UBC Okanagan
Dr. Adam T. Ford heads the Wildlife Restoration Ecology Lab at UBC Okanagan, holding the Canada Research Chair in Wildlife Restoration Ecology within the Department of Biology. His team utilizes field experiments, GPS tracking, and satellite imagery to study human impacts on interactions among people, large predators (like wolves, bears, and cougars), prey species (such as caribou, moose, deer, and elk), and vegetation in human-altered landscapes. Investigating changes in species abundance, movement, and interactions, their work informs environmental legislation, aiding Canada’s biodiversity conservation efforts and supporting Indigenous and community-led restoration initiatives.
Panelists
Dr. Adam Ford
UBC Okanagan
Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson
Indigenous Leadership Initiative
Angela Kane
Secwepemcul’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society
Byron Spinks
Council Member, Lytton First Nation
Dave Pascal
First Nations’ Emergency Services
Don Iveson
Co-operators
Jason Brolund
West Kelowna Fire Chief
Jason Hwang
Pacific Salmon Foundation
Joe Gilchrist
Salish Fire Keepers Society
Jordan Coble
Councillor, Westbank First Nation
Kevin Scott
RESOLVE Canada
Dr. Kira Hoffman
UBC-Vancouver and Bulkley Valley Research Centre
Dr. Marc-André Parisien
Canadian Forest Service
Dr. Paul Hessburg
US Forest Service
Renee Merrifield
MLA, Kelowna-Mission
Robert Gray
R.W. Gray Consulting Ltd./Hessburg Landscape Fire Ecology Lab
Robert Phillips
First Nations Summit
Rob Schweitzer
BC Wildfire Service
Dr. Sarah Henderson
BC Centre for Disease Control
Stephanie Ewen
UBC Alex Fraser Research Forest
Tanya Spooner
City of Prince George
Tony Pesklevits
BC Wildfire Service
Moderators
Chris Walker
CBC
Dr. Jill Harvey
Thompson Rivers University
Yolanda Clatworthy
Simon Fraser University