Agenda

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Friday, July 12, 2024
8:30 – 4:30 pm CDT

 

Presented by: Jairo H. Garcia, Ph.D.

Returning Natural Areas to the Landscape

  • Natural land systems before development
  • How much natural area has been lost to development?
  • Benefits of restoring natural areas
  • What is ecological restoration?
  • Micro and macro benefits of restoration
  • Restoration on micro and macro scales
  • Raising the issue of restoration with clients

Site Evaluation and Project Design

  • Federal and state laws and regulations on wetlands, development and ecological issues
  • Setting restoration goals
  • Setting project objectives
  • Evaluating project site
  • Removing sources of disturbance
  • Restoring ecological processes
  • Restoring soil and water
  • Restoring vegetation
  • Monitoring and maintenance

Implementing Ecological Rehabilitation Plans

  • Permitting and regulatory compliance
  • Construction process
  • Evaluation, review and troubleshooting

Monitoring and Management

  • Monitoring criteria and techniques
  • Long-term project management
  • Troubleshooting ecological threats
  • Outside-the-box management techniques

Restoration Project Case Studies

   

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Credits

Engineers
7.0 PDHs

Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours

AIA - American Institute of Architects
7.0 LU|HSW

Landscape Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours

LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
7.0 HSW PDHs

APA/AICP - American Planning Association/American Institute of Certified Planners
7.0 CM

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 7.0 PDHs for professional engineers, 7.0 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects, and 7.0 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in all states that allow this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and 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)). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.

The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 7.0 HSW LUs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.

The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.

HalfMoon Education is an approved CM Provider with the American Planning Association. This course is registered for CM | 7 for Certified Planners.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).

On-Demand Credits

The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format is not pre-approved by any licensing boards and may not qualify for the same credits; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate. The following pre-approvals may be available for the on-demand format upon request:

7.0 HSW LUs (AIA)
7.0 HSW PDHs (LA CES)

Speakers

Dr. Jairo Garcia

Executive Director with Urban Climate Nexus

Dr. Garcia develops innovative policies and educational programs to make communities and cities cleaner, sustainable, resilient, and equitable. He is the lead author of Atlanta’s Climate Action Plan and led a collaborative effort with more than 40 stakeholders to the 100 Resilience Cities application, awarded to the City of Atlanta in 2016. Dr. Garcia is a member of the Georgia Research Roadmap steering committee, an initiative of the Georgia Climate Project lead by University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Emory University, which has a goal of improving understanding of climate impacts and solutions in Georgia. He received the Individual Climate Leadership Award by the EPA in 2017 and the Green Ring Award by the Climate Reality Project. These awards recognized Dr. Garcia’s leadership in addressing climate change and engaging organizations, peers, and partners. He represented the Mayor of Atlanta at COP23 in Bonn, Germany and presented at an event organized by the International Urban Cooperation Programmer related to global cooperation to address climate change. Dr. Garcia’s publications on urban sustainability, climate change and sustainability education are numerous. His academic experiences include a position as a research assistant and two teaching assistant positions at Columbia University, a faculty adjunct and thesis advisor position at Concordia University, and faculty adjunct positions for the UCLA-Extension Program, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Garcia holds an engineering degree, an MSc degree in Management of Information Technologies, an MSc degree in Sustainability Management, and a doctoral degree in Educational Technology and Sustainability.

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: Restoring Natural Spaces

Delivery Method: Live Online

Course Description: This seven-hour course explains the processes by which land is returned to the natural landscape, delving into the processes on site evaluation, project design, ecological rehabilitation implementation, monitoring and management. The course will also investigate restoration project case studies.

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to discuss the extent to which natural areas have been lost to development, identify the benefits of restoring natural areas, and define ecological restoration.

Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to identify methods for evaluating project sites, removing sources of disturbance, and restoring ecological processes, soil, water, and vegetation.

Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to outline the steps involved in implementing ecological rehabilitation plans, including permitting, regulatory compliance, construction, and troubleshooting.

Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to adopt restoration monitoring techniques, discuss the challenges of long-term project management and how to troubleshoot ecological threats, and explore novel management techniques.

LUs: 7.0                                                                                              LU Type: LU|HSWs.

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None

Program Level: Intermediate

Course Expiration Date: 04/11/2027

Complaint Resolution Policy:

Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to fchapman@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.