Prepare your body

The goal is to reduce recovery time, so you can keep exploring. Focus on flexibility, mobility, and strength.

What to pack

It's wise to bring clothes that you can layer, that are quick-drying and that fit nicely into your day pack.

Popular trails

Day hikes in the park are graded easy, moderate, and difficult. All are diligently maintained and signposted.

A guide for first-timers

In this guide, we're going to take you through everything you need to know about hiking in Banff National Park. We'll start with some logistics, like the best time to go and some things to keep in mind before you hit the trail.

Curriculum

15 Chapters · 144 Lessons

  1. 1

    Welcome

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      Welcome to your course

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      Learner Acknowledgement

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      Registration Verification Step

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      Support Material Explanation

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      Commonly Used Acronyms

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    Section 1 - Stormwater and Erosion Overview

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      Section 1 CH 1: Introduction and Instructions

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      Section 1 Slide Deck Handout

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      Section 1 Ch 2: Erosion Forces and Stormwater Overview

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      Section 1 Ch 3 Factors that Influence Erosion

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      Section 1 Ch 4 Biological impacts

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      Links to offsite resources

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      Section 1 Knowledge Check

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    Section 2 - Stormwater Laws and Regulations

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      Section 2 Slide Deck Handout

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      Section 2 CH 1: Laws that influence stormwater management

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      Links to offsite resources 2.1

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      Section 2 Ch 2: Clean Water Act Overview

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      Links to offsite resources 2.2

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      Section 2 Ch 3: Tiers of Regulations

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      Links to offsite resources 2.3

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      Section 2 CH 4: Influences to Regulations

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      Links to offsite resources 2.4

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      Section 2 Ch 5: Influences to Regulations 2

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      Section 2 Knowledge Check

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    Section 3 - Permitting and Planning

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      Section 3 & 4 Handout

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      Secton 3 Ch 1 - SWPPP Developer Overview

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      Section 3 CH 2 - Permitting Considerations

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      Section 3 CH 3 - Project Phasing Pt 1

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      Section 3 CH 4 - Project Phasing Pt 2

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      Section 3 CH 5 - Materials Management

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      Section 3 CH 6 - Soils & Materials Management Part 1

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      Section 3 CH 7 - Soils & Materials Management Part 2

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      Cut and Fill Exercise

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      Cut and Fill Handout

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      Cut and Fill Exercise Questions

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      Section 3 CH 6 - SWPPP Overview

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      Section 3 Ch 7 - RUSLE Rule Overview

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      RUSLE Rule Exercise

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      RUSLE Rule Exercise Questions

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    Section 4 - Hydrology and Post Construction Design

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      Section 4 CH 1 - BMP Selection and Sizing Considerations

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      Section 4 CH 2 - Hydrology Modeling Discussion Pt 1

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      Section 4 CH 3 - Hydrology Modeling Discussion Pt 2

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      Section 4 CH 4: Hydrology Modeling Software Example

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      Hydrology Exercise

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      Hydrology Exercise Questions

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      Section 4 CH 5 - Treatment System Sizing Considerations

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      Section 4 CH 6 - Post Construction and LID Considerations

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      Section 4 Ch 7 - Post Construction Design - LID Overview

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      Section 4 Ch 8 - Post Construction Design - Storage Options

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      Section 4 Ch 9 - Post Construction Design - Bioretention Overview

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      Section 4 Ch 10 - Post Construction Design - Bioretention Interview 1

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      Section 4 Ch 11 - Post Construction Design - Bioretention Interview 2

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      Section 4 Ch 12 - Post Construction Design - Bioretention Interview 3

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      Section 4 CH 13 - Post Construction Design - Permeable hard surface overview

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      Section 4 CH 14 - Post Construction Design - Permeable hard surface interview

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      Section 4 CH 15 - Post Construction Design - Permeable hard surface Case Study

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      Section 4 CH 16 - Permitting and Plan Writing Wrap up

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      Section 4 Knowledge Check

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    Section 5 - Source Control BMPs

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      Section 5 Slide Deck Handout

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      Section 5 Ch 1 Operational BMPs

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      Section 5 Ch 2 - Process Water Management

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      Section 5 Ch 3 - Construction Entrances

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      Section 5 Ch 4 Slope Prep

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      Section 5 Ch 5 - Hydromulch

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      Section 5 Ch 6 - Spray Applied Soil Amendments

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      Section 5 CH 7 - HECP Application Considerations

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      Section 5 CH 8 - HECP Case Study 1

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      Section 5 CH 9 HECP Case Study 2

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      Section 5 CH 10 - HECP Rate Applications

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      Section 5 Ch 11 - Hand applied or Blown Covering BMPs

