RECENT SUCCESSES

Silverberry is committed to nature-based learning, fostering personal connections with students, supporting the development of transferable skills, and making learning active and fun.

 
 
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Natawihaman Uski; Healing the Land Native Plant Restoration Training

In 2017, Silverberry worked with Royal Roads University, West Moberly First Nation, Saulteau First Nation and Claytonia Plants & People?, to develop and deliver the Natawihaman Uski: Healing the Land Native Plant Restoration program. Nanette Richards of Silverberry served as a core instructor for 10 of the 12 weeks of. This hands-on, field-based course ran for 12 weeks and all program activities centered on a local Caribou Habitat restoration project. Students learned transferable field skills including native and invasive plant species identification, navigation to sites, biotic and abiotic field data collection, teamwork and safety. They gathered site assessment data at the project restoration site and completed restoration activities, at the caribou site. Students also visited many local reclamation sites in their region representing different stages and scales of reclamation.

 
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Shell/Groundbirch Training

In 2018, Silverberry worked with Shell Canada and Ecoweb to offer a nine-day training in native plant reclamation monitoring to members of West Moberly First Nation, Saulteau First Nation, and Doig River First Nation. Silverberry developed the program, assisted the nations with recruitment, and worked closely with the team to ensure that the content was engaging and learner appropriate. Nanette Richards of Silverberry served as the program instructor. During the training, students learned transferable field skills in introductory plant ID, field preparation and mobilization, field data collection, use of reference sheets, books, and datasheet aids in the field, and datasheet QAQC. These skills were mastered over seven field days of real reclamation monitoring fieldwork and data collection at the Shell Groundbirch asset, a natural gas field in Northeast BC.