Course Overview
This field trip has been designed to examine operational-level, ecological restoration activities currently being conducted in British Columbia. Learning content will be comprised of numerous site visits of restoration sites and guest lecturers, whom are experts within their field of specialization with respect to ecological restoration. Topic will include: trout and salmon stream restoration projects (Sumallo Grove, Similkameen River, MacKyntire Dam, Coffee Creek ), wildlife habitat restoration projects (burrowing owls, Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program), lake & river restoration projects (Yellow Lake, Kettle River, Kootenay River, Spotted Lake, ORRI), and sturgeon restoration projects (Columbia River, Fraser River). Additional projects will be examined during the field trip.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
0.0
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the background and rationale for a wide variety of terrestrial and aquatic Ecological Restoration projects in Southern BC since the early 1970s.
- Learn directly from Government, First Nations, NGOs and independent biologists about how to initiate, manage and report on the theory and practice of ecological restoration.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2013
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice. Find out more about BCIT course cancellations.