This course offers practical training in both field and laboratory settings, focusing on the identification of sedges and rushes at the species level. Participants will engage with plant nomenclature and practice using identification keys. Upon completion, individuals will have experience in identifying unknown species, which may be applicable in areas such as applied biology, environmental...

This course is designed to introduce students to the basics of wetland identification and classification. Students will be introduced to the foundations of how to recognize, map, classify, and describe wetlands using the Canadian Wetland Classification System and will provide an overview for identifying common wetland ecosystem sites and plant associations using the Wetlands of...

This course covers 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 gain experience with describing and classifying forest and wetland soils in the Revelstoke area using...