OBJECTIVES

a.       To encourage practice and research in all areas related to the preservation, restoration, creation, or management of ecological communities.

b.      To disseminate scientific and technical information related to the preservation, restoration, creation, or management of ecological communities through meetings, publications, and the printed and electronic media to the Members of the Chapter, to public and private institutions, and to the general public throughout the geographical limits of the Chapter.

c.       To promote the exchange of information related to the preservation, restoration, creation, or management of ecological communities among interested person, groups and institutions throughout the geographical limits of the Chapter.

d.      To develop and promote technical and ethical guidelines for the preservation, restoration, creation, or management of the region’s ecological communities.

e.       To conduct programs of public education to raise awareness, interest, and understanding of the value and limitations of all aspects of the preservation, restoration, creation, or management of ecological communities throughout the geographical limits of the Chapter.

f.        To articulate and advance the Chapter’s positions relative to scientific and technical matters pertaining to public policy regarding the preservation, restoration, creation, or management of ecological communities.

g.       To advise and consult public agencies within the geographical limits of the Chapter regarding the improvement of standards and criteria for the preservation, restoration, creation, or management of ecological communities.