Here is an overview of what the CRI currently has on offer for training in 2010.
April 6 - December 3, 2010
Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) online training program - Environment Canada has developed a standardized protocol/program for study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation for aquatic macroinvertebrates in wadeable streams. CRI will be offering the 2010 online training starting April 6th. There are 4 different training levels from $50-$400, with full-time students/NGOs/First Nations paying $50-$200.
June 4 - September 30, 2010
Backpack Electrofishing certificate course - online and field components
The course material is provided online and upon completion of the final test, participants attend and participate in a half-day field practicum. Folks will get an overview of the safety issues, machine components and proper operation, and then get to wear and use the pack as well as net some fish. $400 per person regular, $200 for full-time CRI students/NGOs/First Nations.
TBA VERY soon sometime in August 2010
River Habitats and Hydraulics Field Course - BIOL 6183 / CE 6414 - this 3 credit hour graduate-level field course is open to students and professionals. The 2010 offering will be held at the Queen's Universty Biological Station (about 5km north of Kingston, ON).
Topics to be covered include fluvial geomorphology, open-channel hydraulics, environmental perturbations, habitat survey and sampling design, benthic invertebrate identification and ecology; fish identification, habitat requirements and ecology; nutrient/trophic dynamics; impact assessment and river habitat restoration.
Late Sep-early Oct, 2010 - dates to be determined shortly
Stream Restoration: Design and Monitoring - this is currently a non-credit field course. The course is designed for those with an interest in stream restoration, design, and monitoring. Participants will receive instruction in fluvial hydrology, ecological considerations, restoration design and technical details, and aquatic monitoring and assessment. The course will be a combination of lecture and field components. A current large-scale stream restoration project will be visited to demonstrate the applications and stream and biological monitoring in the field.
This course is now a 3-day course and will be offered in late Sep/early Oct (dates to be determined shortly).
More info on each course will be added to, and can be found by visiting:
http://www.unb.ca/research/institutes/cri/opportunities/courses/index.html
