The Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology (CMI) hosts an annual event where they gather members of the scientific community, Indigenous community members and representatives, stewardship groups, and interested individuals to provide updates on ecological projects taking place in southeastern British Columbia – everything from field trials, new restoration projects and their associated community initiatives,...

Writing persuasive proposals is a key skill for people working in consulting, for students in academia, for non-profit organizations seeking funding, and for Indigenous agencies looking to do some work on their land. Winning Proposals is a MicroCourse delivered by NRTG and dedicated to helping those responsible for responding to requests for proposals or grant applications achieve...

Are you ready to engage with an Indigenous community but aren't sure of where to start? Do you understand the differences between consultation and engagement? The Indigenous Relations Academy take their Indigenous cross-cultural awareness training program, Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® and get beyond Indigenous awareness to practical skills and tools that can be applied during Indigenous consultation and...

In the Plant Identification Level 2 MicroCourse presented by NRTG, participants will delve deeper into important botanical terminology to enhance familiarity with various plants encountered in nature. Attendees will also explore the anatomy of difficult plant groups and discuss which characteristics to note and photograph when initiating species identification.

Have you developed and implemented an effective consultation and engagement strategy and are now ready to negotiate, but aren’t sure how to start? Or how to prepare for that all-important first community meeting? This is a 200 level training session building upon the material provided in the Indigenous Relations Academy foundational Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® training, where they focus on the RESPECT model and apply...

This comprehensive training program presented by Indigenous Relations Academy is designed to equip participants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and resources to engage in successful Indigenous procurement initiatives. If your organization is preparing to apply for contracts or partnership opportunities that include a commitment to Indigenous procurement, this training covers the key aspects for success,...

Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) offers monthly guided bird walks to give people the opportunity to learn and practice their skills with local bird ID experts. British Columbia is home to some of North America’s best birdwatching opportunities and VARC's guided walks will help you improve your knowledge of BC birds and get to know them – whether...

This five-week online course offered by the Climate Risk Institute and delivered by leading infrastructure and resilience experts will provide participants with information about, and practice with the PIEVC Protocol (Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee), a practical tool and process that supports the systematic assessment of the risks of extreme weather and future climate in relation...

This course offered by the Climate Risk Institute and Royal Roads University will provide an overview of legal frameworks aimed at mitigating and adapting to climate change and discuss existing and emerging legal obligations relevant to infrastructure professionals at the provincial, federal and international level. It will hone in on the roles and responsibilities of...

The UBC Faculty of Forestry’s Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation (CVA) Micro-Certificate is a flexible 8-week online program that provides forest professionals with an understanding of climate science, vulnerability assessments, adaptation development, and how it is applied to management and business case adaptation. CVA offers science-based, practical, hands-on training for professionals, including those currently working and those...

This online course presented by the Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology will provide tips and tricks to programming in R, installation of R packages and libraries, introduction to base R objects and data types, assign a value to a name, identify functions, for loops, and conditional statements, read in data from common file types...

Groundwater contamination is a widespread issue at both current and historical chemical manufacturing or storage sites, involving contaminants such as Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), solvents, petroleum products, dissolved metals, and pesticides. Whether you are assessing risk, selecting a remediation strategy, or conducting forensic analysis to identify the potential sources of contamination, a foundational understanding...