Field courses are for anyone that works or wants to work or volunteer in conservation. This includes volunteers or members of community groups, trusts, funding recipients, regional council and territorial authority staff.
This course provides an overiew of the impact and control of animal pests. Discover what the course is about, who it's for and registering.
The five-minute bird count technique monitors the abundance of forest birds over time.
This course looks at the impacts of possums on forest health, using indicator species. It is one of the three Inventory and Monitoring Methods courses.
This course looks at the core principles and processes for managing NZ's historic heritage.
This course introduces the native and exotic plants found in New Zealand and teaches you how to identify them. Find out who the course is for and how to enrol.
Find out about the 20 x 20 Plots and Reconnaissance Descriptions course one of the three Inventory and Monitoring Methods courses.
This course provides an overview of weeds, their impact, and the control, inventory and monitoring methods DOC uses.
From March 2011 the delivery of DOC's field based courses is changing from single courses to short awards.
Field based courses are held in either Thames, Nelson or Glenorchy.
Find dates and locations for the field based courses.
Find out how much field-based courses will cost.
Register for DOC field based courses.
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