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
Intro to Forest Fungi workshop
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