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The Board of Directors meets on the first Wednesday of each month throughout the year.

2009 WPA Field Trip - Registration Form

Fall and Winter Forums

Attendance at WPA Forums is free for members in good standing. Attendance for non-members costs $5.00 per Forum

The forums for the 2008-2009 season, starting October 1, 2008 will be held at REI in Bloomington, Minnesota. Please refer to the schedule for locations and dates.


Click here for an Archive of Past Forums and Field Trips

2009 - 2010 Forum and Conference Schedule

Registration & refreshments at 2:00 pm
Program begins at 2:30 pm, ends by 5:00 pm

November 4, 2009 - Wetland Plants in MN - Rare Species, Updates to 1988 Plant List. Steve Eggers, COE, and Hannah Texler, Plant Ecologist, MN DNR

January 20, 2010 - WPA Conference - Save the Date - details to come. Continuing Education & Conference Center, U of M St. Paul campus

March 3, 2010 - Coming Across Questionable Activity in the Field (or, "What is the Indicator Status of Cannabis sativa?") Panel participants include a WEO, attorney, surveyor, FWS cultural resource staff

April 7, 2010 - Wetland Restoration Guide. Dan Shaw (vegetation) and Tom Wenzel (engineering), BWSR

May, 2010 - Annual WPA Field Trip (date and location to be announced)

All forums will be held at REI in Bloomington:

750 W American Blvd.

Bloomington, MN 55420 (952) 884-4315



Twelve or more hours of continuing education is required per year for the

Professional certification classification.

Each forum is worth 2.0 Professional Development Hours (PDH) or 0.2

Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

The Annual Conference is worth 6.0 PDH or 0.6 CEUs.

The Annual Field Trip is worth 6.0 PDH or 0.6 CEUs..