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Essential Training for Practitioners at Every Level and from Every Agency
Full descriptions of each course we offer appear below along with links to the enrollment page for each.
Not sure which course you should take? A handy table of Course recommendations based on common Section 7 consultation tasks can be found by clicking the dropdown below:
*Note: Because understanding the basic foundation of Section 7 consultation is critical to both the Biological Assessment Essentials course (BAE) and the Essentials of Section 7 Consultation and Biological Opinions Course (ES7C), a certain amount of review/overlap in foundational materials is unavoidable between these two courses.
This course explains and demonstrates the essential principles behind building a Biological Assessment to support consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
The course will explore:
This course is appropriate for practitioners at all levels, including those new to writing biological assessments, supervisors who review biological assessments, and experienced practitioners who would like to learn additional tips and techniques for better written documents and more efficient consultation.
Course will be provided in an online live webinar format using the ClickMeeting webinar platform. It will consist of approximately 8 hours of live presentation, with lunch and rest breaks, given in one day. An optional 2 hour interactive question and answer session will be scheduled the day following the presentation. Doug Laye will be the course instructor. Course capacity will be limited to 15 students.
The September 2022 edition of this course will be offered at the regular price of $525 per student.
The next presentation of this course is set to be offered in September 2022. Sign up for updates now to be notified as soon as scheduling and enrollment details become available.
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Course will be provided in an online live webinar format using the ClickMeeting webinar platform. It will consist of approximately 8 hours of live presentation, with lunch and rest breaks, given in one day. An optional 2 hour interactive question and answer session will be scheduled the day following the presentation. Doug Laye will be the course instructor. Course capacity will be limited to 15 students.
Course will be offered at the regular price of $525 per student.
The next presentation of this course is scheduled for
January 16th & 17th, 2025
and is now accepting up to 15 students on a first come, first served basis.
Click here if you'd like to enroll.
This course is appropriate for practitioner’s new to the consultation process that need a foundation to build on while writing concurrence letters or biological opinions, practitioners that have been writing consultation documents without any formal training, and supervisors or managers that must review final consultation documents or supervise consultation practitioners.
This course describes the intent, requirements, process and products behind consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
The course will explore:
Course will be provided in an online live webinar format using the ClickMeeting webinar platform. It will consist of approximately 8 hours of live presentation, with lunch and rest breaks, given in one day. An optional 2 hour interactive question and answer session will be scheduled the day following the presentation. Doug Laye will be the course instructor. Course capacity will be limited to 15 students.
The October 2022 edition of this course will be offered at the regular price of $525 per student.
The next presentation of this course is set to be offered in October 2022. Sign up for updates now to be notified as soon as scheduling and enrollment details become available.
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Course will be provided in an online live webinar format using the ClickMeeting webinar platform. It will consist of approximately 8 hours of live presentation, with lunch and rest breaks, given in one day. An optional 2 hour interactive question and answer session will be scheduled the day following the presentation. Doug Laye will be the course instructor. Course capacity will be limited to 15 students.
Course will be offered at the regular price of $525 per student.
The October presentation of this course has been filled.
Upcoming dates are being scheduled now and will be announced soon.
Click "More Info" for additional course presentation details,
or Click the "Newsletter" button at the top of the page to be notified when new dates are set.
This course explores and explains programmatic approaches to Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act.
It is strongly recommended that students enrolling in this class have prior training or experience in the Section 7 consultation process.
Course topics include:
This course has been developed for practitioners already familiar with the essentials of Section 7 consultation who would like to add an understanding of programmatic consultations to their skill set.
Course will be provided in an online live webinar format using the ClickMeeting webinar platform. It will consist of approximately 5 hours of live presentation, with lunch and rest breaks, given in one day. Doug Laye will be the course instructor. Course capacity will be limited to 15 students.
Course will be offered at the regular price of $325 per student.
The October presentation of this course has been filled.
Upcoming dates are being scheduled now and will be announced soon.
Click "More Info" for additional course presentation details,
or Click the "Newsletter" button at the top of the page to be notified when new dates are set.
Training is provided using live webinar platform ClickMeeting, providing person-to-person instruction without the expense and hassle of travel.
Training is provided using webinar platform ClickMeeting, providing in-person quality instruction without the expense and hassle of travel.
Price:
per person
Course Presentation: 8 hours
Optional Follow-up Q&A: 2 hours
Students: 15
Date: September 2022
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Price:
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Course Presentation: 8 hours
Optional Follow-up Q&A: 2 hours
Students: 15
Date: October 2022
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Price:
per person
Course Presentation: 8 hours
Optional Follow-up Q&A: 2 hours
Students: 15 per course date
Dates: January 16 & 17, 2025
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Price:
per person
Course Presentation: 8 hours
Optional Follow-up Q&A: 2 hours
Students: 15 per course date
Dates: October course is filled,
New dates coming soon
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Price:
per person
Course Presentation: 5 hours
Q&A: During presentation
Students: 15 per course date
Dates: October course is filled,
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