Planning Committee, including Ron Rada (Co-Chair), Rob Tyser and Jim Wiener. The conference was attended by 425 persons from 24 countries, and approximately 200 papers were presented. This conference was awarded the 2007 Exemplary Program Award by the University Continuing Education Association.
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Eighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Madison, Wisconsin, USA, August 6-11, 2006. River Studies Center personnel involvement: Jim Wiener, Technical Chair, Conference Organizing Committee; Mark Sandheinrich, Program Committee, Student Awards Committee, Regional Planning Committee; and Kris Rolfhus, Regional Planning Committee and Under-Represented Groups Committee.
Web site: www.mercury2006.org