Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Major
Learn:
Forests and lakes and all the creatures that live there are your focus as you prepare to be an accredited wildlife and fisheries technician. Learn field biology and botany along with a variety of low and high tech mapping skills. Learn to survive in the wilderness and get certified to operate field equipment.
Live The Learning:
Develop skills in habitat management and ornithology come from doing field work:
- identifying and inventorying wildlife, bird, fish and invertebrate species
- navigating with air photos, compass, GPS and GIS mapping
- other data management tools
Learn to survive in the wilderness and also get certificated in operating ATVs, snowmobiles, boats, ice augers and other field equipment using .
The Lakeland Advantage:
- All environmental programs have a common first year giving you a solid background in theory and field skills before specializing in your specific environmental study stream.
- Receive certification in electro-fishing, wilderness first aid and firearms safety as well as operating quads (ATVs), snowmobiles and boats.
Live Your Career As A
- wildlife and fisheries technician or biologist
- industry regulatory specialist
- watershed or habitat manager
Continue Your Learning With:
- Direct entry into Lakeland College’s Bachelor of Applied Science, Environmental Management Program
- Complete a second Lakeland College environmental diploma in one year
- Up to 60 credits towards an environmental science related degree at University of Alberta, University of Lethbridge, Athabasca University, University of Minnesota, or Royal Roads University.
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Vermilion Campus
2 Years
Lakeland College's renewable energy applied research is currently a feature project of WADE Canada. WADE is the World Alliance for Dencentralized Energy. Our energy cabin demo site and the renewable energy conservation program are two of the main features of Lakeland's work to date. Plans are to do more. Lakeland is hoping to do a lot more through proposed NSERC College and Community Innovation Program funding.
