Agenda

Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar
Log into Webinar:                    8:30 – 9:00 am CST
Morning Session :                    9:00 – 11:45 am CST
Break :                                        11:45 am – 12:15 pm CST
Afternoon Session :                 12:15 – 4:00 pm CST

 

Complying with Laws that Protect Wildlife
The Public Trust Doctrine
U.S. Endangered SpeciesAct
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Lacey Act
Overview of state and local regulations and enforcement

Providing Wildlife Habitat on Sustainable Projects
Certifications and incentives
Identifying native wildlife
Providing food, water, shelter and security
Case studies: habitat creation and maintenance

Wildlife Habitat Patches and Corridors
Causes of fragmented wildlife habitat
Wildlife preservation and impacts of disconnected habitat
Connecting habitat patches
Wildlife enhancement, protection and management

Designing for Urban Wildlife
Need for and benefits of urban biodiversity
Creating connectivity and habitat
Wild and semi-wild habitat in urban areas

Wildlife-Friendly Cities and Sites
Case study 1
Case study 2
Case study 3

 

Webinar Instructions

All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.

Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.

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Credits

Professional Engineers
6.0 PDHs

Architects
6.0 HSW CE Hours
6.0 AIA LU|HSW

Landscape Architects
6.0 HSW CE Hours
6.0 LA CES HSW PDHs

Certified Planners
6.0 CM | 6

Certified Arborists
6.0 ISA CEUs

Foresters
6.0 SAF CFEs

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This webinar offers 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers and 6.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states. It offers 6.0 HSW continuing education hours to landscape architects in most states. Landscape architect course approval is not being sought in Florida, New Jersey, and North Carolina.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (S-0130), and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers, architects, and landscape architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2), §79-1.5(i)(2)). Courses approved by the AIA/CES qualify for Florida and New Jersey architects. Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.

This course has been approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System 6.0 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 6.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES and LA CES.

The International Society of Arboriculture has approved this course for the following CEUs: 6 Certified Arborist, BCMA Management, Municipal Specialist; 3 Climber Specialist, Utility Specialist, Aerial Lift.

The Society of American Foresters has approved this course for 6.0 Cat 1 CFE credits.

This course is approved for CM | 6.0 by the American Planning Association – AICP for certified planners.

Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event, respond to prompts, and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).

Speakers

Blake Jackson, AIA, LEED Fellow, WELL Faculty, Fitwel Amb., CPHC

Director of Sustainability for NORR

Mr. Jackson is an architect working at the nexus of sustainability, wellness, resiliency, and equity, who serves as the global Director of Sustainability for NORR. NORR is a +800-person integrated architecture, interior design, planning and engineering company, headquartered in Toronto, with 14 locations in the US, UK, UAE, and Canada – serving 12 major buildings sectors. He has 24 years’ experience in the AEC industry, holding a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Kennesaw State University in Marietta, Georgia and a Master of Architecture in Sustainable Environmental Design from the Architectural Association Graduate School in London, England. Mr. Jackson is a prolific author, speaker, and educator on topics affecting the built environment. He currently serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s Interior Design Program, and from 2016-2018, he was elected to the board of the Boston Society of Architects as their Vice President of Advocacy. In 2015, Mr. Jackson was recognized, nationally, by Building Design and Construction Magazine as a top “40 Under 40” AEC professional, in 2021, he was named a LEED Fellow by the US Green Building Council for his accomplishments in promoting “green” buildings, and in 2024 he was awarded the AIA Young Architects Award.

 

Seth Magle

Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago,

Seth Magle is the director of the Urban Wildlife Institute at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, and the executive director of the Urban Wildlife Information Network. He first became interested in conservation and ecology as a college student while observing black-tailed prairie dogs living in sidewalk median strips near his home in Boulder, Colorado. Eventually he completed an honors thesis on the behavior of this unusual urban species. He ultimately expanded on that research for both a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a doctorate from Colorado State University. These days his interests go far beyond prairie dogs to encompass all wildlife species impacted by urbanization and human development. Mr. Magle has published over 40 articles on urban wildlife ecology. His vision is to help create a world in which urban ecosystems represent an important component of the worldwide conservation of biodiversity

Bob Menees

Staff Attorney with Great Rivers Environmental Law Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Bob Menees practice focuses on water, environmental justice, endangered species, land use/zoning, air, and hazardous waste. Mr. Menees is also an adjunct professor at Saint Louis University where he teaches Environmental Law and Land Use Law. He graduated with honors from Southern Illinois University School of Law and received his Masters of Law (LLM) in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, with honors, from Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law in Portland, Oregon. Before joining Great Rivers, Mr. Menees served as Assistant attorney general in the Missouri Attorney General’s Agriculture and Environment Division. He is passionate about stopping bottomland forest loss and promoting its restoration. He enjoys foraging, hiking, and exploring Missouri’s diverse forests and waterways with his family.

Candace Stenzel

Candace Stenzel is a conservation specialist at the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), working with corporations at the site-level to design, maintain, and enhance conservation and conservation-education projects on their corporate lands. Prior to joining WHC, Ms. Stenzel worked as a biological consultant for a California-based environmental consulting company in the San Joaquin Valley. Additionally, she has worked for various ornithological NGOs/non- profits, including the Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis, Point Blue Conservation Science, and Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Primary tasks for these organizations included nest surveying and monitoring, capturing and banding birds, tracking bird movements with radio telemetry and GIS, land and vegetation surveys, public outreach, and educational programming. Ms. Stenzel received her M.S. degree in Biology from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and her B.S. degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

AIA Info

AIA Provider Statement:

HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).

This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.

Course Title: Living wih Wildlife

Delivery Method: Live Online

Course Description: This course explores ways the built environment can accomodate and foster wildlife and wildlife habitat, including endangered species and native species. Wildlife protection laws will be examined, in addition to methods to protect habitat, maintain wildlife patches and corridors, and for design strategies for urban wildlife.

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to reference an interpret wildlife protections laws found in The Public Trust Doctrine, the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty act, the Lacey Act and other state and local regulations.

Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to discuss strategies to provide wildlife habitat on sustainable projects, by identifying native wildlife and providing food, water, shelter and security for wildlife.

Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able explain the urgent need to provide wildlife habitat patches and corridors so that animals can move safety from one habitat patch to another.

Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able explain the urgent need to provide wildlife habitat patches and corridors so that animals can move safety from one habitat patch to another.

LUs: 6                                                                                           LU Type: LU|HSWs.

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None

Program Level: Intermediate

Course Expiration Date: 09/02/2023

Complaint Resolution Policy:

Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.