River Management Law Conference Kicks off Week of Education, Training and Networking
Posted: February 14, 2014 Filed under: Paddlesports, Rivers and Waterways | Tags: Colorado, Denver, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Managing Rivers in Changing Climes: Training Tomorrow’s River Professionals, National Environmental Policy Act, National Wild & Scenic River System, Risa Shimoda, River Management Society, RMS, The River Management Society Leave a comment
Legislative and Environmental Experts will Offer Management Tools and Blueprints
The River Management Society (RMS) announces its biennial education and training symposium, Managing Rivers in Changing Climes: Training Tomorrow’s River Professionals April 15-18, 2014 and its first time partnership with CLE International, producer of River Management Law an education conference April 14th. They will take place at the Renaissance Denver Hotel, Denver, Colorado.
Legal experts at the stand-alone Management Law Conference April 14th, led by Program Chair Lori Potter (Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell) will address important river protection issues and the types of river use that frame the challenges and opportunities facing communities throughout the West. “We are excited to partner with CLE for extensive training experience,” notes River Management Society Executive Director Risa Shimoda. “The future of our rivers will be prescribed by actions of those who own, use and manage them and RMS appreciates the opportunity to dig into the complexity of river management via this esteemed team of presenters.”
”To complement the CLE conference RMS’ Legal and Legislative track will review legislative and administrative water protection
Wild and Scenic Red River in Kentucky’s Clifty Wilderness, within the Red River Gorge. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
tools by representatives of federal, state and environmental organizations,” continues Shimoda. “Veterans of river-related legal matters will discuss issues related to water rights, appropriation and conservation.”
RMS will offer the first public workshop on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form 80, and a ‘FERC 101’ overview of the hydropower licensing process. Registrants can learn how to write National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessments and comment on Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) more effectively, and conduct Wild and Scenic Rivers Section 7 determinations. They will hear about successes and plans for sustainability from emerging watershed partnership groups, and about flood prevention, mitigation and recovery from municipal leaders such as keynote Mayor Karl Dean from Nashville, TN. Representatives from private, state and federal organizations will offer tips regarding how to find funding for river projects.
For details on the CLE Conference, visit http://www.cle.com. To view CLE conference information as well as the Legal and Legislative and other tracks Managing Rivers in Changing Climes: Training Tomorrow’s River Professionals visit http://www.river-management.org.
The River Management Society (RMS) is a national non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization dedicated to supporting professionals who study, manage and protect North America’s Rivers. RMS maintains the only comprehensive resource for packing human waste out from rivers; a growing library of ‘handy’ hydropower license summaries; Prepare to Launch! Guidelines for Designing and Building Launches for Carry-in Watercraft and a Career Center featuring a live feed of river-related professional opportunities.
For more information, contact Risa Shimoda, +1 301 502 6548, rms@river-management.org.
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River Management Society 2014 Conference: Managing Rivers in Changing Climes: Training Future River Professionals
Posted: February 1, 2014 Filed under: Rivers and Waterways | Tags: ASFPM, Association of Flooplain Managers, CLE, FERC, Floodplain Management, River Management Society, RMS Leave a comment
The Conference includes several opportunities for great training, April 14-18, 2014, Denver, Colorado
Registration is open. Visit the registration site for details, prices and more
Join us at the 12th biennial River Management Society week of training for agency managers, planners, watershed and watertrails practitioners, where you can update skills, planning tools and best practices to your desk or field-based job. This is an invaluable networking opportunity for those who study, teach and practice river skills and policy for agencies, non-profit organizations and private industry. PLUS: This year we offer a standalone Continuing Legal Education workshop, a one day seminar approved by the Association of Floodplain Managers, and a multi-day workshop taught by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding FERC Form 80
Posters are still being accepted: you are cordially invited to submit an abstract here. See below for poster submission information.
Scholarships are available to members (for a year or more) in good standing. Apply here!
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Training Packages
One Day Trainings (Stand alone)
Legal Continuing legal education conference* presented by CLE International
Floodplain Management Seminar approved by the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)**
Full RMS Event: April 15-17, 2014
Full RMS Event plus FERC Form 80 Training***: April 15-18, 2014
FERC Form 80 Training, standalone: April 16-18, 2014
*CLE International is pleased to offer a one-day stand-alone educational conference. Join us on Monday, April 14 for a full day of in-depth analysis of legal issues that are most important to professionals tasked with protecting and managing our nation’s rivers. Attendees will receive up to seven hours of continuing education credits while learning from leading experts. Tuition discounts available for RMS members, government and 501(c)(3) employees, and groups of two or more from the same organization. For program, pricing and registration, visit http://www.cle.com/RMS beginning January 3, 2014.
** This one day standalone training will feature five courses approved by the Association of Flooplain Managers (ASFPM) and approved for ten (10) CECs. Register for this standalone course on the RMS event site, to open by December 18, 2013.
*** This workshop entitled Getting the Most out of the Form 80: Tips for Quantifying Recreation Use & Gathering Better Data will be taught by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff and can be attended as a stand-alone workshop or as part of the full RMS training event. Registration for this workshop is on the RMS training event site, to open by December 18, 2013.
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