Mine closure is an issue of growing importance for mining companies, the communities that host operations, Indigenous peoples, and governments with regulatory oversight of closure planning. In the coming years, the world’s top miners are expected to spend over $50 billion (USD) closing mines and managing legacy sites. For many stakeholders and rightsholders, there is...

This course presented by Royal Roads University covers core concepts, the most recent case examples and latest approaches to municipal natural asset management and is delivered by the Executive Director of the Natural Assets Initiative. It will provide both essential information to anyone working for, or with local governments or who is interested in innovative...

This course presented by Royal Roads University invites learners into deeper thinking, reflection and content pertaining to Indigenous perspectives in climate adaptation and mitigation. Ultimately, this course provides a space for participants to consider how and where Indigenous leadership can not only restore better-practice across social and political landscapes, but also heal relationships with our...

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.

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...

The Erosion and Sediment Control Association of British Columbia will host its 2024 Annual Conference on October 16 & 17, 2024, in Coquitlam, BC. Join hundreds of ESC professionals from across Western Canada, and the US Pacific Northwest for two full days of in-person ESC networking, learning, and discussions. Attendee Tickets go on sale in July....

NRTG is the leading provider of electrofishing training in Canada. Since 1994,  NRTG staff have successfully trained more than 8,000 Canadian industry practitioners in the practice of safe and effective electrofishing. By registering for the Electrofishing Certification Courtenay Field Session, you will also be registered in the Electrofishing Certification Self-Paced Training. Please note that the online Self-Paced...

Cultural Heritage Assessment and Monitoring introduces participants to cultural resource management by providing methods of conducting assessments of traditional plants, wildlife and riparian features. In this course participants will consider pressures on the landscape, the cultural features of the land, and techniques that can be used to protect these features. Additionally, options for both short-term...