UVic School of Environmental Studies
3800 Finnerty Rd V8P 5C2 Victoria, BC, Canada

The School of Environmental Studies has made some necessary adjustments to our Summer 2020 course offerings in response to the advice of health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please see the attached update on ES Summer course listings. Many Environmental Studies courses have had to be pivoted from their original field-based components to online offerings, or in some cases postponement due to the land-based learning methods and relationship with our community partners.... ER and continuing studies (ecological restoration courses) ES course credits are available on a case-by-case basis, please contact [email protected] for advising support. For schedule and course modification questions, please inquire for details with the course instructor. We are in the midst of arranging the returning of course fees and deposits for our Summer 2020 ES Field Schools, and more information on this will follow next week. Please email [email protected] if you have concerns or questions and rest assured that we will be processing these returns as appropriate, and in a timely manner. Thank you for your patience as we adjust to arrange for these necessary changes. We wish you and your friends and families good health and wellbeing.

Is Nature a real thing, or is it just an idea? When we talk about restoring ecosystems, what are we restoring them to? Or more precisely, when? Our Eric Higgs takes part in this podcast. https://www.futureecologies.net//fe-3-1-nature-by-design-p

Greener Dreamer Series Episode 3: Undergrad student Josh "To me, sustainability means minimizing negative impacts on ecological equilibrium, including systems that produce positive effects on our environment locally and globally." Video at: https://twitter.com/green_uvic/status/1327312441655525376

Way to go Wendy Wickwire for yet another book prize! https://csn-rec.ca//40125-congratulations-wendy-wickwire-a

What are the principles of Tsawalk? Our #UVicENVI seminar series continues with a talk from Ummek/Richard Atleo this WEDNESDAY.

Want to see some rare and elusive species? All you have to do is look for them! Our Brian Starzomski found this beautiful and rare dragonfly using iNaturalist, as part of BC Parks Foundation Big Nature Challenge, an eco-tourism initiative encouraging people to explore local parks around the province and record their observations https://vancouversun.com//uvic-prof-snaps-rare-dragonfly-i

Many congratulations to our Darcy Mathews and Nancy Turner, and colleagues for winning the 2020 Gordon R. Willey Prize from the American Anthropological Association. Read their award-winning research http://ow.ly/td5A50CdKPD