RavenWater Learning Circle Level 1 Cumulative Effects Course
Dates: Tuesday April 6 to Frday April 9, 2027
Hours: 9:00am to 4:30pm daily. Friday finishes by 3:30pm
Venue: TBD in Salmon Arm, BC. Field learning takes place in South Thompson Watershed. We provide transport to field sites.
Seats: 20 seats. Offered once per year. Full tuition secures spot.
Price: $3500 CAD per person
Included: Field bag lunches daily. Transport to the land.
Tuition does not cover travel expenses, lodging or incidentals – these costs are the responsibility of students.
If you require registration via invoice please reach out to [email protected] with headline "RavenWater Registration"
Format: 4-day intensive, in-person workshop includes:
- Instruction/learning with Barry Wilson (Systems Ecologist) and RavenWater Learning Circle Faculty
- Small group format (Maximum 20 students)
- Lots of one-on-one learning opportunity and group engagement
- Graduating Certificate
Prerequisites
- 18 years old or older
Highly beneficial to have:
- Have or be enrolled in post secondary education
Key Curriculum Topics Covered
- Cumulative Effects and System Dynamics
- Regional strategic and local tactical planning
- Indigenous, Federal, Provincial and International Cumulative Effects Law
- Cumulative Effects Project Management Best Practices
- Scenario Planning design documentation and process
- Modelling environmental, social and economic values
- 2 eyed-seeing - Indigenous Knowledge & western contemporary science
- Selecting Assessment Performance Indicators (Values)
- Determining Meaningful Time & Space
- Terrestrial landscapes and hydrology
- Linking Field observations and models
- Integrating different software platforms
- Structured decision-making
- Monitoring & model validation
- Case Study Review
- On-the-land learning
