Past Events

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We repeat our courses when there is a demand for them.

2024

• Environmental DNA (eDNA) Theory and Implementation
  October 24, 2024
• Introduction to `R` software
  October 18, 2024
• Annual Researchers’ Forum: From Valley Bottom to Mountains Tops
  October 09, 2024
• Data Manipulation and Visualization in R
  October 04, 2024
• Wetland Classification: An introduction
  July 05, 2024
• Field Soil Description & Classification Course
  June 28, 2024
• Understanding Statistics and Decision-Making for Natural Resource Managers
  June 26, 2024
• Field Ornithology – Improving Bird ID and survey skills through sound
  May 30, 2024
• Introduction to `R` software
  May 09, 2024
• Data Manipulation and Visualization in R
  April 25, 2024
• Wildlife Bioacoustics: A Hands-on Introduction
  April 12, 2024
• CREDtalks (Columbia Region Ecological Discussions)
  March 21, 2024

2023

• Introduction to `R` software
  November 09, 2023
• Annual Researchers’ Forum
  October 27, 2023
• Data Manipulation and Visualization in R
  October 19, 2023
• Introduction to Camera Trap Data Management and Analysis in R
  September 22, 2023
• Statistical Rethinking: A Bayesian Study Group
  September 06, 2023
• Introduction to `R` software
  June 15, 2023
• Advanced Field Ornithology: Identification and Surveys by Sound
  June 01, 2023
• Responsible Recreation: Pathways, Practices and Possibilities
  May 10, 2023
• Community Keynote for the Responsible Recreation conference
  May 09, 2023
• Navigating the Migratory Birds Convention Act and Species at Risk Act, with Methods, Tools and Data from the BC Conservation Data Centre
  April 13, 2023

2022

• Data Manipulation and Visualization
  December 02, 2022
• Introduction to `R` software
  November 25, 2022
• An Introduction to Camera Trap Data Management and Analysis in R
  November 02, 2022
• Annual Researchers’ Forum
  October 18, 2022
• Fungal Ecology: Beyond Decomposition
  September 24, 2022
• Statistical Rethinking Study Group
  September 07, 2022
• Field Soil Description & Classification Course
  June 17, 2022
• Advanced Field Ornithology: Identification and Surveys by Sound and Recordings
  June 02, 2022
• Understanding Statistics & Decision-Making for Natural Resource Managers
  May 24, 2022

2021

• Trend Analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment
  November 18, 2021
• Stats Refresher for Biologists in “R” Software
  November 05, 2021
• Introduction to “R” Software
  November 02, 2021
• Intermediate R Course – Online
  October 22, 2021
• Introductory R Course – Online
  September 17, 2021
• Understanding Statistics & Decision-Making for Natural Resource Managers
  June 08, 2021
• Scaling Up Camera Trap Surveys to Inform Regional Wildlife Conservation
  May 20, 2021
• Amphibian Inventory & Monitoring Techniques
  April 14, 2021

2020

• Introduction to Forest Fungi – bringing them out of the dark
  October 24, 2020
• Understanding Statistics & Decision-Making for Natural Resource Managers
  September 29, 2020
• Fundamentals of science-based vegetation surveying. How to include the bryophytes and lichens
  September 24, 2020
• CMI AGM
  April 15, 2020
• Introduction to Wildlife Bioacoustics
  March 05, 2020
• Occupancy Modelling
  February 13, 2020

