Alberta Soil Information Viewer (1+ hours)

• Navigate the Soil Information Viewer
• View and interpret the soil and landscape data (based on AGRASID)
• Understand the basics of landscape models, soil models and Alberta’s land suitability rating system
• Apply soil and landscape data to different land management scenarios

Alberta Conservation Information Management System (1+ hours)

• Define a conservation data centre
• Understand different ACIMS conservation tools
• Apply ACIMS tools to different land management scenarios
• Provide a basic understanding of how species data are collected and processed
• Navigate the ACIMS Online Mapping Tool
• Querying information and locations of species in Alberta

Grassland Vegetation Inventory (8+ hours)

• Develop a basic understanding of grassland and Rocky Mountain ecosystem components
• Learn how to differentiate between GVI site types
• Understand how to obtain and interpret the GVI map product
• Review different ways that GVI can be applied to land management, pre-disturbance and reclamation activities

Alberta Wetland Policy Basics (2+ hours)

• Understand the basics of wetland assessment (identification, delineation, classification, wetland function assessment, species surveys, and hydrology assessments), impact analysis and mitigations
• Identify the role and requirements of an Authenticating Wetland Professional
• Provide a basic understanding of the regulatory requirements for different activities in a wetland
• Facilitate an understanding of the Wetland Policy and how it is implemented in Alberta
• Provide an overview of the Alberta Wetland Replacement Program

Field Skills (9+ hours)

• Introductory plant identification
• Soil characterization
• Site characterization
• Map interpretation
• Field data collection
• Site type classification
• Wetland-obligate songbird, raptor and mammal habitat structure indicators