Specialized Intensive Trainings

ESA Short Courses for Agency Employees

For more than a decade, the environmental program has offered short courses on the Endangered Species Act for U.S. Forest Service and other agency specialists and line officers. The courses provide an overview of the ESA and important cases interpreting it, with special focus on agency obligations to consult under section 7 of the ESA. Three four-day courses are offered each year. For more information, see Forest Service's Continuing Education for Natural Resource Professionals or contact Linda D'Agostino, Environmental and Natural Resources Program Assistant at lindad@lclark.edu.

Environmental Seminar for Federal Judges

The environmental program also offers a one-week seminar on environmental law for federal judges. The seminar covers all of the major environmental statutes a federal judge might encounter on his or her docket, including pollution control and resource allocation statutes.

Trainings for Brazilian Judges

Occasionally, the program is also host to a group of judges from Brazil who are interested in learning the basics of U.S. environmental law as their country develops its own system of environmental law and implementation.

Trainings Available

Lewis & Clark seeks to raise the level of awareness in the environmental and natural resources law field, not only among our own students but among practitioners, agency personnel and the judiciary, so that everyone involved can make informed decisions in areas of critical concern. If your agency or organization could benefit from high-quality, intensive environmental law training tailored to your particular needs, contact us at nrli@lclark.edu.