Workshops are offered in four different locations in Maine—content is the same for all workshops.
January 29, 2012, Maine Audubon, Falmouth
February 16, 2012, Augusta Armory, Augusta
February 28, 2012, Brewer Armory, Brewer
March 23, 2012, Caribou Armory, Caribou
Online Registration at lynx.maineaudubon.org/stream-smart
Registration/check-in: 8 am, Workshops: 8:30 am—12:30 pm
$30.00 registration fee includes morning refreshments
These workshops will cover road-stream crossing projects from site assessment to permitting and installation. The emphasis will be on maintaining and restoring the habitat and economic values of the stream. Workshop presenters will include professionals from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Maine Forest Service, ProjectShare, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Maine Coastal Program, NOAA and the Army Corp of Engineers. Participants in this workshop will receive recertification credit for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Voluntary Contractor Certification Program. This workshop should be helpful to all professionals who are responsible for road-stream crossings including, contractors, road commissioners, public works departments, conservation commissions, engineers, planners, land trusts, watershed groups and private landowners.
For more information contact Becca Wilson at bwilson@maineaudubon.org or 207-781-2330 x222.