Forests
Job Posting – Forest Health Assessor
Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Front Page, Get Involved, Land Use, Mt Maxwell Project, News
|Job Posting – Forest Health Assessor The successful candidate will contribute to restorative practices in the Maxwell CreekWatershed on Salt Spring Island, including implementation, data collection and monitoring.Trees will be…
Read More Job Posting – Hydrological Mapping Lead
Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Front Page, Get Involved, Land Use, Mt Maxwell Project, News
|Job Posting – Hydrological Mapping Lead The successful applicant will contribute to restorative practices in the Maxwell Creek Watershed on Salt Spring Island. This applicant is responsible for assessing watershed…
Read More Healthy forests can help protect us from disasters
Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Front Page, Mt Maxwell Project, News
|Read the whole article in the May 24th 2023 issue of the Gulf Islands Driftwood. Andria Scanlan won’t ever forget the howling winds and trees that came crashing down around…
Read More Future-proof your Home with Water Management: $ave Money and Improve Resiliency by Harnessing Your Water Resources – Video
Climate Coach, Events, Fire and drought, Food and Agriculture, Forests, Freshwater, Front Page, Land Use, Native Plant Stewardship, Past Events, Resources, Videos, Webinar Video
|Future-proof your Home with Water Management: $ave Money and Improve Resiliency by Harnessing Your Water Resources. Watch this informative webinar that will revolutionize the way you manage water on your…
Read More Why Healthy Forests Matter in Reducing Fire and Drought Risk with Erik Piikkila – Video
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|Why Healthy Forests Matter in Reducing Fire and Drought Risk with Erik Piikkila – Video Watch the recording of this enlightening Q&A session with Erik Piikkila, a forest ecologist, as…
Read More Fire Risk Reduction in the Coastal Douglas-fir Biogeoclimatic Zone- Video
Events, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, Mt Maxwell Project, Past Events, Resources, Videos
|Transition Salt Spring hosted a workshop on February 27th, 2023 Fire Risk Reduction in the Coastal Douglas-fir Biogeoclimatic Zone:A Practitioner’s Workshop The event brought together over seventy participants, including regional…
Read More Reducing Fire and Drought Risk with Erik Piikkila
Events, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, Mt Maxwell Project, News, Past Events
|Reducing Fire and Drought Risk: Protecting Our Drinking Water and Homes from Wildfires We are delighted to present two presentations by local Forest Ecologist Erik Piikkila from Yellow Point Ecological…
Read More Maxwell Creek Watershed Field Files
Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, Mt Maxwell Project, News
|The Maxwell Creek Watershed Project (AKA the CARL Project) is a collaborative, multidisciplinary forest restoration project based on Salt Spring Island under the leadership of Transition Salt Spring with the…
Read More Climate Report Card Update
Fire and drought, Food and Agriculture, Forests, Freshwater, News, Past Events, Videos
|Our Climate Report Card expert Kacia Tolsma presents on how far we’ve come with our Climate Action Plan 2.0 on Salt Spring Island, BC in this short 16 min presentation.
Read More Beyond Climate Change – A Case study looking at our Vulnerable Forests
Ecological Research Network, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Front Page, Land Use, Mt Maxwell Project, Past Events, Resources, Videos
|Beyond Climate Change – A Case study looking at our Vulnerable Forests Dr Ruth Waldick presents at UNBC on our Mt Maxwell Adaptation Lab Project on Nov. 11, 2022. Watch…
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