Ecosystem Restoration Workshop

Location

Canada

June 16 – 20, 2025

Winnipeg & Beaconia, Manitoba, Canada

Additional events scheduled for Jun 15, 21 & 22

Sign up for the ultimate hands-on workshop for ecosystem restoration and regenerative practices! In just one week, you’ll gain a rock-solid foundation in monitoring and restoration techniques through interactive activities, expert-led tours, lectures, group discussions, and hands-on learning.

Key areas covered by the workshop

* Understanding ecosystem dynamics & how to work with nature, not against it

* Indigenous knowledge systems in ecosystem protection, conservation & restoration, and the key role of Indigenous people in this process

* Assessing and monitoring degraded land & designing restoration plans

* Hands-on techniques for soil regeneration, water retention & biodiversity restoration

* Best practices for planting, windbreaks, agroforestry, agroecology & nurseries

* Plant identification & seed saving

* Networking with other restoration practitioners & joining a global movement

Our line-up of course presenters and facilitators!

Shirley Thompson

Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, co-founder of Kitigay ERC

Paul Morris

M.Sc., Restoration Ecologist (CERP), Founder of Planet Healers, Resilient Ecosystems Institute ERC

Stewart Hill

PhD, Natural Resources & Environmental Management on Indigenous Knowledge

Sophia Ortiz

Agronomy Engineer, Planet Healer, Resilient Ecosystems Institute ERC

Heather Unger

Soil Food Web specialist & Permaculturalist, Northern Grove ERC

Paul Kruse

Manitoba Arborist & Conflict Resolution Trainer, Northern Grove ERC

Melissa Huet-Croteau

GIS Mapping specialist & M&E coordinator at ERC Foundation

What’s included

* A Graduate Course credit is offered for University of Manitoba students

* All lessons, presentations, excursions and course material

* Lunch daily and light morning and afternoon refreshments

* Some dinners (as specified on the programme)

Course schedule

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Read before signing up

Code of Conduct agreement

Health & Safety policy of ERC Kitigay, Canada

NOTE: If you’re a student attending on the Undergraduate (SCI 1000) or Graduate (NRI7600) credit courses, contact Prof Shirley Thompson to book directly.

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Book Event

Workshop only EUR

445

Available Tickets: 20

Price is per person and includes workshop and local travel between Winnipeg and Beaconia. Free camping available for all at Camp Kitigay ERC in Beaconia. Note the ticket price is stated in EUR. Price in CAD is $700.

The "Workshop only" ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.

Workshop and accommodation (sharing) EUR

700

Available Tickets: 20

Price is per person and includes workshop and accommodation (from June 16 - 20) in a double room in shared cottage stay with a kitchen, hut tub and lake view. Note the price is stated in EUR. Price in CAD is $1100. Extra days available at hotels in Winnipeg or at University of Manitoba residence or home stay for reasonable rates.

The "Workshop and accommodation (sharing)" ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.

Workshop and accommodation (single) EUR

890

Available Tickets: 20

Price is per person and includes workshop and accommodation (from June 16 - 20) in a single room in shared cottage stay with a kitchen, hut tub and lake view. Extra days available at hotels in Winnipeg or at University of Manitoba residence or home stay for reasonable rates. Note the price is stated in EUR. Price in CAD is $1400

The " Workshop and accommodation (single)" ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.