2019

• Critical Habitat Screening Workshop
  November 19, 2019
• QGIS: Introduction & Level II
  November 19, 2019
• Data Manipulation and Scripting in R: Becoming an R-expert
  October 30, 2019
• Stats Refresher for Biologists in “R” Software
  October 25, 2019
• Introduction to “R” Software
  October 22, 2019
• 2019 Annual Researchers’ Forum
  October 18, 2019
• Native Bee Fauna of the Columbia Mountains, Public Talk
  June 18, 2019
• Bumble Bee Biodiversity, Ecology, and Identification
  June 18, 2019
• Field Soil Description & Classification
  June 14, 2019
• Advanced Field Ornithology: Identification and Surveys by Sound and Recordings
  June 06, 2019
• Regulated Rivers II: Science, Restoration, and Management of Altered Riverine Environments
  May 09, 2019
• Free Public Talk on hydroelectric impacts and compensation/restoration strategies used in the Columbia Region
  May 08, 2019
• Annual General Meeting
  May 07, 2019
• Introduction to QGIS
  May 03, 2019
• Critical Habitat Screening Workshop
  April 17, 2019
• Intermediate data wrangling, graphics, and spatial data analysis in “R”
  February 08, 2019

2018

• Occupancy Modelling Course
  October 25, 2018
• Annual Researchers’ Forum
  September 28, 2018
• Bioengineering: A Restoration Course
  September 27, 2018
• Introduction to Willow Identification
  July 10, 2018
• Wetland Classification
  June 22, 2018
• Advanced Field Ornithology: Identification and Surveys by Sound
  June 06, 2018
• Fishes of British Columbia Identification Course with a focus on the Columbia River Basin
  May 15, 2018
• QGIS: Introductory and Level II
  May 04, 2018
• CMI Annual General Meeting
  May 02, 2018
• Interdisciplinary Approaches to Managing Health of Fish and Wildlife
  May 02, 2018
• Free Public Talk by BC’s Wildlife Vet Helen Schwantje
  May 01, 2018
• Trend Analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment
  February 09, 2018

2017

• Introduction to QGIS
  November 17, 2017
• Forest Entomology: insight into the outbreak dynamics and impacts of major forest insects of B.C.
  November 02, 2017
• Advanced R Programming
  October 19, 2017
• Beyond the Statistics Refresher Course
  October 05, 2017
• Introduction to the Wetland Plants of British Columbia
  July 29, 2017
• Field Soil Description & Classification Course
  June 09, 2017
• Stats Refresher for Biologists in “R” software
  May 11, 2017
• Introduction to “R” Software
  May 08, 2017
• Avoiding Incidental Take of Bird Nests: from law to practice
  April 27, 2017
• The Messenger film screening with Dr. Erin Bayne
  April 26, 2017
• Annual General Meeting & Networking Social
  April 25, 2017
• Introduction to Field Ornithology
  April 05, 2017
• Mid-Columbia Ecosystem Enhancement Project Catalogue
  March 31, 2017

2016

• Private Land Conservation Potential in the North Columbia Area
  December 05, 2016
• Bio-engineering: A Restoration Course(s)
  October 21, 2016
• Spatially Explicit Capture-Recapture (SECR) Modeling
  July 07, 2016
• Identification of Native Grassland Plants
  May 25, 2016
• Annual Researchers’ Forum & AGM
  May 13, 2016
• Fish Identification Course
  May 11, 2016
• Stats Refresher for Biologists in “R” software
  April 28, 2016
• Introduction to “R” Software
  April 25, 2016
• Predator-Prey Dynamics: From Theory to Management conference
  April 07, 2016
• Climate Change in the North Columbia Mountains
  March 11, 2016
• Environmental and Social Assessment Forum
  February 24, 2016

2015

• Public Talk: External Review of Caribou Population Management in the Columbia Mountains and Northeastern BC
  November 25, 2015
• Review of population-based management of Southern Mountain caribou in BC
  November 25, 2015
• An Introduction to Bayesian Methods for Ecologists
  October 29, 2015
• CMI Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM 2015
  May 08, 2015
• Regulated Rivers: Environment, Ecology, and Management
  May 07, 2015
• Statistics Refresher for Biologists: in “R” software
  April 16, 2015

