Environmental Sciences Certificate Applied Skills

Aquatic & wildlife habitat protection

• identification and classification of aquatic organisms
• aquatic habitat baseline and impact assessment
• stream crossing (bridge, culvert) assessment
• wetland delineation and classification
• wetland hydrology
• sediment and erosion control methods
• riparian health assessments
• biological diversity monitoring data collection protocols
• biological toxicity testing
• watershed cumulative effects
• site selection for sampling and monitoring

Field certificates

• spill response
• ground disturbance
• boat operation
• ATV
• First Aid and AED
• H2S Alive

GPS, GIS and field surveys

• geographic information systems (GIS)
• interpreting aerial photos
• GPS and compass use for navigation
• reading and interpreting topographic maps and coordinate systems
• geomatic surveying and compass use for field mapping

Miscellaneous

• software data management techniques
• spreadsheets
• how to read and interpret environmental laws and regulations
• best management practices for industrial activities that affect the environment
• technical writing and communications

Site assessment and remediation

• phase I and II site assessments
• introduction to phase III site assessment
• borehole drilling and soil logging
• universal soil classification system
• remediation field practices
• principles of risk assessment

Surface and ground water

• best field practices when working around water
• stream reach selection and streamflow measurement
• river profile surveying
• stream classification
• interpretation and construction of bathymetric maps
• surface and ground water quality sampling and analysis
• estimation of hydraulic conductivity using slug test and permeameter
• monitoring well network surveying
• monitoring well installation and development​

Vegetation and soil conservation

• soil identification and classification
• soil monitoring and assessment methods
• plant identification, keying and inventories

Wetlands and water systems

• wetlands hydrology
• riparian health assessment
• wetlands classification