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NCAEP holds various events throughout the year, including dinner meetings, workshops, and trainings. See below for a list of upcoming and past events. Come join us and learn something new!

Our dinner meeting topics range across our members' diverse interests, including natural resources, stream and wetland restoration, NEPA/SEPA, stormwater issues, regulatory updates, environmental ethics, and more. Our speakers have included representatives from NCDEQ, local governments, and the Whitehouse Council of Environmental Quality. Each meeting begins with a social hour, followed by a 15 to 30 minute presentation, then a question and answer session. Usually, 1 Professional Development Hour credit can be provided.

Members can access certain materials for most of our previous dinner meetings in the Members' Area.

Upcoming events

    • 05 Jun 2025
    • 7:00 AM - 8:30 PM
    • Croatan National Forest
    • 0

    Rare Plants and Natural Communities Workshop

    June 5, 2025

    Class Location:

    Croatan National Forest

    Registration Fee:
    $120 for NCAEP members

    $145 for non-members

    The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NHP) and the North Carolina Association of Environmental Professionals (NCAEP) will hold a one-day Natural Community Identification workshop on June 5, 2025. The field trip/workshop will be led by NC Natural Heritage Program staff and will focus on natural communities and associated rare plants in the Croatan National Forest. This field trip is designed for environmental professionals, botanists, and students who are responsible for conducting environmental surveys.

    This one-day trip will include visits to several natural communities throughout Croatan National Forest and will focus on identification and habitat for rough-leaf loosestrife (Lysimachia asperulifolia).

    The natural community portion of the workshop will be based on the Guide to the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation (2024). This document in electronic form is available as a free download at the NHP website.

    Please visit https://www.ncaep.org/event-6202371 for more information and to register. Registrations must be completed by  Friday May 30th.

    Liability waivers must be signed upon your arrival to class.

    In order to make the most of this learning experience and for the safety of all participants and the habitats that we will visit, registration will be limited to 26 participants. A minimum of 10 participants will be required for this event. If the minimum registration is not met, the class may be cancelled or rescheduled.

    Additional Information

    Transportation: Your registration fee includes transportation to Croatan National Forest by van from Raleigh. Participates can choose to meet the group at the Croatan National Forest. Due to limited parking at the planned stops, riding in a van is required between sites. Additional details regarding exact departure times and meeting locations will be provided in upcoming updates prior to the workshop date. Depending on the locations of registered attendees, additional van pickup locations can be coordinated. Please contact the workshop coordinator (workshops@ncaep.org) for further information.

    Equipment: Attendees are asked to please bring a bag lunch, as lunch will be had during the workshop. Coolers will be provided for drinks and afternoon snacks will be provided. This field trip will be planned rain or shine, so please plan accordingly for adverse weather conditions and bring appropriate clothing, shoes, water, insect repellants, and sunscreen, as needed. The field sites are known to harbor ticks, chiggers, snakes, and other wildlife. Cameras are encouraged if there is interest in photographing the plant species and communities that we will be observing. The collection of plant or animal specimens will be prohibited.

    • 25 Jun 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Fortnight Brewing (1006 SW Maynard Road, Cary)
    • 61
    Register

    Cultural Resources Assessments

    State Historic Preservation Office Update

    We are excited to announce a special presentation by Renee Gledhill-Earley, Environmental Review Coordinator for the NC Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Renee will present the when, what, why, who, and how of cultural resources assessments. The presentation is intended to inform all levels of environmental professionals and to assist you in navigating historic preservation laws, regulations, standards, and requirements for state and federal projects.

    Renee Gledhill-Earley has been with the NC Historic Preservation Office since 1978. She first served as National Register Coordinator and in 1982 began as the Environmental Review Coordinator for federal and state undertakings. A graduate of Florida State University in American History and with master's degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the history of the New South and Library Science, she has coordinated the review of nearly 120,000 projects likely to affect historic properties that ranged from affordable housing, to highways, to nuclear power plants, sewers, cell towers, solar farms, offshore wind turbines, and more than a dozen presidentially-declared disasters. Renee is the recipient of the Robert E. Stipe Professional Award from Preservation North Carolina, a Raleigh News and Observer's Tar Heel of the Week, and the Richard Caswell Award for 45 years of public service. 

    Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from a leader in the environmental management field. Join us for an engaging and informative evening!

    Location: Fortnight Brewing Company, 1006 SW Maynard Road, Cary 

    Date/Time: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - 6:00-9:00 PM

    Social Hour Starts at 6:00 PM

    Dinner 6:30 PM

    Presentation ~7:30 PM

    Corporate Members: Please have your Corporate Administrator contact vp@ncaep.org for the corporate registration code.

