What will you learn? This webinar will focus on the challenges and benefits of managing soil biology rather than relying only on chemically based systems, along with the key roles that soil microbes play in agroecosystems. Learn more... Presenter(s): Kate Scow, Ph.D., Professor, Soil Science and Soil Microbial Ecologist, Department of Land, Air, Water Resources, […]
What will you learn? This webinar will emphasize how the soil health principles that USDA NRCS is advocating can be applied to agricultural systems around the world. Soil health systems from Kenya, Madagascar, Pakistan, South Africa and Argentina will be presented. Learn more... Presenter(s): Dr. Bianca Moebius-Clune Soil Health Division Director, USDA NRCS, Washingto, DC […]
Thursday, March 8, 10am-11am PST/11am-noon MST Join Deepa Filatow and David Poon from the BC Government to learn more about the SIFT tool that can help identify restoration sites and opportunities. This webinar is relevant for many sectors including agriculture, restoration and natural resource management.
Speaker: Dr. Ieuan Rhys Evans Dr. Evans is a forensic plant pathologist with a background in chemistry, soil science, plant diseases and micronutrient requirements of plants. He completed his BSc at the University of Wales and his PhD at the University of Florida in 1969. His career ranged from a professor at the University of Guelph to Provincial […]
This webinar will explore how the evolution of diverse lifeforms has shaped this planet and how we can co-opt the biological communities in soil that evolved over the last 500 million years. Methods to restore microbial diversity in our soils include: increasing soil fertility, crop productivity, and profitability in farms and rangeland. Metagenomics and metatranscriptomics […]
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. MDT In the midst of increased ecosystem degradation and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, it is important that we continually evaluate our restoration practices. Restoration practices generally have a taxonomic bias towards plant species and communities. However, by […]
SER Western Canada of the Society for Ecological Restoration