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SUMMARY:Whistler: Melting glaciers\, healthy watersheds\, and you
DESCRIPTION:Panelists Dr. Brian Menounos\, Dr. Peter Ross\, and Michael Blackstock will explore the state of Coastal British Columbia’s aquatic environment. Exploring the health of our glaciers\, watersheds\, waterways and oceans\, each panelist will lend their expertise to this vital conversation. Tying in the inevitable dichotomy of fire\, panelists will also touch on forest fires and how that is impacting our waterways – both qualitatively and quantitatively. \n\n\n\nDoors & Cash Bar at 5:30pmTalk at 6pm | Audience Q&A 7pmSpeaker Mix & Mingle 7.30pm – 8pm \n\n\n\nPresented by Whistler Institute in partnership with Whistler Lakes Conservation Foundation. \n\n\n\nLearn more\n\n\n\nAbout the speakers\n\n\n\nDr. Brian Menounos is a professor of the Geography Program at the University of Northern British Columbia and a Canada Research Chair in Glacier Change. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 2003. \n\n\n\nDr. Peter S. Ross is an internationally recognized ocean pollution expert\, having published over 160 scientific articles and book chapters on pollutants of concern in water\, air\, sediments\, fish and marine mammals. He is Senior Scientist at Raincoast Conservation Foundation\, where he oversees its Healthy Waters program\, a community-oriented water pollution monitoring program. In his previous role as a Research Scientist at DFO\, he discovered the region’s killer whales to be the most contaminated marine mammals in the world in a groundbreaking 2000 study. While serving as Vice President (Research) at the Vancouver Aquarium / Ocean Wise Conservation Association\, he and his team launched Pollution Tracker\, the first comprehensive monitoring program for pollutants of concern in coastal British Columbia; and the Plastics Lab\, a dedicated high-resolution facility that documented microplastic pollution in the Pacific and Arctic oceans. Dr. Ross is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria School for Environmental Studies. Dr. Ross’s work has been profiled in international media\, including CBC’s the Fifth Estate\, the National\, Radio Canada\, NBC Nightly News\, BBC\, the Washington Post\, New York Times and the Guardian. \n\n\n\nDuring times of crisis\, a few leaders always step into the spotlight with a new vision bridging conflicting world-views. Michael Blackstock (RPF (Retired)\, C. MEd.\, BScF\, MA) is one of these visionaries. As an Independent Indigenous Scholar and founder of the Blue Ecology™ theory\, Blackstock offers a unique First Nations perspective on the climate crisis\, inserting water into the difficult debates about carbon emissions. He has published over two dozen peer reviewed papers\, bridging Science and centuries old Indigenous ways of honouring nature. His ability to mediate grew out of a uniquely diverse background as a writer\, a thought leader\, and registered Forester. Michael recently coined the phrase “Natural Intelligence (NI)\, to seek balance over the current frenzy over Artificial Intelligence (AI). For the past 20 years\, Blackstock has held senior positions in the BC Public Service and as the Senior Negotiator and Manager of Indigenous Employment and Training at BC Hydro.
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/whistler-melting-glaciers-healthy-watersheds-99572/
LOCATION:Mary Young Arts Centre\, 4335 Blackcomb Way\, Whistler\, BC\, V8E 0X4\, Canada
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