with Scott Black and Paul Chapman
EcoSystem Mosaics and Harewood Plains – the disproportionate contribution of a
small habitat to biodiversity in BC with Scott Black
Speaker Biography: Scott is a professional biologist with over 19-years of experience and is skilled in
plant identification, plant species at risk surveys, soil classification, ecosystem
classification and ecosystem mapping. Scott designs and implements restoration
and planting plans, invasive plant management, and wetland health surveys. He
has a keen interest in biodiversity, wetlands, and anything botanically related. In
addition, Scott is experienced in the use of remote sensing and GIS methods for
monitoring vegetation, wetlands and modeling habitat suitability using machine
learning.
Protecting Harewood Plains – existing protections, progress to date by the Harewood
Plains Working Group, and how do we get there from here with Paul Chapman
Speaker Biography: Paul Chapman has worked with the Nanaimo & Area Land Trust (NALT) for 15
years, the last 5 as executive director. NALT is best known for leading the
community acquisition campaigns that secured part of the Linley Valley and Mount
Benson as parkland.