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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 another section of Urban Forest Assessment using <span class="gmail-il">i</span>-<span class="gmail-il">Tree</span> 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. <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, municipal forest workers, 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 January 27th. Face to face field sessions run 8:30-4:30 on February 22nd and 23rd (Saturday-Sunday) at BCIT Burnaby. For more details visit <a href="http://www.bcit.ca/renr1050" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://www.bcit.ca/renr1050</a>. This course is eligible for 2 credits at BCIT, and ISA CEUs.<span></span></span></p>
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Instructor, 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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