Course Overview
Enhance your career in natural resources with practical soil assessment skills. This field-based course introduces the Canadian System of Soil Classification (CSSC) and other key techniques used in forestry, arboriculture, natural areas management, ecological restoration, and more. Through hands-on experience at two field sites, you'll learn to dig soil pits, interpret soil horizons, perform hand texturing, differentiate humus forms, and analyze soil properties for resource management applications. This 12-hour course is designed for professionals and students in natural sciences, ecological restoration, forestry, resource management, arboriculture, planning, stewardship, outreach, and education. Students must provide their own transportation.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
1.0
Domestic fees
$404.41
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Carry out field description of soils for various applications and in a variety of ecosystems using standard practices.
- Describe dominant factors and processes involved in soil formation and development of soil horizons.
- Describe soils using standard Canadian System of Soil Classification terminology
- Demonstrate soil sampling, handling methods and basic soil analyses, including hand texturing soil color assessment using Munsell Soil Color Charts.
- Identify soil humus forms in the field.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2025
Course Offerings
Spring/Summer 2026
Below is one offering of RENR 1021 for the Spring/Summer 2026 term.
CRN 70019
Dates
Jun 11 - Jun 12 Loading
- CRN 70019
- $404.41 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
Duration
2 days
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- This course offers 12 hours of field training with hands-on exercises at the different sites in the Lower Mainland. Thursday, June 11 10:00-16:00 BCIT Campus Friday, June 12 10:00-16:00 Maple Ridge Woodlot For more information, please contact giti_abouhamzeh@bcit.ca
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Status
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