An introduction to the programming language R, presented by CMI. This course 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...

Presented by the Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology, this online eight-day online course with Joe Thorley is for natural resource managers who have to interpret the results of statistical analyses and make decisions about how much data to collect and which management actions to undertake. The course focuses on the fundamentals of uncertainty, modeling,...

Presented by the Columbian Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology, this course will cover procedures for observing, measuring, and describing soils in the field. The goal is to produce consistent data for soil inventory, mapping and classification using techniques that improve the consistency of determining soil properties in the field. Students will gain experience with describing...

Presented by the Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology, this course will introduce students to the BC Classification system of wetlands and the Canadian Wetland Classification System, providing them with an overview of how to classify and delineate wetlands and the differences between using these systems. The course will start with a classroom session learning...

This course presented by Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology aims to guide participants in effective ways to store, manipulate and analyze camera trap data within the R statistical environment. It will cover data storage and exploration of best practices, introductions to the major methods used to analyze camera trap data, all using real world...

Presented by the Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology, this online course with Ayla Pearson will provide students with the tools they need to effectively tidy, transform and visualize their data in R. This course will teach the theory behind tidy data, setting up a reproducible data pipeline, introduction in the tidyverse suite of packages,...

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,...

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...

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a proven and globally accepted method that is increasingly being used for survey of aquatic taxa. This highly effective, cost-efficient, and non-invasive method relies on the detection of genetic materials in aquatic ecosystems using laboratory analysis of water samples to detect DNA from the target taxa. Environmental DNA methods are predicated...

The QGIS mapping program has become the go-to software for people that want to map and analyze geospatial data using a free, open source product. Supported and continuously developed by designers world-wide, the program is replacing ArcGIS in many organizations. The program is easy to download and use but requires a bit of orientation for...

This course presented by Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology aims to guide participants in effective ways to store, manipulate and analyze camera trap data within the R statistical environment. It will cover data storage and exploration of best practices, introductions to the major methods used to analyze camera trap data, all using real world...

This course presented by the Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology provides an introductory primer for statistical concepts and techniques. Learners will explore ecological data, assumptions about probability distributions, hypothesis testing, one and two sample tests, ANOVA, regression, and model building topics. Emphasis will be placed on integrating practical examples into course exercises. The course...