When I'm not outside: what I read in 2021
Maybe a more accurate title to this post would start "when I'm not outside (& sometimes when I am)" because some of the best times spent...
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- Dec 21, 2021
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Recipient: Dean's Award for Indigenous Grad Students
It is with extreme gratitude that I announce receiving a Dean's Award for Indigenous Grad Students from the University of Victoria. These...
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- Dec 16, 2021
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Recipient: COFI Forestry Scholarship
The Council of BC Forest Industries is a forestry advocacy working with government, First Nations, communities, and industry across the...
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- Dec 14, 2021
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Recipient: NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassador Award
It is my pleasure to announce I have received a NISA (NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassador Award). This funding will be used to travel to...
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- Dec 1, 2021
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RPF Registration Updates
As of February 2021, I have officially earned my Registered Professional Forester designation from the Association of BC Forest...
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- Nov 26, 2021
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Recipient: Sandra Ann Chisholm MacLean Aitken Graduate Award
I received notice today of being awarded the Sandra Ann Chisholm MacLean Aitken Graduate Award. After learning more about this award, I...
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- Nov 22, 2021
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Exploring Vancouver Island & coastal British Columbia
With grad school has come the flexibility to manage my schedule, allowing for me to spend a lot of time exploring Vancouver Island and...
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- Nov 22, 2021
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Introducing the 2021 Environmental Studies graduate student cohort!
The University of Victoria's School of Environmental Studies is a close-knit community of interdisciplinary researchers. Ecological...
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- Nov 2, 2021
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Recipient: SAGE Indigenous Student Graduate Research Award
I am honored to have received the Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement (SAGE) Indigenous Student Graduate Research Award from the...
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- Aug 22, 2021
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Chigwaazraii, Black Mountain
It was a sharp 3 degrees Celsius when we arrived at the Gwich'in Helicopters hanger in Inuvik, on route to Black Mountain for a day of...
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- Aug 22, 2021
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The divii aerial survey
Since I was selected to lead this project in December 2020, the aerial survey was probably the experience I have been anticipating the...
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- Aug 10, 2021
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Husky Lakes, NT: a true wilderness frontier
"The Husky Lakes are a system of brackish estuarine basins in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Formerly known as the Eskimo Lakes,...
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- Aug 10, 2021
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Exploring Tuktoyaktuk: Pingos, Muktuk, and the Arctic Ocean
Tuktoyaktuk is the only community along the shores of the Arctic Ocean that you can drive to. Hosting 800 year-round residents, this...
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- Aug 6, 2021
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Berry picking on the tundra
Note: much of the information for this blog is from the Gwich'in Tribal Council Department of Culture and Heritage website (linked...
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- Aug 6, 2021
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Canoeing in the delta: Jak Lake, NT
A calm, clear evening set the stage for my first evening paddle in the delta. A light breeze gently lapped the water against the shore,...
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- Aug 2, 2021
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Arriving in Canada's Arctic
What an incredible journey so far. This will be just a brief travel update, as I can already tell writing about this trip may get quite...
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- Jul 6, 2021
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The Divii project & preparing for my first visit to the Gwich'in Settlement Area
It is feeling surreal that in just a few short weeks I will be landing in Inuvik, NT. After anticipating this opportunity since December...
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- Jun 30, 2021
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Deploying my first camera array and the BC Interior Moose Project
It didn't take long of being settled in Victoria before being shipped back up to the Cariboo for a long week of fieldwork! I recently...
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- May 14, 2021
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Settling in on Vancouver Island
It has been two weeks since I relocated to lovely Victoria, BC and started the much anticipated work on my MSc. There is so much to...
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- Mar 15, 2021
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In the News: Celebrating Women in Forestry
Forestry Friendly Communities (FFC) featured six women in forestry as part of the 2021 commemoration of International Women's Day. I feel...
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