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Strand B: Interactions in the Environment

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Tristan Lecompte

Environmental Program Officer

I interpret and communicate pollution data collected by the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI).
Dolcy Meness doing water sampling

Dolcy Meness

Nagadjitodjig Aki (Guardian)

I work as a Guardian for the environment and cultural teachings of my community, Kitigan Zibi.
Wild elk in boreal forest, Banff National Park

Boreal Forest/Taiga Biome

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the boreal forest/Taiga biome and meet Anne-Claude Pépin who is a fire management technician.

Monument Valley, Arizona

Desert Biome

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the desert biome.

Shown is an artistic rendering of coloured nerve cells.

Networks of Life

Learn about the math behind networks and where we find networks in the natural and technological world.

Western Toad

Frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts, oh my!

Learn about amphibians, their life in the coastal temperate rainforest biome, and how you can help them out!

Mahesh Rachamalla in his lab wearing white lab coat

Mahesh Rachamalla (he/him)

Graduate Student (Toxicology)

My research will help find solutions for protecting aquatic species from the effects of heavy metals.
Dense tropical rainforest

Tropical Rainforest Biome

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of tropical rainforest biome.

African savanna

Savanna Biome

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the savanna biome.

Kaitlin Guitard working on site of an aquaculture setting.

Kaitlin Guitard

Water Quality Technician

I monitor the sea water at salmon farms for harmful plankton and jellyfish.
Pamela Power photo taken outside in winter with trees in background

Pamela Power (she/her)

Water Resources Specialist

I provide technical review of projects that may affect water resources to ensure your community’s rights and interests are being considered and protected.
Nancy Duquet-Harvey

Nancy Duquet-Harvey

Environmental Superintendent

I make sure that we don't harm the environment with our mining activities.
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Sara Knox (she/her)

Assistant Professor (biometeorology)

I study ways to restore and protect ecosystems to help fight climate change.
Coyote walking through a park in Quebec

Coyotes: Coming to a town near you?

Learn why coyotes are spreading in Canada and how this affects their relations with humans.

Yetong Dong headshot wearing lab coat

Yetong Dong

Research Assistant/Graduate Student

I am studying to become a scientific researcher.