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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BCIT is offering
a new course in Urban Forest Assessment using i-Tree software. The Urban
Forest Assessment course will provide training for the assessment of urban
trees and forests and calculation of their contributions to CO2 reduction,
storm water management and other ecological services. Students will be
trained using a combination of online and face to face methods. <span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Urban Forest
Assessment course is applicable for students studying ecological restoration,
forestry, and resource management; arborists, planners, consultants,
stewardship groups and teachers. The course will consist of 8 hours of online
learning and 16 hours of combined classroom and field work. Online components
will self-directed and completed over a three week period. Field work studies
will be completed face to face on campus over a weekend. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Online components
begin February 4th. Face to face field sessions run 8:30-4:30 on February
23rd and 24th. For more details visit <a href="http://www.bcit.ca/renr1050" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">http://www.bcit.ca/renr1050</a>
or view the attached flyer.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Cheers,</span><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US">Stacey Auld RPF</span></b><span style="color:black" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p>
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Renewable Resources<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black" lang="EN-US">British Columbia
Institute of Technology<span></span></span></p>
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604.451.6803 | C: 780.843.9509<span></span></span></p>
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