This is an online, instructor-led course. The course offers you an opportunity to learn about and practice reader-centric concepts and apply them to your own writing.

This course presented by Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology serves as an introduction to the biogeography, evolution, and identification of native and introduced freshwater fishes found in British Columbia. Two lecture sessions focus on the biogeography, evolution of the fauna, as well as the morphological and genetic techniques used in fish identification. Two afternoons...

This MicroCourse offers a concise yet thorough review of proven, science-based techniques for assessing limiting factors, such as life history, habitat space, competition, resource availability, and environmental conditions. By the end of this course, participants will be equipped to systematically evaluate these factors and use their findings to effectively guide restoration efforts.

This four-day theoretical and practical course introduces participants to the purpose and application of the Riparian Areas Protection Regulation (RAPR), including the roles and responsibilities of government, the proponent, and the Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP).

This course will explore several models of drones and their applications in today’s environmental field work.

In this MicroCourse, you’ll explore the different types of channel morphologies, the conditions that create them, and their stability over time. You’ll also learn about the challenges of working within dynamic channel systems.

This MicroCourse will delve deeper into important botanical terminology to enhance your familiarity with various plants encountered in nature. It will also explore the anatomy of difficult plant groups and discuss which characteristics to note and photograph when initiating species identification. Additionally, it will examine herbarium scans from various groups, or you can collect plant...

This MicroCourse introduces the student to methods of estimating fish abundance and includes considerations of effect of gear type and survey design on final abundance estimates. This course is very light on statistics and is intended for an audience seeking an overview of abundance estimation methods and the influence of the field work aspect upon...

Wetland Assessment is an applied, two-day, online with a student led field component course focusing on the step-by-step process of how to characterize, classify, and delineate wetlands in Canada and the northern United States.

This MicroCourse will delve deeper into important botanical terminology to enhance your familiarity with various plants encountered in nature. It will also explore the anatomy of difficult plant groups and discuss which characteristics to note and photograph when initiating species identification. Additionally, it will examine herbarium scans from various groups, or you can collect plant...

This program is designed to provide the regulatory community with additional in-depth, in-person learning and networking opportunities. The inaugural event will take place in Toronto on March 31st and will feature CNAR’s highly-rated Fundamentals of Regulation Workshop.

This Micro-Course describes strategies and approaches to selecting specific methods, in a defensible manner and combining information from a range of scales, to complete efficient and effective fish habitat assessments. Participants are assumed to have working knowledge of the standard stream fish habitat assessment methods.