SWRR - Classes and Education



	UPCOMING SWRR CLASSES

	WERC Class - Rehabilitating Your Education Programs Date: September 6, 2010 Time: 10:30 am to noon Location: Anderson Library Address: 3200 W. Center St., Anderson Sign-up Contact: Kar Stoker or Janet Story (you must call to attend) Also see: WERC Website

	CLASSES AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

	SWRR Shasta Wildlife Rescue conducts classes for volunteers to help them learn about the center and wildlife care. Training for volunteers is also conducted at the Animal Care Committee (ACC) meetings held every month, which all volunteers should attend. IWRC The International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC) conducts training and certification for wildlife rehabilitators. For more information on IWRC classes and certification see: http://www.iwrc-online.org/training/calendar.cfm http://www.iwrc-online.org/training/catalog.html http://www.iwrc-online.org/certification/index.html To see photos of the 2007 IWRC class attended by some of our members go to our Pictures - page 4 web page. CCWR The California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators (CCWR) conducts training and certification for wildlife rehabilitators. For class dates and locations see: http://www.ccwr.org/activities/classes.htm. CCWR also hosts the CCWR Symposium. For information see: http://www.ccwr.org/activities/symposia.htm. Wild Rescue This organization conducts training in Northern California on "Wildlife Emergency Response". For dates and locations see: http://www.wildrescue.org/Training.html. Wild Again Wildlife Rehab Training and Conferences: http://www.ewildagain.org/Training/trngschedule.htm Homeopathy with Wildlife Workshop: http://www.ewildagain.org/Training/homeopathy_seminar_1_day.htm Humboldt College Department of Wildlife Studies Wildlife Program NC State University Trauma Management of Injured Wildlife. Shasta College Classes For those of you interested in becoming a birder or just someone that would like to identify the birds that come into the Center while you're on a shift, Shasta College offers classes that may be of interest from their Natural Resources Department. Below are some sample classes they have recently offered. Classes change every semester. For the latest information check the college's website: Shasta College - main page Shasta College - search course offerings (tip, search Agriculture - Natural Resources Dept. and/or instructors Lindstrand and Nolte) Shasta College - Wildlife and Natural Resources Dept. A sample of classes offered: Title: Birds and Their Habitat Description: Three eight-hour field trips will be a required part of this course. An introduction to the study of birds. Emphasis on the behavior, taxonomy, migration, orientation, flight, evolution, economic importance, and field identification of the birds. We will also study bird ecology and the role of birds in bio-diversity and ecosystems. Other topics covered are songs and calls, territory, courtship, nests and eggs, care of young, and the systems (reproductive, etc.) of birds. Instructor: L. Lindstrand Title: Introduction to Natural Resources Description: An introduction to the integrated management of forests, soil, watershed, fish, and wildlife in the context of protection and restoration of watersheds and ecosystems. An emphasis will be placed on natural resources careers, policy and law, tools, techniques and practices, and management philosophies of public and private lands. Basic biological and ecological processes will be introduced along with discussion of the scientific method and preparing reports. Instructor: K. Nolte Title: Wildlife of Northern Calif. Description: A weekend field trip to the Tulelake area will be required Common species of wildlife found in Northern California will be observed and discussed. Habitat ecology and management along with regulatory and conservation issues will be covered in the class. Various identification tools, instructional aids, and other relevant materials will be reviewed and discussed. This course may be repeated once for a total of two enrollments since course content varies and skills are enhanced by supervised repetition. Instructor: L. Lindstrand See: Wildlife course set (Redding Record Searchlight article, 04/06/08) for additional information.

	CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

	American Association of Wildlife Vets and American Association of Zoo Vets http://www.aawv.net/meetings.html American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Annual Conference http://www.aazv.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=200 American Birding Association Regional Conference http://www.aba.org/mtgs/index.html American Society of Mammologists Annual Meeting http://www.mammalsociety.org/whatsnew/meetings.html American Veterinary Medical Association http://www.avma.org/meetings/default.asp Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABSMeetings/ Animal Care Expo http://www.animalsheltering.org/expo/ Association of Avian Veterinarians http://www.aav.org/conferences/ Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians Conference http://www.arav.org/ECOMARAV/timssnet/common/tnt_frontpage.cfm Bat Conservation Trust National Bat Conference http://www.bats.org.uk/pages/national_bat_conference.html California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators Symposium http://www.ccwr.org/activities/symposia.htm California Veterinary Medical Association Conferences http://www.cvma.net/ Central Plains Society of Mammalogists Meeting http://centralplainsmammals.org/ Central Valley Birding Symposium http://www.cvbs.org/ Florida Wildlife Rehabilitators Association http://fwra.org/events/ Global Raptor Information Network - Meetings http://www.globalraptors.org/grin/SiteNews.asp?lNewsType=2 Humane Society Conferences http://www.hsus.org/about_us/events.html IBA - International Association for Bear Research & Management http://www.bearbiology.com/index.php?id=7 Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Joint Meeting http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/jointmeeting/ IWRC International Education Symposium http://www.iwrc-online.org/ http://www.iwrc-online.org/conf/conferences.html Michigan Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Conference http://miwra.org/ Mid-Atlantic States Association of Avian Veterinarians Annual Conference http://www.masaav.org/conference/index.htm Midwest Wolf Stewards http://www.wolf.org/wolves/news/events.asp National Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference http://nwrc.com.au/index.html National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Symposium http://www.nwrawildlife.org/home.asp Natural Resources Symposium http://tws-west.org/sac-shasta/upcoming.html New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Council Conference http://www.nyswrc.org/conference.html North American Bluebird Society Conference http://www.nabluebirdsociety.org/convention.htm North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference http://www.wildlifemanagementinstitute.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=348&Itemid=61 Ohio Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Annual Conference http://www.owra.org/conference Oiled Wildlife Care Network Conference http://www.owcn.org/ http://www.eowconference09.org/ Peregrine Fund - Ingestion of Spent Lead Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans http://www.peregrinefund.org/Lead_conference/ Raptor Research Foundation Annual Conference http://www.raptorresearchfoundation.org/conferences.htm Snake Ecology Group Meeting http://www.herpetologistsleague.org/en/news.php Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology Conference http://www.snwvb.org Southeastern Bat Diversity Network Meetings http://www.sbdn.org/meetings.html Washington Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference http://www.wwrawildlife.org/conference/index.php Watchable Wildlife Conference http://www.watchablewildlife.org/conference/default.htm Western Bird Banding Association Conference http://www.westernbirdbanding.org/next-meetings.html Wildlife and Aquatic Animal Medicine Club, UC Davis, Annual Symposium http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/Clubs/WAAM/symposium.html Wildlife Center of Virginia Call of the Wild Conference http://www.wildlifecenter.org/wp/rehabilitator-training/call-of-the-wild-conference/ Wildlife Disease Association Conference http://www.wildlifedisease.org/meetings.htm Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina Symposium http://www.ncwildliferehab.org/ Wildlife Society Annual Conferences & Workshops http://joomla.wildlife.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=184 http://joomla.wildlife.org/Western/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=203&Itemid=348



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