Ecological Restoration graduates are skilled in the restoration and management of disturbed ecosystems and prepared to play a leading role in the environmental labour market.

Highlights:

• Centred on ‘hands-on, boots-on’ learning opportunities via community-based, year-long ecological restoration projects. • The 125-acre Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake includes restored wetlands, The Wetland Ridge Trail, and is part of the Niagara Escarpment. • Supports bio-monitoring, bio-engineering and plant material management training via the Greenhouse/Nursery, community nurseries and a full complement of field equipment. • Restoration-oriented certifications and training provide graduates competitive advantages in the environmental labour market. • Engaged Program Advisory Committee with representatives from sectors involved in the planning, implementation, regulation and promotion of ecological restoration activities. • Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) has reviewed program curriculum and successful graduates of this program will be immediately eligible for certification designation as a CERPIT (Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner in Training).