Call for Speakers!
Aug 21, 2025
We are seeking practitioners who can speak to some of the following themes that are top of mind for our community of practice:
- innovations in restoration permitting,
- starting your own restoration business,
- co-existing with beavers - from BDAs to pond levellers,
- addressing drivers of moose and caribou population declines,
- regulatory frameworks including the Ecologically-suitable species guideline,
- seed collection and propagation for restoration,
- silviculture standards and minimizing forestry's impacts,
- huckleberries and/or cultural plant management techniques,
- approaches to recovery monitoring, and
- working with multiple ways of knowing, e.g, Indigenous and western sciences.
We're kicking off our webinar series in September, and re-convening as a whole community of practice in November.
Don't hesitate, and don't let the ol' Dunning-Kruger effect get in your head! We want to hear from you!
Our speaker series will convene three panelists to give short, 15-minute presentations on a theme followed by a 15-minute Q&A - think "lunch-and-learn" style meetings once a month.
We've also seen a huge demand for in-person workshops. Please let us know if you can host volunteers at your event, or if you can lead a workshop for the community of practice on the land or in the water where you work! We're all itching to get our hands dirty and gain experiential knowledge.
Connect with Mae through email to get started:
Recent News
Call for Regional Coordinators!
JAN 27, 2026
We are actively seeking expressions of interest for regional organizers to coordinate local events for our restoration community of practice.
Community of Practice Connections
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You asked, we answered! Two of your requested tools for connection are now live.
Deadline extended: 2025 Community of Practice Workshop
NOV 10, 2025
Registration has been EXTENDED to November 17th!
Building off our successful launch of the Northern Restoration Community of Practice in 2024, we are excited to reconvene in Prince George November 25-27.
We’re bringing together practitioners like you to share learnings, build a positive future for our professional community, and collectively advance restoration efforts in Northern B.C.
October 21 Webinar: Indigenous Rights and the Environment
OCT 17, 2025
Join us at 12:30 PDT to hear from Gary Pritchard on the intersection of Indigenous rights and the environment.
Webinar Series: 2025-2026 Community of Practice Lunch and Learn
SEP 12, 2025
Announcing our inaugural Community of Practice webinar series: Learning with and from one another.
Select Funding Sources for Restoration Projects
SEP 9, 2025
Updated September 2025, give this list of potential funders for restoration projects a look-over!
Call for Speakers!
AUG 21, 2025
Hosts wanted! Can you give us an hour? A day? We are seeking speakers and leaders who can share knowledge with the community of practice, both virtually and in-person.
Community of Practice Feedback Survey
JUL 23, 2025
We want to hear from you! Let us know what you're most excited about for the 2025-2026 work of our CoP.
Ecosystem Restoration Community of Practice June 23rd Announcement
JUN 30, 2025
Announcing the hire of our Community of Practice Coordinator to support ecosystem restoration practitioners in northern BC.
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If your organization would like to be on the CoP organizing team, please get in touch with one of us through our organizations, or reach out to Mae directly.
The Community of Practice Organizing Team, representing: Society for Ecosystem Restoration in Northern BC (SERNbc), Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund (CHRF) via the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF), Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP), and the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF).
