Courses Training and Education from The Shipley Group, Inc.

Adaptive Management Training Courses

The term adaptive management has been applied to many different types of management strategies that allow for experimentation and learning. This workshop provides students with an in-depth understanding of the different types of adaptive strategies. The workshop clarifies how these strategies have been misused and where miscommunication about these different approaches has led to confusion. Specific tools are presented to ensure the right adaptive ...

Advanced Environmental Cross-Cutter Training Courses

Participants in this advanced course will learn how to best integrate requirements of key environmental statutes into the NEPA analysis in order to increase efficiencies and reduce analysis costs. The course will address the NEPA process, including selected regulatory and statutory requirements. The workshop will address compliance requirements of several selected major environmental cross-cutters, including § 404 of the Clean Water Act, Marine ...

Clear Writing for NEPA Specialists Training Courses

Participants in this course learn how to plan/scope the writing process for a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document, including how to present technical information and graphics. They also learn review skills to ensure document effectiveness, clarity, and ...

Applying the NEPA Process - ANP

Participants in this highly acclaimed training workshop learn how to fulfill the spirit and letter of NEPA and CEQ while preparing documents. Interdisciplinary specialists who carefully manage the NEPA process will generate better NEPA documents that require less preparation time, and that facilitate informed decisions and specific comments. They also explore how good decisionmaking, analysis, and documentation all must integrate to prepare a legally ...

NEPA Climate Change Analysis and Documentation - NCCA

Participants will receive a brief introduction to this rapidly-growing area of NEPA analysis. After a brief introduction to climate change science, the workshop will cover both climate change impacts in regard to greenhouse gas emissions as well as taking into account the effects of climate change on projects and the resources a project may impact. Participants will learn to use various methods for analyzing these various impacts, and will be exposed ...

NEPA Cumulative Effects Analysis and Documentation - NEAD

Participants learn how to assess various impact methodologies as to their strengths and weaknesses in supporting the disclosure of cumulative impacts. They learn how to record cumulative impact information in ways that support clear, legally sufficient EAs and ...

NEPA Process - NEPAO

Participants in this course learn about NEPA’s procedural requirements and implementing process. They also explore the steps to preparing a quality EIS or EA.Note: Overviews are also available specific to the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast ...

National Historic Preservation Act /Section 106 Training Courses

Participants learn to understand and initiate Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation ...

Endangered Species Act - ESA Courses

Participants learn about the requirements and procedures for complying with the Endangered Species Act. The course reviews the history of the law, the Section 7 consultation process, and the Section 10 permit ...

Effective NEPA Contracting Training Courses

Participants develop an understanding of tools and techniques for efficient and effective development and management of contracts for NEPA and NEPA related studies. Those working with NEPA will be able to design and write better Statements of Work (SOW), and establish and manage timelines and budgets for NEPA related ...

Technical Writing and Science Communication Training Courses

Participants in this course will learn how to ensure that their readers do not miss the main point or spend unnecessary time searching for key information. Although documents are varied and often complex; they must be clear, understandable, and accurate. 100% clarity is the primary goal.Shipley Group writing strategies agree with and illustrate many of the guidelines from www.plainlanguage.gov.Note: This course does not address environmental writing, ...

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