College Hosting Information Session in Prince George on September 24, 2026

The free session will cover practice and regulatory updates

The session will be held at the Coast Prince George Hotel. Some Board members will be in attendance. The agenda includes:

• 5pm: Networking reception, with complimentary appetizers and beverages
• 5:30pm: A 45-minute open information session (free and open to registrants and non-registrants) with the new CEO and College staff on reserved practice and regulatory updates
• 6:15 - 6:45pm: Networking reception

Registration is required. Please register using the College portal: log in, then click the Events tab at the top of your registrant portal homepage.

2026 Request for Review and Feedback: Draft Wetland and CIAS Guidance Under Development

The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship is requesting feedback on several Provincial Standards, Guidance, and Assessment Tools.

The Government of B.C. is seeking feedback on a suite of draft standards, guidance documents, assessment tools, and data resources being developed to support wetland management and activities occurring in and around streams under the Water Sustainability Act (WSA). These initiatives are intended to improve permitting consistency, environmental outcomes, and clarity for proponents, practitioners, and decision-makers.

Professionals to invited to review the materials and provide feedback before finalization and broader implementation. Several of the documents are expected to become preferred or pilot standards for use in wetlands-related permitting and mitigation planning. The Government of B.C. has emphasized that these materials are intended to evolve over time based on testing, implementation experience, and practitioner feedback. Input from registrants will therefore be valued for ensuring that the guidance is scientifically robust, practical to implement, and appropriately scaled across sectors and regions of British Columbia.

All materials can be found here.

Teens Talk Biology 2026 | APB

TeensTALKBiology 2026 provides an opportunity for teens 13 – 19 to write about the field of applied biology and potentially win up to $350.

The Association of Professional Biology invites children and grandchildren of APB members and other CAB registrants to explore the world of applied biology and showcase what they learned in this summer 2026 contest.

Entrants are required to submit a written submission that describes the field of applied biology and their connection to the field (if any). The submission should also describe what interests you about the field and whether you see applied biology as something you would be interested in exploring as a career.

For details, click here.

Regulatory Updates and Other Resource Information

Work underway on three conservation planning projects: Planning areas would encompass approximately 127,000 hectares of ecosystems, wilderness areas
From the Government of BC - The Province is working with First Nations and other partners on conservation-planning projects in Qat'muk (west of Invermere), Skagit Headwaters (in the Manning Park area) and Raush Valley (in the Robson Valley south of McBride).

Northwestern land-use planning at next engagement stage: Public invited to learn more, weigh in on three planning projects in northwestern B.C.
From the Government of BC - The Meziadin and Kaska land-use planning initiatives have reached a key milestone, with draft land-use plans now ready for engagement as well as the implementation of the Klappan Plan

Improving B.C.’s natural resource appeals process for permitting decisions
From the Government of BC - The Province has launched public engagement on potential legislative and procedural changes affecting appeals heard by the Environmental Appeal Board and the Forest Appeals Commission, two major natural resource tribunals in B.C. If approved, changes are expected to help deliver timelier decisions, strengthen compliance and enforcement, and support more efficient permitting, while maintaining environmental protections and the Province’s obligations to First Nations.

If you are aware of a regulatory update or resource, please let us know. All contributors will be acknowledged.

Resources for registrants: 

