What does wolf poop smell like? What does the dog walking community have to do with salmon habitat restoration? What does a biologist do all day, really? If you've ever been bi(ology)-curious then this event is for you!
Join us in-store with researchers and field technicians from Raincoast Conservation Foundation as they tell stories about their exploits in the field. Expect creative talks, lots of laughs, and answers to questions you didn't even know you wanted to ask. And yeah, there will be beer!
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Drinks provided by Persephone Brewery and Nonny Beer. All proceeds from the evening will support Raincoast Conservation Foundation. Lots of great door prizes to be won!Â
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Raincoast Conservation Foundation is a team of conservationists and scientists empowered by its research to protect the lands, waters and wildlife of coastal British Columbia. They utilize scientific research, informed advocacy, and community engagement to achieve their conservation goals. Raincoast is particularly focused on the health and resilience of wild salmon populations, as well as the habitats and food sources of wolves, bears, killer whales, and other marine animals.
Auston is a Salmon Habitat Biologist whose life passion is figuring out the best way to describe his job to his parents. His work has taken him across BC, including the Central Coast, the Peace River, and the Nicola River, where he now leads research focused on climate resilience for salmon and their habitat.
Chavon is a Conservation Science Technician at Raincoast Conservation Foundation. She studies how large carnivores like wolves are returning to wild landscapes and how science, paired with Indigenous knowledge, can help protect them. From deploying wildlife cameras and collecting scat to pushing for stronger species protections, her work blends field research, education, and policy. When she’s not bushwhacking or analyzing camera trap data, she’s probably talking about music, art, or how cool poop is.
Priya is the Program Coordinator for Raincoast's Forest Conservation Program. Priya’s research interests are centered on forest health and climate change adaptation and she hopes to contribute to building resilience and resistance in threatened coastal ecosystems. Outside of work, Priya spends time volunteering with Pacific Spirit Park Society on the Eco-Education team and as a council member on the Canadian Institute of Forestry Vancouver South-Coast Section.
Kristen is a biologist and Director of Salmon Habitat, Climate and Policy at Raincoast Conservation Foundation. She works to understand how forestry, climate change, and wildfires are affecting wild salmon. Kristen loves to mountain bike, hike, and ski and has two cats, Queso and Guacamole, who rule her world.
Samanatha is a Master's of Science student at UBC conducting research with Raincoast's Lower Fraser Salmon Conservation Program. Sam is investigating how juvenile sockeye salmon of different life-history strategies use the Lower Fraser River and estuary habitats while migrating to the ocean. These life-history strategies are known as yearling and subyearling migrants, which leads to variation in their life cycles and habitat use. The goal of the research is to understand variations in sockeye population’s life cycles and what habitats are important to sockeye for early development and migratory pathways before their ocean adulthood which can inform restoration.