Past events

22 Apr 2025 NC Wetland Assessment Method
04 Mar 2025 NC Wetland Assessment Method
26 Feb 2025 Aquatic Species Habitat
03 Dec 2024 NC Stream Assessment Method
01 Nov 2024 Rare Plants/Natural Communities
24 Jul 2024 Dinner Meeting-Aquatic SLOPES
11 Jun 2024 Surface Water Identification
01 Jun 2024 Chavis Park Spring Cleanup
17 Apr 2024 Legislative Dinner Meeting
28 Mar 2024 NCAEP Charlotte March Social
06 Mar 2024 NCAEP Raleigh Winter Social
14 Nov 2023 Surface Water Identification
24 Oct 2023 NC Stream Assessment Method
19 Sep 2023 NC Wetland Assessment Method
22 Aug 2023 NCAEP Summer Social
27 Jul 2023 NCAEP Networking Night
21 Mar 2023 Surface Water Identification
13 Feb 2023 Dinner Meeting-Charlotte USACE
06 Dec 2022 NC Wetland Assessment Method
15 Nov 2022 NC Stream Assessment Method
21 Sep 2022 Dinner Meeting Wilmington USACE
12 Sep 2022 Aquatic Insect Ecology
16 Jun 2022 Dinner Meeting USFWS & USACE
07 Jun 2022 Surface Water Identification
19 Apr 2022 NC WAM (April)
26 Oct 2021 Surface Water Identification and Training Course (SWITC)
20 Sep 2021 Aquatic Insect Ecology for Environmental Professionals - Level 2
12 Jul 2021 2021 NCAEP Summer Social!
12 Jul 2021 NC Division of Water Resources 401/Isolated Wetlands Updates - Webinar
14 Jun 2021 Environmental Justice in NEPA Webinar
27 Oct 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule Update
20 Oct 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule Update
15 Sep 2020 Revised State Riparian Buffer Protection Rules Webinar
26 Mar 2020 POSTPONED - USACE Lunch and Learn in Charlotte - NCDOT Processes and Permitting in the Wilmington District
12 Mar 2020 Dinner Meeting: Final Waters of the United States Definition
27 Feb 2020 Legislative Update
27 Feb 2020 USACE Lunch and Learn - NCDOT Processes and Permitting in the Wilmington District
19 Feb 2020 CANCELLED: 1-Day NC WAM Wetland Type Field Class - Emphasis on Basin Wetlands
23 Jan 2020 Dinner Meeting: Proposed Waters of the United States
14 Nov 2019 USACE Lunch & Learn - Permit Applications and Information Submission Processes in the Wilmington District
12 Nov 2019 NC SAM Certification Training: Lecture and Field
08 Nov 2019 NCAEP 30th Anniversary Party
30 Oct 2019 USACE Lunch and Learn - Permit Applications and Information Submission Processes in the Wilmington District
29 Oct 2019 Surface Water Identification and Training Course (SWITC)
26 Sep 2019 USACE Lunch & Learn - Permit Applications and Information Submission Processes in the Wilmington District
10 Sep 2019 North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method (NC WAM) and Training Course
28 Aug 2019 USACE Lunch & Learn - Wetland Delineation Refresher: Format/Forms/Tools, David Lekson
30 Jul 2019 1-Day NC WAM Wetland Type Field Class - Emphasis on Basin Wetlands
11 Jul 2019 Dinner Meeting - USFWS: Proposed NC T&E Listings
27 Jun 2019 USACE Lunch & Learn - Wetland Delineation Refresher: Format/Forms/Tools, David Lekson
20 Jun 2019 2019 NHP Rare Plants and Natural Communities Workshop
31 May 2019 USACE Lunch & Learn - Mitigation Update: Todd Tugwell
05 Mar 2019 RESCHEDULED - Surface Water Identification and Training Course (SWITC)
21 Feb 2019 USACE Lunch & Learn - Mitigation Update: Todd Tugwell
19 Feb 2019 RESCHEDULED - NC SAM Certification Training: Lecture and Field
07 Feb 2019 Legislative Update
31 Jan 2019 Raleigh Winter Post-Holiday Social 2019
06 Dec 2018 Dinner Meeting - New North Carolina Initiatives in Climate Change and Clean Energy - Executive Order 80
26 Nov 2018 USACE Lunch & Learn - Mitigation Update: Todd Tugwell
30 Oct 2018 NC WAM Certification Training: Lecture and Field
11 Oct 2018 Dinner Meeting - Bats in the Piedmont and the Impacts of White-Nose Syndrome