2014

• Trend Analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment
  November 20, 2014
• Solving Wicked Problems – Using Human Dimensions to Inform Natural Resource Management
  October 01, 2014
• Data Manipulation and Scripting in R: Becoming an R-expert
  May 29, 2014
• Resource Roads in British Columbia: Environmental challenges at a landscape level
  May 15, 2014
• Natural Processes for Restoration of Drastically Disturbed Sites course
  May 13, 2014
• Annual Researchers’ Forum & AGM
  May 02, 2014
• Statistics Refresher for Biologists: in “R” software
  May 01, 2014

2013

• Introduction to R Software course
  November 07, 2013
• Statistics for Biologists – A refresher course
  October 24, 2013
• New Ways to Use Digital Technology in the Field conference
  May 16, 2013
• Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM
  May 10, 2013
• Occupancy Modelling Course
  April 18, 2013

2012

• Design and Analysis of Distance Sampling Studies course
  November 29, 2012
• Ordinary and Logistic Regression course
  November 22, 2012
• Resource Roads in British Columbia – Environmental challenges at the site level conference
  November 08, 2012
• Natural Processes for Restoration of Drastically Disturbed Sites course
  November 06, 2012
• Introduction to R Software course
  June 06, 2012
• Soils refresher course
  June 01, 2012
• Capture-recapture for Spatial Data course
  May 31, 2012
• CMI Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM 2012
  May 01, 2012
• Urban Wildlife: Challenges and management conference
  April 19, 2012

2011

• Occupancy Modelling Course
  November 03, 2011
• Statistics for Biologists – A refresher course
  October 20, 2011
• Carbon Management in British Columbia Ecosystems conference
  June 16, 2011
• CMI Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM 2011
  May 12, 2011
• Design and Analysis of Distance Sampling Studies course
  April 20, 2011
• Trend analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment course
  April 14, 2011

2010

• Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management 2010 conference
  October 07, 2010
• Public Participation Skills for Natural Resource Managers course
  October 05, 2010
• Trend analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment course
  September 30, 2010
• Statistics for Biologists – A refresher course
  September 23, 2010
• Ecological Approaches to Invasive Plant Management course
  September 14, 2010
• Introduction to R Software course
  August 25, 2010
• GPS Unleashed – Making the most of your GPS unit and online mapping resources course
  May 14, 2010
• Online GIS for citizen science and stewardship workshop
  May 13, 2010
• CMI Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM 2010
  May 12, 2010
• Aboriginal Cultural Awareness for Natural Resource Managers course
  April 21, 2010

2009

• Statistics for biologists – A refresher course
  November 19, 2009
• Introduction to Bayesian Methods for Ecologists
  November 05, 2009
• Statistics for Biologists – A refresher course
  October 22, 2009
• Soil Bioengineering course
  September 25, 2009
• Ecological Approaches to Invasive Plant Management course
  September 22, 2009
• Introduction to R Software course
  August 20, 2009
• Conserving Wetlands in British Columbia conference
  May 30, 2009
• Ecological Approaches to Invasive Plant Management course
  May 27, 2009
• CMI Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM 2009
  May 08, 2009

2008

• Wildland / urban interface fires, fuel management, and ecosystems conference
  November 06, 2008
• Design and Analysis of Mark-recapture Studies course
  October 23, 2008
• Design and Analysis of Mark-recapture Studies course
  October 08, 2008
• Ecological Approaches to Invasive Plant Management course
  September 26, 2008
• Soil Bioengineering course
  September 23, 2008
• Introduction to R software course
  May 29, 2008
• Ecological Approaches to Invasive Plant Management course
  May 27, 2008
• CMI Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM 2008
  May 01, 2008
• Soil Bioengineering course
  April 20, 2008

