This photo just really captures my favourite things. I made this salmon print from a post-spawning male chum carcass.
The logistics of taking a dead fish and turning it into art while you’re navigating vegetation on a riverbank in the …
Light or dark? I’ve been dabbling in making fish prints out of salmon carcasses.
Salmon migrate from the Pacific ocean back to the river they were born, where they spawn (reproduce) and naturally die. They can swim hundreds of kilometers …
Creating some art out of the end of a life cycle.
#salmonfangirl4lyfe #art #inkprints #salmon #squamish…
I am thankful for slow mornings.
Here I am digging potatoes for our breakfast hash and gathering fresh eggs from the gals. This was a weekend spent with friends on my favourite farm, days and nights full of live music, …
…“Often when my friends describe what I do for my research as a biologist it’s along the lines of, ‘something to do with salmon and bald eagles’. If you’ve ever wondered what I do when I disappear into the field
Beauty views of Sky Pilot and Co-Pilot from the summit of Habrich! Nothing better than a summer day spent in the alpine with a great climbing partner, summit snacks, views, quality climbing, more snacks and beers to finish it off. …
This hen found an egg!
I stumbled across this Canadian goose egg in an old nest in the Little Qualicum River estuary. I already tried sitting on it, with no luck. Back to the nest it goes.…
Oh my cod! Have you ever seen herring spawn? (If you can think of a better fish pun let minnow).
It is an insanely cool experience. The nearshore waters are churning with thousands of fish laying eggs. The water turns …
I am very very excited to be returning to the rivers I spent all of last fall on, watching salmon like this chum battling their way upriver. This time there won’t be any salmon or eagles. The trees will be …
Chinook salmon, the largest of the Pacific salmon species, grow up to 50+ pounds and is the primary prey resource for the Southern Resident Orca population in the Salish Sea. Catching these little fry knowing they will grow to be …
I spent Earth Day weekend taking the last exam of my academic career then went on a hut trip with some beauty humans and skied some incredible lines. See Duke below. Needless to say I’m feeling like a lucky 🦆to …
I am excited and nervous to present my research at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference in Seattle.
It is pretty incredible to see over a thousand people, from scientists to First Nations, artists, policy makers and even the Governor of …
As spring rolls around, returning to my rivers to collect more samples and data has been constantly on my mind. I never knew I could form such a deep bond to waterbodies, but I find something so magical about rivers, …
The Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference is a meeting for young scientists to come together, present their research, share ideas, collaborate, and then get party in nerdy costumes.
Needless to say I really enjoyed presenting my work on bald eagles/salmon, …
Pedaling Little Janky never looked so good. I feel like a lucky ducky to call this place home.
mtb #explorebc #squamish…
Sea-run cutthroats like this little fella I caught in the Quinsam river are different than Wyoming cuttys. They are small, boisterous and aren’t picky eaters.
I am so stoked to be broadening my fly fishing horizons on Vancouver Island.
#explorebc …