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Learn how to identify vernal pools Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center
Map and control Japanese Knotweed Brattleboro Conservation Commission
Maintain local trails and develop new ones Brattleboro Area Trail System
Plant trees and advocate for them Brattleboro Tree Advisor Board
Measure and map rain, hail and snow Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow
Restore and protect your watershed Connecticut River Watershed Alliance
Learn and share how you can Soak up the Rain U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Name local streams and more!
Vermont Natural Resources Atlas: VT DEC
Track fire flies this summer Museum of Science, Boston
Join Forest Pest First Detectors VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Take photographs to document the changing environment Digital Earth Network: Picture Post
Volunteer to monitor and educate about water quality Southeast Vermont Watershed Association
Add your observations about animals and plants to the Vermont Atlas of Life Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Learn about the power of water at the stream table and Make a seed bomb to stabilize our river banks Windham County Natural Resource Conservation District |
*This workshop is co-sponsored by: the Town of Brattleboro; Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center; Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation-Watershed Management Division; the Southeast Vermont Watershed Alliance; and Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District, as well as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency New England.
The following NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Courses is being offered at the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford on April 11-15, 2016. This course currently has 11 seats open. Registration is open until March 30, 2016. https://demhs.vermont.gov/calendar/commander
L950 – Incident Commander
April 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15, 2016
8:00AM – 4:30PM each day (40 Hours)
Vermont Fire Academy
672 Academy Road
Pittsford, VT 05763
~ Participants must attend all sessions of the course ~
Course Description: This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective IC on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. These responsibilities fall into two categories:
1) responding to the incident and command needs of the incident, effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an Incident Commander on an All-Hazards ICS Incident Management Team.
2) Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.
Target Audience: NIMS ICS Position Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to functional, support, or unit leader positions on USFA or other Type III AHIMT, or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions. Attendance preference will be given to FEMA Region I states: All other applicants will go on a waiting list
DEMHS Registration Process for NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Course:
- Applicants MUST MEET prerequisites at the time of REGISTRATION.
- Late registrations accepted on a case-by-case basis.
- Applications must be submitted by 3:00PM on March 30, 2016.
STEPS FOR REGISTERING for a DEMHS ICS ALL HAZARDS POSITION SPECIFIC Course:
- Complete & Submit the DEMHS All Hazards Position Specific Course Registration form.
- FEMA Registration 119 Form. Complete with the appropriate signatures, save and email to the Homeland Security Training Coordinator.
- Save and email all above documentation and additional documents to meet the prerequisite requirement. [email protected].
***Prerequisites for each of the below courses are ICS 100, ICS 200, ICS 300, ICS 400, IS 700 & IS 800.
- Course deadline is March 30, 2016.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns
Thank you,
Kimmie Cruickshank
Homeland Security Training Coordinator
SAA Point of Contact / State Training Officer
Department of Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security
45 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671 – 1300
Office: (802) 241-5416
Fax: (802) 241-5615
The following NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Courses is being offered at the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford on April 11-15, 2016. This course currently has 11 seats open. Registration is open until March 30, 2016. https://demhs.vermont.gov/calendar/commander
L950 – Incident Commander
April 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15, 2016
8:00AM – 4:30PM each day (40 Hours)
Vermont Fire Academy
672 Academy Road
Pittsford, VT 05763
~ Participants must attend all sessions of the course ~
Course Description: This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective IC on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. These responsibilities fall into two categories:
1) responding to the incident and command needs of the incident, effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an Incident Commander on an All-Hazards ICS Incident Management Team.
2) Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.
Target Audience: NIMS ICS Position Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to functional, support, or unit leader positions on USFA or other Type III AHIMT, or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions. Attendance preference will be given to FEMA Region I states: All other applicants will go on a waiting list
DEMHS Registration Process for NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Course:
- Applicants MUST MEET prerequisites at the time of REGISTRATION.
- Late registrations accepted on a case-by-case basis.
- Applications must be submitted by 3:00PM on March 30, 2016.
STEPS FOR REGISTERING for a DEMHS ICS ALL HAZARDS POSITION SPECIFIC Course:
- Complete & Submit the DEMHS All Hazards Position Specific Course Registration form.
