Forests
Reducing Wildfire Risks & Biochar: TSS Members Travel to Clearwater, BC, to Talk About Forest Resiliency
| Biochar, Events, Fire and drought, Forests, Front Page, Past Events, Uncategorized, What can I do?
On April 5th and 6th, Grace Fields, the TSS Project Coordinator for the Climate Adaptation Research Lab (CARL), and Brian Smallshaw (Biochar Working Group Lead) travelled up to Clearwater, BC,…
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Beyond Climate Change: the nuts and bolts of adaptation at the local scale
| CARL, Events, Fire and drought, Forests, Past Events
Transition Salt Spring is excited to announce a free webinar featuring our very own scientist-in-residence, Dr. Ruth Waldick. She’ll speak about local adaptation in a talk titled “Beyond Climate Change:…
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New Report Shows Us How to Reduce Wildfire Risks
| CARL, Fire and drought, Forests, News
Fire risk reduction in the Coastal Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone Read the Full Report here. Introducing a new practitioner’s report focused on reducing fire risk by increasing ecological integrity. Historically, wildfire…
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FIRE Event- Ruth Waldick presents at Cumberland Community Forest Society Science Pub Series
| Ecological Research Network, Fire and drought, Forests, News
FIRE Event- Ruth Waldick presents at Cumberland Community Forest Society Science Pub Series Event by Cumberland Forest Cumberland Masonic Hall Get Tickets Here The CCFS Science Pub Series is BACK! This…
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Climate Adaptation Research Lab – Restoring the Maxwell Watershed with North Salt Spring Waterworks District.
| CARL, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Front Page
Climate Adaptation Research Lab – Restoring the Maxwell Watershed with North Salt Spring Waterworks District Watch this short and brilliant 5-minute video. It describes why we are doing our work…
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TSS’s CARL project among finalists announced for 2023 Nature Inspiration Awards
| CARL, Forests, Freshwater
Announced in Financial Post Sept 12, 2023 OTTAWA, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Canadian Museum of Nature is pleased to announce the finalists and the Lifetime Achievement recipient…
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| CARL, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, News
Read the whole article in the May 24th 2023 issue of the Gulf Islands Driftwood. Andria Scanlan won’t ever forget the howling winds and trees that came crashing down around…
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Future-proof your Home with Water Management: $ave Money and Improve Resiliency by Harnessing Your Water Resources – Video
| Climate Coach, Events, Fire and drought, Food and Agriculture, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, Native Plant Stewardship, Past Events, Resources, Videos, Webinar Video
Future-proof your Home with Water Management: $ave Money and Improve Resiliency by Harnessing Your Water Resources. Watch this informative webinar that will revolutionize the way you manage water on your…
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Why Healthy Forests Matter in Reducing Fire and Drought Risk with Erik Piikkila – Video
| Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Past Events, Resources, Videos, Webinar Video
Why Healthy Forests Matter in Reducing Fire and Drought Risk with Erik Piikkila – Video Watch the recording of this enlightening Q&A session with Erik Piikkila, a forest ecologist, as…
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Fire Risk Reduction in the Coastal Douglas-fir Biogeoclimatic Zone- Video
| CARL, Events, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, Past Events, Resources, Videos
Transition Salt Spring hosted a workshop on February 27th, 2023 Fire Risk Reduction in the Coastal Douglas-fir Biogeoclimatic Zone:A Practitioner’s Workshop The event brought together over seventy participants, including regional…
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