Workshops, Training & Presentations

Interested in learning more about riparian areas, riparian health and management?  Cows and Fish Indoor and Outdoor Training Sessions.  May - July 2010.  Includes grazing management application, advanced riparian systems, communications, presentation skills, working in and with communities, riparian and range health assesment and plant identification topics.  Details regarding registration, dates, locations and topics can be viewed here. A detailed agend for the May 18 & 19 dates covering 'Advanced Riparian Systems and Grazing Management and Riparian Pasture Management Application' can be viewed here. 

We invite you to work with Cows and Fish to learn more about riparian areas, landscapes, management tools, communities and conservation.  The workshops, presentations and training opportunities listed below are applicable and available to urban, rural, recreational and agricultural communities as well as agencies, organizations and governments at various levels.  Please contact us for more detailed information.

Presentations:

• Riparian 101: The Value and Function of Riparian Areas (Streams and Rivers)
• Riparian 101: The Value and Function of Riparian Areas (Lakes and Wetlands)
• Grazing 101: Principles and Practices of Grazing in Riparian Areas
• Biodiversity and Range Management
• The Secret Life of Cows:  Livestock Behaviour and Management
• Crops, Creeks & Sloughs:  Principles and Practices of Cropping with Riparian Areas
• Living Softly on the Shoreline:  A Guide to Lakescaping in Alberta
• Working with Communities: The Cows and Fish Process
• Working with Communities:  Producer & Community Success Stories
• Delivering Extension Programs—Results from Our Evaluations
• Riparian Health Assessment: The Basics & Pieces of the Puzzle
• Range Health Assessment:  The Basics & Pieces of the Puzzle
• Provincial Riparian Health Assessment in Alberta (or for major river basins in AB)
• Life & Times of the Vermilion River / Battle River / Beaverhill Lake Watershed
• Fish 101 – The Magic and Mystery of Fish
• Fish Survey results:  What do Albertan’s Know and Think about Fish and their Management in Alberta?
• And many more…..

Workshops: 

• Talking to People- The art and science of making presentations effective, memorable and enjoyable.
• Talking with People- The art and science of engaging and interacting with people, in rural situations.
• Delivering Unpopular Messages- Understanding the context, preparing for delivery and delivery techniques for success.
• Working in and with Communities- Understanding approaches, motivations, processes, impediments, timing, training and monitoring.  How our evaluation results direct our approach.

Customize a workshop for you, your organization or community by combining presentations and field days listed.

Field Sessions:

• Looking at my Lakeshore - Riparian Health Checklist
• Looking at my Streambank - Riparian Health Checklist
• Riparian Health Assessment for Streams and Small Rivers
• Riparian Health Assessment for Lakes and Wetlands
• Riparian Plant Identification
• Range/Upland Plant Identification
• Range/Upland Health Assessment

Youth:

• Cows, Fish, Cattledogs and Kids! Gameshow and Board Game (for elementary school age youth)
• Your Legacy (riparian management scenarios for junior high and high school age youth)
• Wetland-in-a-Box demonstration (wetlands as water filters)