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  • How to Negotiate with Indigenous Peoples – Live-Guided Training

    Online

    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...

  • Plant Identification Level 2 – Online

    Online

    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.

  • Indigenous Consultation & Engagement – Live-Guided Training

    Online

    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...

  • Winning Proposals – Writing to Secure Funding – Online

    Online

    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...

  • Data Manipulation and Visualization in R

    Online

    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,...

  • Truth and Reconciliation: Embracing Truth for Meaningful Reconciliation

    Online

    In recent years, Canadians have started listening to the Indigenous voices that had been silenced for so long. While this is prompting many to want to act in reconciliation collectively, a key message from many of these voices is that we must first fully engage with "truth" in order to make reconciliation possible and meaningful....

  • Wetland Assessment – Online

    Online

    Presented by NRTG, Wetland Assessment is an applied, two-day, fully online course focusing on the step-by-step process of how to characterize, classify, and delineate wetlands in Canada and the northern United States.

  • Fundamentals of Soil Sampling I: Soil Texturing – Online

    Online

    This course presented by NRTG is designed for individuals across various disciplines who require precise soil classification skills. This online course offers a hands-on approach, where students will engage in live soil texture analysis sessions to gain a thorough understanding of soil textures. Using simple tools, participants will learn various techniques for accurate soil classification...

  • Natural Asset Management: An Introduction to Making Nature Count in Canadian Municipalities

    Online

    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...

  • Construction Monitoring — Spill Prevention and Response at the Construction Site – Online

    Online

    At NRTG’s Spill Prevention and Response at the Construction Site micro-course, participants will learn best practices for safely storing, handling, and swiftly responding to spills involving releases of fuels, hydraulic fluids, coolant, battery acid, and other hazardous liquids. The training showcases cutting-edge equipment and materials, ensuring attendees are equipped with the latest tools and knowledge...

  • Lunch ‘n’ Learn The Science of Coagulants and their Application in Sediment Control

    Online

    The aim of this presentation by ESCABC will be to summarize the mechanism of coagulation, increase the understanding of available options, and shed light on emerging technologies. With a focus on applications towards sediment control on British Columbia, this session will leave attendees with a basic understand of what’s available in the coagulation space and...