The need for a network has been recognized by many people in BC for a long time. An initial steering committee has gotten things going with some seed funding from BC Conservation Fund and UBC Grants for Catalyzing Research.
Jennifer Sunday, McGill, UBC Affiliate, Biodiversity Research Centre Mary O’Connor, UBC Biodiversity Research CentreDiane Srivastava, UBC Biodiversity Research CentreCole Burton, UBC Biodiversity Research CentreWarren Cardinal-McTeague, UBC Biodiversity Research CentreMatthew Mitchell, UBC Biodiversity Research CentreDuncan MacNaughton, UBC Biodiversity Research CentreDavid Castle, University of VictoriaRoxan Chicalo, University of VictoriaDezene Huber, University of Northern British ColumbiaEvan Muise, UBC Biodiversity Research CentreReyna Broadhurst, University of Victoria
Summer 2026 – we are growing and will have more information soon on our structure and activities.