- FEMA Registration 119 Form. Complete with the appropriate signatures, save and email to the Homeland Security Training Coordinator.
- Save and email all above documentation and additional documents to meet the prerequisite requirement. [email protected].
***Prerequisites for each of the below courses are ICS 100, ICS 200, ICS 300, ICS 400, IS 700 & IS 800.
- Course deadline is March 30, 2016.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns
Thank you,
Kimmie Cruickshank
Homeland Security Training Coordinator
SAA Point of Contact / State Training Officer
Department of Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security
45 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671 – 1300
Office: (802) 241-5416
Fax: (802) 241-5615
The following NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Courses is being offered at the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford on April 11-15, 2016. This course currently has 11 seats open. Registration is open until March 30, 2016. https://demhs.vermont.gov/calendar/commander
L950 – Incident Commander
April 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15, 2016
8:00AM – 4:30PM each day (40 Hours)
Vermont Fire Academy
672 Academy Road
Pittsford, VT 05763
~ Participants must attend all sessions of the course ~
Course Description: This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective IC on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. These responsibilities fall into two categories:
1) responding to the incident and command needs of the incident, effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an Incident Commander on an All-Hazards ICS Incident Management Team.
2) Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.
Target Audience: NIMS ICS Position Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to functional, support, or unit leader positions on USFA or other Type III AHIMT, or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions. Attendance preference will be given to FEMA Region I states: All other applicants will go on a waiting list
DEMHS Registration Process for NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Course:
- Applicants MUST MEET prerequisites at the time of REGISTRATION.
- Late registrations accepted on a case-by-case basis.
- Applications must be submitted by 3:00PM on March 30, 2016.
STEPS FOR REGISTERING for a DEMHS ICS ALL HAZARDS POSITION SPECIFIC Course:
- Complete & Submit the DEMHS All Hazards Position Specific Course Registration form.
- FEMA Registration 119 Form. Complete with the appropriate signatures, save and email to the Homeland Security Training Coordinator.
- Save and email all above documentation and additional documents to meet the prerequisite requirement. [email protected].
***Prerequisites for each of the below courses are ICS 100, ICS 200, ICS 300, ICS 400, IS 700 & IS 800.
- Course deadline is March 30, 2016.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns
Thank you,
Kimmie Cruickshank
Homeland Security Training Coordinator
SAA Point of Contact / State Training Officer
Department of Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security
45 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671 – 1300
Office: (802) 241-5416
Fax: (802) 241-5615
Please join us for:
Watersheds United Vermont’s
Spring 2016 Meeting
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
9:15am – 3:30pm
Cherry Conference Room, State Office Complex, Waterbury
Meeting is FREE (optional lunch available for $10)
Open to all WUV members and partners*
Register
Please register by April 8. Limit 50 participants.
Agenda
9:15: Registration
9:30: Welcome and Introductions: Lyn Munno, WUV Director
9:40: Introductory Remarks: “The Grassroots and the Commons”, Mike Kline, DEC
10:00: Concurrent Sessions. Choose one:
Conservation Topic
River Corridor Easements: Steve Libby, Executive Director, Vermont River Conservancy
Organizational Topic
Individual Donor Cultivation: Nathan Suter, Executive Director, Helen Day Art Center
11:00: Break
11:15: Panel: The State of Act 64, from three perspectives: Marli Rupe (DEC) Rebekah Weber (Conservation Law Foundation) and Michael Storace (Two Rivers RPC)
12:00: Lunch
12:45: Water Quality Standards: Neil Kamman, DEC
1:15: Tactical Basin Planning — Stage Gate—Implementation Tracking System: Ethan Swift and Emily Bird, DEC
2:00: Clean Water $$ and Local Implementation Teams: Marli Rupe, DEC
3:00: WUV Feedback and Looking Forward
3:30: Adjourn
*If you are not yet a WUV member or partner, but would like to become one, please indicate that on your registration.
Questions? Contact Lyn Munno, WUV Director
802-585-3569, [email protected]
The following NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Courses is being offered at the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford on April 11-15, 2016. This course currently has 11 seats open. Registration is open until March 30, 2016. https://demhs.vermont.gov/calendar/commander
L950 – Incident Commander
April 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15, 2016
8:00AM – 4:30PM each day (40 Hours)
Vermont Fire Academy
672 Academy Road
Pittsford, VT 05763
~ Participants must attend all sessions of the course ~
Course Description: This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective IC on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. These responsibilities fall into two categories:
1) responding to the incident and command needs of the incident, effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an Incident Commander on an All-Hazards ICS Incident Management Team.
2) Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.
Target Audience: NIMS ICS Position Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to functional, support, or unit leader positions on USFA or other Type III AHIMT, or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions. Attendance preference will be given to FEMA Region I states: All other applicants will go on a waiting list
DEMHS Registration Process for NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Course:
- Applicants MUST MEET prerequisites at the time of REGISTRATION.
- Late registrations accepted on a case-by-case basis.
- Applications must be submitted by 3:00PM on March 30, 2016.
STEPS FOR REGISTERING for a DEMHS ICS ALL HAZARDS POSITION SPECIFIC Course:
- Complete & Submit the DEMHS All Hazards Position Specific Course Registration form.
- FEMA Registration 119 Form. Complete with the appropriate signatures, save and email to the Homeland Security Training Coordinator.
- Save and email all above documentation and additional documents to meet the prerequisite requirement. [email protected].
***Prerequisites for each of the below courses are ICS 100, ICS 200, ICS 300, ICS 400, IS 700 & IS 800.
- Course deadline is March 30, 2016.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns
Thank you,
Kimmie Cruickshank
Homeland Security Training Coordinator
SAA Point of Contact / State Training Officer
Department of Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security
45 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671 – 1300
Office: (802) 241-5416
Fax: (802) 241-5615
Patricia Salkin’s talk, titled “Gaming the Future: A Winning Strategy for Land Use and Sustainable Development,” explores how land use and land development can be viewed through the lens of game theory with many players in the land use game and multiple agendas and strategies to ultimately create winners and losers. Dean Salkin will discuss the goals of community development and sustainability in terms of what ought to be the rules of the game and the winning strategies. Patricia Salkin is the Dean and a Professor of Law at Touro Law Center and the Interim Provost of the Touro College Graduate and Professional Divisions. Please join us at 5:15pm for a light reception before the lecture. For more information, click here
The following NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Courses is being offered at the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford on April 11-15, 2016. This course currently has 11 seats open. Registration is open until March 30, 2016. https://demhs.vermont.gov/calendar/commander
L950 – Incident Commander
April 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15, 2016
8:00AM – 4:30PM each day (40 Hours)
Vermont Fire Academy
672 Academy Road
Pittsford, VT 05763
~ Participants must attend all sessions of the course ~
Course Description: This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective IC on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. These responsibilities fall into two categories:
1) responding to the incident and command needs of the incident, effectively fulfilling the position responsibilities of an Incident Commander on an All-Hazards ICS Incident Management Team.
2) Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable participants to process and apply their new knowledge.
Target Audience: NIMS ICS Position Specific training should be completed by personnel who are regularly assigned to functional, support, or unit leader positions on USFA or other Type III AHIMT, or by those persons who desire to seek credentials/certification in those positions. Attendance preference will be given to FEMA Region I states: All other applicants will go on a waiting list
DEMHS Registration Process for NIMS ICS All Hazard Position Specific Course:
- Applicants MUST MEET prerequisites at the time of REGISTRATION.
- Late registrations accepted on a case-by-case basis.
- Applications must be submitted by 3:00PM on March 30, 2016.
STEPS FOR REGISTERING for a DEMHS ICS ALL HAZARDS POSITION SPECIFIC Course:
- Complete & Submit the DEMHS All Hazards Position Specific Course Registration form.
- FEMA Registration 119 Form. Complete with the appropriate signatures, save and email to the Homeland Security Training Coordinator.
- Save and email all above documentation and additional documents to meet the prerequisite requirement. [email protected].
***Prerequisites for each of the below courses are ICS 100, ICS 200, ICS 300, ICS 400, IS 700 & IS 800.
- Course deadline is March 30, 2016.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns
Thank you,
Kimmie Cruickshank
Homeland Security Training Coordinator
SAA Point of Contact / State Training Officer
Department of Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security
45 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671 – 1300
Office: (802) 241-5416
Fax: (802) 241-5615
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