Species at Risk is an applied, two-day, online with a student led field component course focusing on how to determine which species at risk are known to occur in a particular area, how to identify potential habitat opportunities, and how to assign a relative potential for that species to be present.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Identify species at risk known to occur in a particular geographic region
• Locate species and habitat information
• Conduct a desktop evaluation of potential habitat opportunities for species at risk
• Conduct a site reconnaissance to document and assess habitat opportunities for Species at Risk
• Assign relative potential for a species at risk to be present based on habitat availability
• Identify and contrast industry best practices for mitigation
  

  What should I bring or supply?

  You will need: 

  • Computer 
  • Stable internet access   
  • Pen and paper 

  Please note that on the afternoon of day 2 you will complete a student-led field exercise. Please plan to be outside up to 2 hours. Recommended equipment for these sessions includes: 

  • Appropriate clothing for field work 
  • Field guides to local plants and animals (optional but recommended) 
  • Printed copy of field notes (in the Assignment document) are optional 
  • Microsoft Excel 
  • Google Earth Pro (free download) 
  • Smart phone or printer 
  • Waterproof field notebook and pencil 
  • Suitable all-weather boots (waterproof) 
  • Compass (optional) 
  • GPS (optional) 

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