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Soil bioengineering is the use of living plant materials to perform some engineering function such as erosion control, slope stabilization or some habitat function. Soil bioengineering can be used to treat eroding stream and river banks, to vegetate steep slopes, to control drainage issues and to treat some permafrost problems.

This two-day course will provide participants with an appreciation of the conditions where soil bioengineering can be used and the techniques that are appropriate.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

The course is designed for professional and technical people involved in land management. The course will be of interest to regulatory personnel, those involved with habitat restoration or those with responsibilities for maintenance of roads, bridges, gravel pits, quarries,  culverts, streams, rivers and other disturbed sites.

Instructor:

David Polster, M.Sc., R.P.Bio. Has over 25 years of experience in the use of soil bioengineering to treat problem sites. He has taught this course in various forms throughout western Canada. David has a long history in the reclamation of disturbed sites and is currently the President of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association and is on the executive of the B.C. Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration.

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