Agenda and Location Details

Online Registration in the MAWS “Store”

The Maine Association of Wetland Scientists and the Maine Association of Professional Soil Scientists will host a joint winter conference and their annual business meetings via Zoom. We hope to see you there!

AGENDA

To register visit the MAWS Store

AGENDA

9:00 – 9:15 Opening Remarks – Matt Walker, State Conservationist, Maine

9:15 – 9:30 Introduction – Luis Hernandez, Regional Director, Soil and Plant Science Divistion

9:30 – 9:45 Current soil survey office staffing and background/responsibilities. – Nick Butler

9:45 – 10:45 Current soil survey office work projects: Nick Butler/Tony Jenkins

Forest site productivity improvement project:

Utilize USFS Forest Inventory and Analysis data tied to soil map unit components to develop species and productivity data for soil survey.

Improvements in soils-ecological site relationship information.

USFS White Mountain Nation Forest initial soil survey work.

Watershed soil sampling mercury project

Replicate total soil sampling and total elemental analysis including Hg

Focus on soils that we typically don’t have data for (wetlands)

Digital Soil Mapping

Nicholville series data update

Dynamic soil properties work in Maine and Vermont

National Wetland Condition Assessment work with/for EPA

10:45 – 12:00 What can we do to address the needs of soil survey users – we are seriously seeking input: Nick/Tony/Lindsay Hodgma

Known issues:

Hydrologic Soil Group

Solar Farm interpretations

De-constructing/disaggregating multi-component map units and inclusion prediction

Unknown issues:

Let us know!!

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Online Web Conference via Zoom

Go to: www.maws.me/store/gis to register

The Maine Association of Wetland Scientists is hosting an online webinar and roundtable discussing how GPS and GIS technologies can be used to analyze, map and manage wetlands and other natural resources. Our panel of experts includes:

Bill McCloy of Normandeau Associates

Kurt Howard of Stantec

Nicc Johnson of Tetra Tech

Rachel Jordan of TRC

NO REFUNDS FOR CANCELLATIONS

Maine Association of Wetland Scientists &

Maine Chapter of the Wildlife Society Present an

Ethics Workshop with Irene Grace Garvey

Wednesday, October 30    1:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Elks Lodge #188, 1945 Congress Street, Portland, ME

Together, the Maine Association of Wetland Scientists (MAWS) and the Maine Chapter of the Wildlife Society (METWS) are organizing an Ethics Workshop at the Elks Lodge in Portland!  Professional Facilitator and Certified Mediator Irene Grace Garvey will lead the two-hour workshop.  The ethics discussion will span several disciplines including wetland science, soil science, wildlife science, and erosion and sedimentation control.  There will be an opportunity before the workshop for participants to submit their own anonymous scenarios for discussion. Before the workshop begins, there will be a chance for networking as coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided.

Registration

Online registration at http://www.maws.me/store/ethics

$25 for MAWS members

$35 for non-MAWS members

Agenda

1:30 AM – 2:00 PM                Networking and Anonymous Submission of Ethics Scenarios

2:00 – 4:00 PM                          Ethics Workshop

We will provide Certificates of Attendance for workshop attendees for 2 hours of contact time.

MAPSS, MAWS, and MASE and hosting another natural resource workshop at Reid State Park in Georgetown. Below are links to a workshop description, agenda and registration information.

AGENDA and REGISTRATION

Save the date!

Potential for trivia after for anyone interested.

Download flyer for more information.

Flyer FMI

Flyer FMI

The Maine Association of Wetland Scientists (MAWS) is hosting a Wetland Mitigation Workshop at the University of Maine in Orono! You will learn about a larger scale wetlands mitigation project that included two restoration sites and one compensatory mitigation site: why it was required, the site selection and design process, construction, and long-term monitoring including corrective actions. Please join us! (Seating is limited to 25 – please register early / minimum 10 registrations.)

Register online in the MAWS Store.

Workshop Flyer with more information

For more information and to register:

http://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/2017-conference/

Thorne Hall (Bldg 67), Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine.

AGENDA

Visit the store to pay and register online.

Mark your calendars for the 2017 Maine Invasive Species Network Annual Meeting: 

Wednesday, March 22 at Colby College in Waterville_ 8:30am-3:30pm.

Detailed agenda to follow, but is sure to include:  

·         State of the State speakers covering updates/projects/advances in each of several invasive species groups (aquatic plants, marine species, forest insects, terrestrial plants, agricultural species)

·         Update on the Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Rule-making on terrestrial invasive plants

·         Time for networking with colleagues from across the state.

Registration

Winter Newsletter

Wells Common Meeting Center at the University of Maine in Orono.