Forests
Research & Training Assistant Position Available
Ecological Research Network, Forests, Mt Maxwell Project, News
|Research & Training Assistant Position Available Transition Salt Spring, with funding from the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, is acceptingapplications for the role of Research & Training Assistant for our…
Read More Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 2: Developing surveying methodologies
Ecological Research Network, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, Mt Maxwell Project, News
|Exerpt from: https://www.raincoast.org/2022/08/maxwell-creek-watershed-project-field-files-part-2-developing-surveying-methodologies/ Andrew Simon shares about the methodologies used in the Maxwell Creek Watershed project. By Shauna Doll, Gulf Islands Forest Project Coordinator August 5, 2022 The project takes…
Read More BC Releases Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy
Built Infrastructure, Fire and drought, Food and Agriculture, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, Resources, Transportation
|The strategy strengthens BC’s capacity to anticipate, prepare for and respond to the changing climate. This includes sudden events like wildfires, floods and heatwaves as well as changes that happen…
Read More Reducing Climate Risks in the Mt Maxwell Creek Watershed
Ecological Research Network, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Mt Maxwell Project, Resources, Videos
|A Presentation of Fire and Water Risks on Mt Maxwell, Salt Spring Island by Ecologist and Climate Change Specialist Dr Ruth Waldick and Forest Carbon and Ecological Restoration Expert Robert…
Read More Mt Maxwell Project
Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, Mt Maxwell Project
|Climate Adaptation Research Lab (formerly The Mt Maxwell Watershed Project) In 2021 Transition Salt Spring secured $100,000 in federal funding and other support to initiate this groundbreaking research around fire…
Read More CBC Features Ruth Waldick and the Mt. Maxwell Project Team
Fire and drought, Forests, Mt Maxwell Project, News
|Maxwell Lake, along with the watershed, provides water for about half of Salt Spring Island and the team is taking a look at how to protect this crucial freshwater source.…
Read More Ruth Waldick Wins the Islands Trust 2022 Community Stewardship Awards!
Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Mt Maxwell Project, News
|Ruth Waldick Wins the Islands Trust 2022 Community Stewardship Awards! Congratulations to our very own Ruth Waldick who won the Islands Trust 2022 Community Stewardship Awards! The Islands Trust Council…
Read More Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 1: Project Impetus
Ecological Research Network, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Mt Maxwell Project, News
|By Shauna Doll, Gulf Islands Forest Project Coordinator A watershed-level restoration initiative focusing on improving ecological integrity within local forests Transition Salt Spring has partnered with experts and organizations from…
Read More Learning from Nature: Nature-based Approaches to Restoration in the Maxwell Creek Watershed
Ecological Research Network, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, Mt Maxwell Project, News
|People have relied on what we call Maxwell Lake and the surrounding watershed for thousands of years, for water, food, and other resources provided by the forests. These forests support…
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