Join us during your lunch break (12:30-1:30 p.m. PT) over the "desk season" and deepen your understanding of leading practices in ecological restoration.
We asked, you answered: Speakers in this series have been invited based on your requests during our June 2024 workshop and July-August 2025 practitioner surveys.
Announcing the 2025-2026 Community of Practice (CoP) Lunch and Learn Webinar Series:
| September 23, 2025 | TBC | Brandon Geldart, Program Coordinator, SERNbc |
| October 21, 2025 | Indigenous Rights and the Environment | Gary Pritchard, Founder, 4 Directions Conservation Consulting |
| December 16, 2025 | Ecologically-suitable Species Guideline | Katelyn White, Biologist, BC Energy Regulator |
| January 27, 2026 | TBC | TBC |
| February 24, 2026 | TBC | TBC |
| March 24, 2026 | TBC | TBC |
| April 28, 2026 | TBC | TBC |
The purposes of the society are to:
Identify, treat, and monitor
Coordinate ecosystem restoration
Acquire technical information on ecosystem restoration and disseminate it to SERNbc members and stakeholders.
SERNbc’s membership, stakeholders, and other project proponents drive our ecosystem restoration programming. Project ideas are evaluated and prioritized by SERNbc staff and Board of Directors. The restoration objectives for new restoration project must align with SERNbc’s mission and the goals in SERNbc’s strategic plan.
SERNbc requires a Preliminary Application of proposed project before funding can be considered.
Creation of large level landscape level restoration plans through collaboration with First Nations, Government, Industry, local communities and stakeholders
Over 1000ha of terrestrial habitat restoration that benefits species, ecosystems and local communities through the use of prescribed burned, mechanical and manual thinning, and tree planting initiatives
Over 200km of stream restoration through fish passage restoration
Over 200km of road restoration and counting
