The Springs Stewardship Institute (SSI) is an initiative of the Museum of Northern Arizona, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. SSI (springstewardship.org) was established to improve the understanding and stewardship of springs ecosystems, educate the public and resource managers, and foster partnerships to protect these critically endangered ecosystems.
We are proud to announce this year's dates for our Springs Inventory and Assessment Workshops, to be held at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ. These two-day workshops will help participants better understand springs ecosystems resources, status, management planning, stewardship, monitoring, and information management. More information on springs workshops can be found at http://www.springstewardship.org/Workshops2013.html. The cost of a workshop is $350, which includes workshop materials and field trip transportation. Workshop dates for 2013 (training runs from 9-5 each day): . May 15-16 . June 12-13 . September 4-5 We also offer in-depth workshops at your location, tailored to your organization's specific needs. Other services provided by SSI include: . Springs inventory and monitoring surveys . U.S. Forest Service Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem surveys . GIS and data management support . Groundwater sampling and modeling . Biological inventory and identification . Cultural resource inventory and assessment . Stewardship advisement and planning . Proposal development . Technical and scientific peer review . Restoration planning and implementation . Internships . Professional collaboration Our team at SSI has nearly 40 years of field experience conducting springs ecosystem research, inventories, and assessments on dozens of federal, provincial, tribal, and private management units, including private ranches and farms, U.S. Forest Service lands, BLM range lands, tribal reservations, and state and national parks in the United States and Canada. Please call our office at 928-774-5211 x 231 or send an email to j...@springstewardship.org. We can discuss how the Springs Stewardship Institute can help your organization meet its springs-related goals. Jeri Ledbetter, Larry Stevens, and Abe Springer Springs Stewardship Institute, Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 North Fort Valley Road Flagstaff, AZ 86001 j...@springstewardship.org la...@springstewardship.org abe.sprin...@nau.edu
