Tannas Conservation Services Ltd. is pleased to offer a 2025 Wetland Assessment Course.  This course focuses on the techniques and knowledge required  to assess wetlands under the recently released Alberta Wetland Policy and the Alberta Wetland Classification. The course also discusses other wetland assessment techniques including: Riparian Health Assessment and Stewart and Kantrud Classification. The course will include a 2 classroom as well as a 1 field component.

Day 1 – Alberta  Wetland Policy and the ABWRET-A

Webinar: Review of the Alberta Wetland Policy and assessment requirements including Alberta Wetland Classification System, a brief introduction to the AWRET-A Form, reporting requirements, challenges and things you need to know to successfully complete a wetland report.
 
Day 2 –Permanency Assessment and Delineation
Webinar: Focus on assessment of permanency, required reporting for permanency assessments and we will work through wetland delineation using imagery as per the requirements for wetland assessments.

Day 3 –Ecosystem  Function, Indicator Species, and Field Assessment Techniques
Classroom/Field: Review assessing ecosystem function and the tools available, as well as indicator species to help classify wetland according to the Alberta Wetland Classification System. The afternoon will start the field work discussed under Day 4.

Field Assessment:  Delineation, Soil, Vegetation, and ABWRET-A 
Field: The final day of the course will focus on plant identification, soil classification, and putting into practice each assessment technique. Instructors will act as coaches to help everyone complete their own assessments.

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This two day course will have both office and field components that focus on demonstrating designs and construction techniques in bioengineering projects within the prairie and parkland regions. The use of native species will also be a strong focus of the course.

We’ll start right from “the ground up” and show you examples of many of the techniques, as well as discuss potential issues, successes and not-so-successes associated with different designs around Calgary.

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Course Description

Tannas Conservation Services Ltd. is pleased to offer a 2024 Seed Mix Design Course.  With increasing environmental scrutiny and higher standards for reclamation and restoration, the science involved in creating seed mixes for targeted plant communities is critical. Seed mixes should account for a variety of factors including: seed size, establishment ability, environmental conditions as well as management factors such as seeding timing and technique.

The course will include three main components including: Site Assessment, Species Selection, and creation of a calculator (excel) for creating and manipulating seed mixes. Additional consideration will be made for live plant installation and associated calculators

Component 1 – Site Assessment and Literature Review
Background data collection, field assessment tools and techniques, recommended resources and materials to have on hand.

Component 2 – Species Selection
Selection of material that is suitable to the site, assessing the quality of seed lots, and the lot specific characteristics is critical in creating quality seed mix.

Component 3 – Building the Calculator
Build your own customized calculator to take home with you which allows you to understand the complexity of a seed mix and manipulate your calculator to create your own mixes. 

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