USDA Forest Service Continuing Education Program and SOUND SCIENCE LLC Present the workshop Asking & Answering the Right Monitoring Questions This three day workshop addresses issues regarding the design and implementation of monitoring programs for assessing ecological systems relative to management actions. Over the three day course natural resource professionals will learn the fundamentals of crafting effective monitoring programs given the real-life programmatic constraints of time and resources. Day 1: Demonstrates how conceptual modeling can be used to craft effective monitoring questions from management goals and ecological context. Days 2 & 3: Focus on seven effective design and analysis tools for the implementation of basic sampling designs. Next session: January 29-30, 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Tuition: $750 (Lodging & Meals not included) For more information contact: Dr. David Maddox Sound Science LLC david@sound-science.org (202) 255-1124