Archive 2018 and Earlier
Getting My Hands Dirty- Restoration Volunteering
April 12, 2017
A few weeks ago, I was walking my dog along the rugged Victoria shoreline when I saw some City of Victoria employees working on an eroded slope just up from… Continue reading »
Exploring Indigenous land change issues in Taiwan
March 1, 2017
In January, we travelled to Taiwan to share about some of the research approaches and tools, such as ALCES, that we use in our work with Indigenous communities in Canada.… Continue reading »
ckwalkwalúls
January 27, 2017
In honour of Secwepemc elder Mary Thomas A recent announcement of the release of Secwepemc People and Plants: Research Papers in Shuswap Ethnobotany, caused me to reflect on the laughter,… Continue reading »
New Years Rulin’s
January 3, 2017
Out with the old and in with the new, they say. Which seems a poor model for science and for wisdom, as presumably we need to learn from some of… Continue reading »
Can Technology Improve The Way We Communicate Science?
November 30, 2016
When I was a graduate student at the University of British Columbia, I became interested in exploring ways of communicating science to a wide audience. Scientific information shouldn’t be exclusive… Continue reading »
I Just Came Back From Maui
September 20, 2016
In June I was on Maui, where I was working with ALCES and Sam Aruch. On my trip, and in reflecting since my return, I was struck by the obvious… Continue reading »