03 Oct 2018 Webinar: Tribal Consultation and Engagement in the Era of Streamlining
23 Aug 2018 Dinner Meeting - NCDOT Project ATLAS
19 Jul 2018 2018 NCAEP Annual Pig Pickin'
12 Jul 2018 USACE-Wilmington District Regulatory Program Update - Coordination Procedures for Federally Listed Bat Species in Western North Carolina
21 Jun 2018 Dinner Meeting - USACE: Regulatory Program Update: Introducing the Charlotte Regulatory Field Office
07 Jun 2018 2018 Rare Plant & Natural Community Identification Workshop
24 Apr 2018 NC WAM Certification Training: Lecture and Field
22 Mar 2018 Dinner Meeting - Incorporating Ecosystem Services Into NEPA
01 Feb 2018 Charlotte Winter Post-Holiday Social 2018
25 Jan 2018 Raleigh Winter Post-Holiday Social 2018
09 Nov 2017 Dinner Meeting - DMS: Identifying Restoration Priorities Using the Functional Approach
02 Nov 2017 TMDL Alternatives: Category 4b Success Stories and Other Options
10 Oct 2017 NC WAM Certification Training: Lecture and Field
04 Oct 2017 2017 Natural Communities and Rare Plants of the Uwharrie National Forest, Montgomery County, NC
28 Sep 2017 Dinner Meeting - DEQ Working Priorities and Themes
19 Sep 2017 NC SAM Certification Training: Lecture and Field
14 Jun 2017 NEPA Legislative/Policy Update
06 Jun 2017 2017 Rare Plant & Natural Community Identification Workshop
09 May 2017 Surface Water Identification and Training Course
27 Apr 2017 2017 Pig Pickin'
18 Apr 2017 NC SAM Certification Training: Lecture and Field
31 Mar 2017 NC WAM & SAM for Managers
27 Mar 2017 NAEP Conference
08 Mar 2017 Webinar: Environmental Practice in Flux: Transitioning to the Trump Administration
02 Mar 2017 Dinner Meeting - City of Raleigh Mitigation Bank
24 Jan 2017 Dinner Meeting - Proposed Water Quality Permit Revisions: Comment Period Open
27 Oct 2016 Dinner Meeting - NEPA/SEPA Update: Jennifer Haynie, NC Division of Water Infrastructure
13 Sep 2016 NC WAM Certification Training: Lecture and Field
18 Aug 2016 Charlotte Dinner Meeting - Charlotte's Umbrella Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank: Past, Present and Future
05 May 2016 2016 Pig Pickin'
03 May 2016 NC WAM Certification Training: Lecture and Field
21 Mar 2016 NC SAM Certification Training: Lecture and Field
25 Feb 2016 Raleigh Dinner Meeting - NC SAM and NC WAM
27 Jan 2016 Raleigh Winter Post-Holiday Social 2016
20 Jan 2016 Webinar: Status of the Clean Water Rule
10 Dec 2015 Raleigh Dinner Meeting - 2015 Legislative Updates
11 Nov 2015 Phase I ESA 1527-13 Updated Requirements for “All Appropriate Inquiries”
02 Oct 2015 October 2, 2015 NATURAL COMMUNITY IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP, Durham, NC area
01 Oct 2015 Nutrient Management: Implications for Mitigation
01 Oct 2015 October 1, 2015 NATURAL COMMUNITY IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP, Durham, NC area
10 Sep 2015 Charlotte Dinner Meeting - Advancing the Science, Policy, and Approach of Stream Restoration
13 Aug 2015 Northern Long-eared Bat Listing Update - USF&WS Asheville Dinner Meeting
03 Jun 2015 June 3, 2015 Workshop: Natural Communities and Rare Plants of the Hickory Nut Gorge Area, Rutherford County, NC
14 May 2015 May 14th Raleigh Dinner Meeting - USF&WS listing of the Northern Long-Eared Bat
30 Apr 2015 2015 Pig Pickin'
10 Apr 2015 Spring Herb Identification Workshop
25 Mar 2015 Webinar: Consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act Programmatic: NEPA Reviews
12 Mar 2015 Dinner Meeting - Donald van der Vaart, Secretary, NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources
27 Feb 2015 Winter Plant Identification Workshop (moved to rain date)
25 Feb 2015 Webinar: Guidance on Effective Use of Programmatic NEPA Reviews
12 Feb 2015 Charlotte Winter Post-Holiday Social
