Interest in using natural disturbance patterns to help guide forest and land management decision-making is growing rapidly. In answer to this need, the Natural Disturbance Program at the Foothills Research Institute has developed a 3-day course that will provide a common foundation for understanding the conceptual underpinnings of a natural disturbance (ND) approach.
We are pleased to offer this course in Hinton this fall from October 6th – October 8th, 2009 at the ASRD Hinton Training Centre. We have a team of instructors that come with extensive knowledge and experience with forward-looking forest land management planning related research activities across Canada.
We recognize that your ability to attend professional development courses is not without cost, and that you must choose wisely. The feedback from participants from the inaugural course offering in June 2007 was excellent. You are welcome to contact Dr. David Andison directly (andison@bandaloop.ca) for a list of previous students if you wish to speak with any of them personally.
Please contact Joan Simonton at 780.865.8311, joan.simonton@gov.ab.ca or Fran Hanington at 780-865-8330, fran.hanington@gov.ab.ca if you are considering registering for this course.
If you have already registered or are unable to attend, please forward this message on to anyone else who may be interested in attending.
For more information on the short course please visit: http://www.foothillsresearchinstitute.ca/pages/Education_Events/ND_Short_Course.aspx