• Second Amending Agreement to the Canada British Columbia Conservation Agreement for Southern Mountain Caribou in British Columbia
• Coho Salmon (interior Fraser designatable unit): Consultations on listing under the Species at Risk Act
• Multi-species Action Plan for Kootenay National Park of Canada [Proposed]
• BC Cumulative Effects Framework (BC CEF) website
• Canada's Strategy to Protect Nature
• Pacific Freshwater Temperature Monitoring Map for British Columbia and the Yukon
• The Canadian Peatland Data Portal
• COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus caurinus subspecies – Limnodromus griseus caurinus hendersoni/griseus – Limnodromus griseus hendersoni/griseus in Canada
• Lewis’s Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis: COSEWIC assessment and status report 2024
• State of Salmon 2025 Report
• State of Canada's Birds 2024 Report
• Natural Solutions Initiative Regulatory Mechanisms Toolkit
• Field Guide for Estimating Carbon Stocks in Wetlands
• Natural Solutions Initiative Multi-Benefit Indicators Tool, V.1
• For Our Future: Indigenous Resilience Report
• B.C. Flood Strategy
• Consideration of Climate Change in Mine Reclamation Planning (Ministry of Mining and Critical Methods)
• Fish-Stream Identification Handbook: Guidance to Support Forestry Stream Classification
• Invasive Species Strategy for British Columbia 2024-2028 (Invasive Species Council of BC)
• Professional Practice Notice: Professional Practice Guidelines Related to Riparian Area Assessment
• Management Plan for the Mountain Crab-eye (Acroscyphus sphaerophoroides) in Canada (CWS)
• Species at Risk Act (SARA) Section 11 Conservation Agreements for the Conservation of the Southern Mountain Caribou
• Minister Response: COSEWIC species at risk assessments - January 2025
• Management Plan for the Cassin’s Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) in Canada
• Recovery Strategy for the Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus bohemicus) in Canada (Final)
• Amended Recovery Strategy for the Spotted Owl caurina subspecies (Strix occidentalis caurina) in Canada (Final)
• Progress Report on Steps Taken for Protecton of Critical Habitat for Species at Risk in Canada (October 2024 - March 2025)
• COSEWIC List of wildlife species assessed (including October 2024)
• Report on the Progress of Recovery Strategy Implementation for the Western Brook Lamprey – Morrison Creek Population (Lampetra richardsoni) in Canada (Aug. 5, 2025)
• Wetland Plants of British Columbia, v.3 (free download)

Events and Notices

This feature highlights notices from the Events Calendar on the College website. Event, course and professional development listings on the College website are now a paid service. Submit an event listing here.

Courses listed below do not imply endorsement by the College. Refer to the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Standard for information. It is a registrant's responsibility to ensure CPD activities align with the CPD Standard when claiming points.

BIODIVERSITY FIELD SCHOOL - EAST KOOTENAY / COLUMBIA WETLANDS
August 9-15, East Kootenay / Columbia Wetlands

BIODIVERSITY FIELD SCHOOL - OKANAGAN
September 20-27, Okanagan

BIODIVERSITY FIELD SCHOOL - CHILLIWACK
October 4-10, Chilliwack

Job Postings

Postings from the College website with imminent closing dates are featured below. Additional postings are regularly added to the College's employment postings page. If you or your company are interested in posting a job, you can do so here.

NATURAL RESURCE SPECIALIST 2
Closing date for resume submission: Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Salary: $86,000.00–$92,600.00
Hiring Organization: BC Hydro
Location: Prince George

INTERMEDIATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL
Closing date for resume submission: Open until filled
Salary: $30.00–$42.00
Hiring Organization: Frontier Environmental Consulting Inc.
Location: Fraser Valley/ Lower Mainland

ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATIONS MANAGER
Closing date for resume submission: Open until filled
Salary: $114,400.00–$145,600.00
Hiring Organization: KINTERA (formerly DWB/Chartwell)
Location: Williams Lake, British Columbia

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR (CONTAMINATED SITES SPECIALIST)
Closing date for resume submission: Open until filled
Salary: $109,700.00–$138,700.00
Hiring Organization: BC Hydro
Location: Burnaby, BC

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGER 1
Closing date for resume submission: Open until filled
Salary: $109,700.00–$138,700.00
Hiring Organization: BC Hydro
Location: Prince George

NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST 3
Closing date for resume submission: Open until filled
Salary: $86,200.00–$92,900.00
Hiring Organization: BC Hydro
Location: Prince George

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM LEAD
Closing date for resume submission: Open until filled
Salary: $97,100.00–$114,200.00
Hiring Organization: FortisBC
Location: Surrey or Kelowna

ENVIRONMENT MANAGER, MAJOR PROJECTS
Closing date for resume submission: Open until filled
Salary: $102,600.00–$120,600.00
Hiring Organization: FortisBC
Location: Surrey or Kelowna

The College website contains these eight postings at this time, view all here.

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Tofino Mudflats (credit: Karen Barry, RPBio).

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