28 Jan 2015 Webinar: Integrating Analysis of Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change in NEPA Documents
22 Jan 2015 Raleigh Winter Post-Holiday Social 2015
04 Dec 2014 Raleigh Dinner Meeting - 2014 Legislative Updates
03 Oct 2014 October 3, 2014 Natural Communities and Rare Plants of the Uwharrie National Forest, Montgomery County, NC
02 Oct 2014 October 2, 2014 Natural Communities and Rare Plants of the Uwharrie National Forest, Montgomery County, NC
25 Sep 2014 Raleigh Dinner Meeting - Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases
17 Sep 2014 The Role of the Environmental Professional in Disaster Preparedness, Planning, and Recovery
24 Jul 2014 Wilmington Dinner Meeting - Update: Ecosystem Enhancement Program
29 May 2014 Piedmont Rare Species and Mafic Rock Communities Workshop and Fieldtrip to Durham and Granville Counties, NC
22 May 2014 Charlotte Dinner Meeting - The Environmental Management Commission & the Regulatory Reform Act
21 May 2014 NEPA 2013 Legal and Regulatory Update
07 Apr 2014 2014 NAEP Conference in St. Petersburg, FL
03 Apr 2014 Dinner Meeting - John E. Skvarla, III, Secretary, NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources
09 Jan 2014 Winter Post-Holiday Social 2014
05 Dec 2013 Raleigh Dinner Meeting - 2013 Legislative Updates
09 Oct 2013 Charlotte Dinner Meeting - 2013 Legislative Updates
13 Sep 2013 Middle Coastal Plain (Bladen Lakes Area) Rare Plants & Natural Communities Workshop
15 Aug 2013 Clean Water Management Trust Fund and Natural Heritage Program Updates
06 Jun 2013 Coastal Plain Rare Plants Workshop
22 May 2013 2013 Pig Pickin'
21 Mar 2013 Dinner Meeting - John E. Skvarla, III, Secretary, NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources
12 Mar 2013 Raleigh Webinar - ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING UNDER MAP-21 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
24 Jan 2013 Winter Post-Holiday Social 2013
06 Dec 2012 Regulatory Reform and the Environment at the NC General Assembly
11 Oct 2012 Southern Mountain Rare Plants Workshop
19 Sep 2012 Raleigh Webinar - USACOE Permitting and 401 Water Quality Certifications
19 Sep 2012 Charlotte Webinar - USACOE Permitting and 401 Water Quality Certifications
13 Sep 2012 Will Harman to speak on: A Function-Based Framework for Stream Assessment and Restoration Projects
23 Aug 2012 Water Quality Improvements in Charlotte/Mecklenburg: Planning, Implementation, and Ongoing Opportunities
21 Jun 2012 The Environmental Footprint of Shale Gas and Hydraulic Fracturing
20 Jun 2012 Webinar - NEPA Legal and Policy Update
23 May 2012 2012 Pig Pickin'
20 Apr 2012 Western Piedmont Rare Plants Workshop
29 Mar 2012 Determining Ecological Flows for River Basin Planning in North Carolina
17 Mar 2012 CLEAN JORDAN LAKE
18 Jan 2012 Winter Holiday Social 2012
08 Dec 2011 Environmental Decision Making: From Theory to Participation
15 Nov 2011 USACE Regulatory Update – NCWAM & NCSAM
22 Oct 2011 NCAEP'S BIG SWEEP AT FALLS LAKE
15 Sep 2011 2011 RARE PLANT & COMMUNITY IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP
08 Sep 2011 EEP Version 2.0
11 Aug 2011 Current Trends in Stormwater Management
15 Jun 2011 NAEP Webinar - NEPA Legal and Policy Update
09 Jun 2011 Consolidated Buffer Rules and other DWQ Updates
19 May 2011 Basinwide Planning / Waters Committee Meeting
17 May 2011 2011 Pig Pickin'
07 Apr 2011 NAEP CEQ Webinar
03 Mar 2011 Compensatory Stream and Wetland Mitigation: An Evaluation of Regulatory Success
12 Jan 2011 Winter Holiday Social
04 Nov 2010 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Nov. Dinner Meeting @ BB&Y Restaurant
17 Oct 2010 Crowder District Park Invasive Species Workshop
21 Sep 2010 Fall Dinner Meeting @ BB&Y Restaurant


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