SER Western Canada of the Society for Ecological Restoration
Join us for our Spring Webinar Series!
Each webinar is pre-approved for 1 CEC
March 21 11am PDT/12pm MDT
Prescribed Fire – A Tool for Grassland Restoration
Speaker: Dr. Eric Lamb (University of Saskatchewan)
In this webinar Dr. Lamb will discuss fire impacts on grasslands and his experiences working with conservation agencies to safely reintroduce fire.
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April 19 11am PDT/12pm MDT
Restoring Interactions – Examining the Translational Role Symbiotic Fungi Can Have in Restoring Plant Communities
Speaker: Dr. Cameron Egan (Okanagan College)
This talk will examine two potential roles that plant-fungal symbionts can serve in ecological restoration: as indicators of the state of recovery and an ecosystem component that can be manipulated to improve restoration outcomes.
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1. Prescribed fire, Greensboro GA
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Join us on November 28th from 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. PST for our annual AGM.
If you’re interested in attending, please email restorewc@gmail.com.
Link to join: ow.ly/B5fN50GXI3B via Zoom
Meeting ID 891 9408 6392 Passcode 432158
SER-Western Canada has 19 members that are presenting at SER2021’s Virtual International Conference! Check out the schedule to support your fellow SER-WC members
Have you heard of the Great Monarch Migration? Do you want to learn more about this inspiring species, while also participating in the equally inspiring Make a Difference Week event – from wherever you are in the world?
As part of SER-Western Canada’s ongoing webinar series, we’re very pleased to have Dr. Jaramillo Lopez join us to talk about the plight of the Monarch butterflies that overwinter near Morelia, Mexico. This webinar will include information and resources about what you can do to support Monarch butterflies (or your other local pollinators). We encourage all attendees to take some time in the week following the webinar to plant or seed native species that support Monarchs and other pollinators, and then let us know about how it went! Together, we can protect this beautiful species for generations to come.
Register for the webinar here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5628279490329269517. This will also register you as a volunteer for the event.
Volunteers are encouraged to attend the webinar and learn more about Monarchs and their habitat requirements. We then ask that volunteers plant or seed milkweed (for those that live in North America), or otherwise engage in butterfly-supporting activities. Please keep track of what you do, how much area you work with, and how many people are involved. You can send us these data, along with any photos or videos you take, to record your participation in this international, dispersed volunteer event!
SER-WC has begun hosting a Journal Club evening every other month. We will be hosting our second Journal Club night on May 27th to discuss Stream Bioengineering. For more information, keep an eye on our SER-Western Canada Journal Club Page.
The Western Canada Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER-WC) is offering a scholarship to an Indigenous student studying in the field of ecological restoration.
With support from SER’s Partnership Fund, this scholarship is intended to reduce the financial barriers to achieving success for restoration leaders, who are enrolled in education or training programs that support their goal of a career in field of ecological restoration.