Conservation Management Institute - Outreach and Education

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Outreach and Education

Outreach and education are critical components of the Conservation Management Institute mission. These consist of short courses, publications in hard copy or on the web, opportunities for students, and support for environmental education programs.

Contact
Ken Convery, Biologist/Project Manager
1900 Kraft Drive, Suite 250
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0534
Phone: 540-231-9587 Fax: 540-231-7019
kconvery@vt.edu

The following are courses and projects utilizing our outreach and education expertise.
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Past Courses
Title
Assessment of Fish and Wildlife Habitat Value
Basic GPS and GIS for Field Research
Introduction to GIS for Natural Resource Professionals
Introduction to Vegetation Mapping

Other Projects
Project Name	Start Date
MEASURES (Management-Scale Ecosystem Assessment using Remote Sensing)	July 2009
Herbaceous Biomass Application Outreach and Education	November 2008
Making Warm Season Grasses a Cash Crop for Farmers: Implementation, Demonstration, and Evaluation of Planting 7500 acres of Warm Season Grasses in the Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed	September 2008
Tropical Forest Foundation	January 2007
Las Cuevas Research Station - Belize	January 2004
Piedmont Geriatric Hospital Biomass Energy Demonstration Project