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      Section 5 Ch 12 - Compost Blanket

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      Section 5 Ch 13 - RECP Overview

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      Section 5 Ch 14 - RECP Field show-n-tell

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      Section 5 CH 15 - Source Control Outro

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      Section 5 Knowledge Check

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    Section 6 - Conveyance BMPs

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      Section 6 Slide Deck Handout

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      Section 6 Ch 1 - Ditches and Piping

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      Section 6 Ch 2 - Check dams

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      Section 6 Ch 3 - Sediment Fence

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      Section 6 Ch 4 - Wattles and socks

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      Section 6 Ch 5 - Inlet protection and Ponds

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      Section 6 Knowledge Check

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    Section 7 - Treatment BMPs

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      EWT Overview Notes

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      Section 7 Ch 1 - EWT Overview

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      EWT Chemistry Notes

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      Section 7 Ch 2 - Treatment Additives and Chemistry

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      Section 7 Ch 3 - Treatment Additives and Chemistry Part 2

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      EWT Media Notes

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      Section 7 CH 4 - EWT Media Overview

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      Section 7 Ch 5 - EWT Media Overview 2

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      EWT System Equipment Notes

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      Section 7 CH 6 - System Equipment

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      Section 7 CH 7 - Control Unit

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      EWT Design Considerations Notes

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      Section 7 Ch 8 - EWT Design Considerations

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      Section 7 Ch 9 - EWT Design Considerations

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      System Operations Notes

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      Section 7 Ch 10 - System Operations

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      Section 7 CH 11 Sand Filter Overview

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      Section 7 Ch 12 - System Operations Part 2

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      Section 7 CH 13 Benchscale Treatability

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      Section 7 CH 14 LMI Calibration

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      Section 7 CH 15 - In-Line Meter Calibration

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      Section 7 Ch 16 - EWT Cost Considerations

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      Section 7 Knowledge Check

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    Section 8 - Spill Control

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      Section 8 Slide Deck Handout

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      Section 8 Ch 1 - Planning and Prevention

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      Section 8 Ch 2 - Containment BMPs

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      Section 8 Ch 3 - Sorbents

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      Section 8 Knowledge Check

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    Section 9 Sampling Practices

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      Section 9 CH 1 Sampling Plan

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      Section 9 CH 2 Sampling Supplies

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      Section 9 CH 3 - Field Instrument Calibration

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      Section 9 Ch 4 Clean Sampling Practice

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      Section 9: Knowledge Check

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    Section 10 - Case Studies and In-Field Inspections

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      Section 10, Ch 1: Inspection Overview

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      Section 10, Ch 2: Inspecting Construction Activity - A Municipal Inspector Perspective

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      Section 10, Ch 3: CA Site Inspection

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      Section 10, Ch 4 - Field Examples - Part 1

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      Section 10, Ch 5 - Field Examples - Part 2

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      Section 10, Ch 6 - Field Examples - Part 3

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      Section 10, Ch 7 - Field Examples - Part 4

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      Section 10 Ch 8: Municipal ROW Maintenance Work

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    Section 11 - Inspection Exercises

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      Section 11 Instructions

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      Section 11: Exercise 1 Explanation and Scenario

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      Section 11: Exercise 1 Video Part 1

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      Section 11: Exercise 1 Video Part 2

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      Section 11: Exercise 1 Video Part 3

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      Section 11 Inspection Form Examples

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      Section 11 Exercise 2: Site walk around a housing project

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      Section 11 Exercise 2 Verification Step

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      Section 11 Exercise 3: Site walk around a commercial development

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      Section 11 Exercise 3 Verification Step

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    Section 12 - BMP Demonstrations

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      Section 12 - Outdoor Overview - Chapter 1

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      Section 12 - Outdoor Overview - Chapter 2

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      Section 12 - Outdoor Overview - Chapter 3

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      Section 12 - Outdoor Overview - Chapter 4

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      Section 12 - Outdoor Overview - Chapter 5

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      Section 12 - Outdoor Overview - Chapter 6

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    CASM Exam

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      Exam Prep Materials

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      CASM Final Exam

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    Wrap up

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      Wrap up from Nathan

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      Course Survey

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      ESC Pocket Guide Overview

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      Final reminders

Sally Rooney

I'm Sally! I've spent the past two years traveling, which included 18 national parks here in the United States, and an extended trip to Europe. Recently, I've chosen to put down roots in Portland, Oregon, and look forward to exploring even more of the Pacific Northwest through hikes, trails, and by water.

Get ready for Banff National Park

Join the course to learn everything you need to know to stay safe and hydrated (and to have fun) before exploring Banff National Park.

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