AGENDA: Day One

Introduction to ACEP

Policy – Programmatic Requirements, Eligibility, Ranking, Outreach, Fair Market, Violations

• • • WRE Application Checklist
    • WRE Workload Prioritization Tool

Restoration Philosophy - Group Facilitated Discussion

• • • Historical Perspective
    • Programmatic History
    • Wetland Goals (Group Discussion) – What is Success, Measures of Success, and Imperfect Offers
    • Restoration Techniques
    • Enhancement
    • Seeding Techniques – Upland Buffers, Wetlands, and Structural Practices

Integrate Planning (What I as a professional bring to the team and what I need from the other team members)

• • • Soils – Soil Descriptions and Sediment
    • Engineering – Topographic Surveys, Hydrology, Plans, and Quantities
    • Biological – Habitat Features, Unique Wetland Types, Ecological Site Descriptions
    • Permitting/Environmental Compliance – Cultural Resources and Section 7/404
    • BE-Team – Roles, Responsibilities, and Scoring
    • Consensus in Final Plan – CPC, Federal Contract, Partner Agreements

Construction Management

Management

• • • Management (Group Discussion) – Shared Vision and Landowner Engagement

Management Actions – Grazing, Pumping, Spraying, Fire, Disking, Spraying, and Haying

• • • CUA – Justification, Adaptive Grazing, and Hunting Blinds
    • Monitoring – Adaptive Resource Management and Programmatic Requirements

Agenda: Day Two

Restoration Plan

• • • NRCS Monitoring – Requirements, Status, Input, and Violations
    • Restoration Succession