2007

• Design and Analysis of Mark-recapture Studies course
  November 22, 2007
• Managing Environmental Impacts of Linear Corridors and Infrastructure conference
  November 08, 2007
• Ecological Restoration in Southeastern BC: Grasslands to Mountaintops conference
  October 13, 2007
• Soil Bioengineering Course
  October 11, 2007
• Introduction to R Software course
  September 25, 2007
• Introduction to R Software course
  May 16, 2007
• Introduction to R Software course
  May 08, 2007
• CMI Annual Researchers Meeting and AGM 2007
  May 06, 2007
• Ordinary and Logistic Regression course
  April 12, 2007

2006

• Ordinary and Logistic Regression Course
  November 09, 2006
• Bear Conservation in a Fast-Changing North America conference
  October 25, 2006
• Multidisciplinary Approaches to Recovering Caribou in Mountain Ecosystems conference
  May 31, 2006
• CMI Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM 2006
  April 28, 2006

2005

• Statistics for Biologists – A Refresher course
  November 17, 2005
• Creating Bear Aware Communities workshop
  November 03, 2005
• Identifying Critical Habitat: Methods, Issues and Solutions conference
  October 19, 2005
• Statistics for Biologists – A Refresher Course
  June 02, 2005
• Implications of Climate Change in British Columbia’s Southern Interior Forests conference
  April 27, 2005
• CMI Annual General Meeting 2005
  April 26, 2005

2004

• Statistics for Biologists – A Refresher Course
  May 13, 2004
• Applying DNA Methods to the Study of Wildlife Distribution and Abundance workshop
  May 06, 2004
• CMI Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM 2004
  April 28, 2004
• Mountain caribou predator-prey-habitat Expert Panel
  February 24, 2004

2003

• Applying DNA Methods to the Study of Wildlife Distribution and Abundance workshop
  December 04, 2003
• CMI Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM 2003
  April 30, 2003
• Climate Change in the Columbia Basin conference
  January 18, 2003

2002

• DNA-Based Wildlife Studies course
  November 21, 2002
• Mountain Caribou in 21st Century Ecosystems conference
  October 18, 2002
• Conducting Wildlife Post Mortems in the Field course
  October 15, 2002
• CMI Annual Researchers Meeting and AGM 2002
  April 23, 2002
• Wildlife Chemical Immobilization course
  March 15, 2002
• Wildlife Chemical Immobilization course
  January 27, 2002

2001

• Creating Bear Aware Communities workshop
  November 17, 2001
• Non-Invasive DNA Hair Sampling: Uses and Field Techniques seminar
  October 02, 2001
• CMI Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM 2001
  April 26, 2001
• Fifth Annual Roads, Rails and Environment Workshop
  March 14, 2001
• Wildlife Chemical Immobilization course
  March 02, 2001

2000

• Managing for Bears in Forested Environments conference
  October 19, 2000
• Ecology of the Columbia River Reservoirs conference
  May 10, 2000
• CMI Annual Researchers’ Meeting and AGM 2000
  April 27, 2000
• Wildlife Chemical Immobilization course
  January 27, 2000

1999

• Roads, Rails, and Environment IV workshop
  November 03, 1999
• Managing Forests for Lichen: the Mountain Caribou Issue workshop
  September 30, 1999
• CMI Annual Researcher’s Meeting and AGM 2005
  April 28, 1999
• Learning from the Past workshop
  April 23, 1999
• Wildlife Chemical Immobilization course
  April 15, 1999
• DNA Fingerprinting for Wildlife and Fisheries Officers seminar
  April 08, 1999

1998

• DNA Analysis for Field Biologists seminar
  December 01, 1998
• Forestry and Avalanches workshop
  October 16, 1998
• Roads, Rails and the Environment III workshop
  September 30, 1998
• CMI Annual Researcher’s Meeting 1998
  May 07, 1998
• DNA and Field Ecology seminar
  May 06, 1998

1997

• DNA Fingerprinting for Wildlife Officers seminar
  December 01, 1997
• Climate Impacts in Mountain Basins (CLIMB)
  November 20, 1997
• Roads, Rails and the Environment II workshop
  April 10, 1997