Adaptive management webinar
Webinar Short
Course on Adaptive Management of Natural Resources
Presented by Drs. Jim Nichols, and Julien Martin, June 7-11, 2010
The US Geological Survey and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission are offering a free short course, designed to
expose scientists and managers to the basic components and process of
adaptive management. This approach is relevant to any sort of
management decision that is repeated over time and may be useful in
some cases with spatially replicated, one-time decisions. We begin
with a discussion of structured decision making, an umbrella process
of which adaptive management is a special case. We then focus on the
key elements of structured decision making and adaptive management:
objectives, potential management actions, models of system behavior,
optimization methods, and monitoring programs. We discuss approaches
for selecting appropriate objectives and show how general objectives
can be formalized into explicit objective functions. We discuss
management actions for different classes of problems. We describe the
development of models designed to project the consequences of the
potential management actions on system behavior. We will briefly
discuss optimization methods to identify decisions that are optimal
with respect to the management objectives. Because estimates of system
state are typically needed for informed management, we provide a
general approach to developing a monitoring program, as well as
discuss the specific roles of resulting data in the decision process.
Finally, we show how these components combine in the adaptive
management process. We argue that this process is ideal for management
in the face of uncertainty and provides a natural mechanism for the
conduct of science useful to management. Throughout the course, we
will illustrate general approaches and concepts with a specific
application involving possible management of disturbance of nesting
golden eagles in Denali National Park.
Presented by Drs. Jim Nichols, and Julien Martin, June 7-11, 2010
The US Geological Survey and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission are offering a free short course, designed to
expose scientists and managers to the basic components and process of
adaptive management. This approach is relevant to any sort of
management decision that is repeated over time and may be useful in
some cases with spatially replicated, one-time decisions. We begin
with a discussion of structured decision making, an umbrella process
of which adaptive management is a special case. We then focus on the
key elements of structured decision making and adaptive management:
objectives, potential management actions, models of system behavior,
optimization methods, and monitoring programs. We discuss approaches
for selecting appropriate objectives and show how general objectives
can be formalized into explicit objective functions. We discuss
management actions for different classes of problems. We describe the
development of models designed to project the consequences of the
potential management actions on system behavior. We will briefly
discuss optimization methods to identify decisions that are optimal
with respect to the management objectives. Because estimates of system
state are typically needed for informed management, we provide a
general approach to developing a monitoring program, as well as
discuss the specific roles of resulting data in the decision process.
Finally, we show how these components combine in the adaptive
management process. We argue that this process is ideal for management
in the face of uncertainty and provides a natural mechanism for the
conduct of science useful to management. Throughout the course, we
will illustrate general approaches and concepts with a specific
application involving possible management of disturbance of nesting
golden eagles in Denali National Park.
Objectives:
1- Provide the participants with an understanding of the fundamental
principles of structured decision making and adaptive management for
natural resource management.
2- Expose participants to classes of analytical methods useful for
implementing adaptive management and, more generally, for addressing
management and conservation problems.
3- Illustrate the approach with a real case study.
Webinar:
Because of travel restrictions, we will need to conduct the short
course over the web. You will be able to view PowerPoints and
demonstrations on your computer screen. You can listen either using
your computer speakers or by calling a phone bridge long distance.
Power point presentations, lecture notes, background information, and
recordings of the sessions will be posted on the web. If you use the
telephone or have a headset or microphone, you can ask questions
orally. Otherwise, you can type in your questions.
Register:
The course is open to all who are interested without charge. Please
register for the webinar at
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/262366624
You are encouraged to register, even if conflicts prevent you from
participating in some or all of the sessions or if you are only
interested in some sessions. You can participate in the sessions that
you are interested in and that are at a convenient time. You can watch
the recordings of other sessions at a more convenient time.
Registering will allow us to provide you with updates and more
information about the course. There is no charge. Some people on
military bases have had a problem with this link. If you have a
problem, please call Paul at 970-226-9482, and he will register you
over the phone.
Certificates of participation are available to those who participate.
US Department of the Interior employees can receive credit through DOI
Learn.
For more information, please see the course website
(http://www.fort.usgs.gov/brdscience/AdaptiveManagementCourse.htm) or
contact Paul Geissler (Paul_Geissler@usgs.gov, 970-226-9482)
Cheers,
Paul
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Paul H. Geissler, Ph.D.
USGS Status & Trends of Biological Resources Program
Coordinator, National Park Monitoring Project
Assistant Program Coordinator
USGS Fort Collins Science Center
2150 Centre Ave., Building C
Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118
970-226-9482, FAX 970-226-9452
Paul_Geissler@usgs.gov
1- Provide the participants with an understanding of the fundamental
principles of structured decision making and adaptive management for
natural resource management.
2- Expose participants to classes of analytical methods useful for
implementing adaptive management and, more generally, for addressing
management and conservation problems.
3- Illustrate the approach with a real case study.
Webinar:
Because of travel restrictions, we will need to conduct the short
course over the web. You will be able to view PowerPoints and
demonstrations on your computer screen. You can listen either using
your computer speakers or by calling a phone bridge long distance.
Power point presentations, lecture notes, background information, and
recordings of the sessions will be posted on the web. If you use the
telephone or have a headset or microphone, you can ask questions
orally. Otherwise, you can type in your questions.
Register:
The course is open to all who are interested without charge. Please
register for the webinar at
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/262366624
You are encouraged to register, even if conflicts prevent you from
participating in some or all of the sessions or if you are only
interested in some sessions. You can participate in the sessions that
you are interested in and that are at a convenient time. You can watch
the recordings of other sessions at a more convenient time.
Registering will allow us to provide you with updates and more
information about the course. There is no charge. Some people on
military bases have had a problem with this link. If you have a
problem, please call Paul at 970-226-9482, and he will register you
over the phone.
Certificates of participation are available to those who participate.
US Department of the Interior employees can receive credit through DOI
Learn.
For more information, please see the course website
(http://www.fort.usgs.gov/brdscience/AdaptiveManagementCourse.htm) or
contact Paul Geissler (Paul_Geissler@usgs.gov, 970-226-9482)
Cheers,
Paul
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Paul H. Geissler, Ph.D.
USGS Status & Trends of Biological Resources Program
Coordinator, National Park Monitoring Project
Assistant Program Coordinator
USGS Fort Collins Science Center
2150 Centre Ave., Building C
Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118
970-226-9482, FAX 970-226-9452
Paul_Geissler@usgs.gov
