Q & A
Brock Gouweloos
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- Hometown:
- Toronto, ON
- What conservation issue is closest to your heart?
- Habitat restoration (terrestrial and aquatic), health of lakes, rivers and wetlands, sustainable food systems and species at risk recovery.
- What are you hoping to learn from CCC?
- The CCC is a meaningful opportunity to reconnect with the land, recharge my mind and body, and contribute to conservation with great people. I hope to gain new skills and knowledge that I can share with others. I am particularly looking forward to learning about conservation field work to compliment my environmental policy experience.
- Who/what inspired you to care about conservation?
- Growing up near forests, lakes and rivers helped me to appreciate the environment from an early age. Interactions with Indigenous communities through my work have also been a constant source of inspiration regarding conservation and viewing the environment in a holistic way.
- If you could sit down with anyone in the world and have tea or coffee, who would it be? And why?
- Leonardo DiCaprio. He cares about the planet and we could talk about some big ideas.
My Experience So Far
The Algonquin Adventure
Stage 1
Group 6 CCC members will be releasing their inner Canadians during a winter trip through Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park. The trip will build their experience over the 10 days. They will start with five days of traditional snowshoeing travel and warm camping. They will have the opportunity to camp in the cold as part of a mid-trip challenge so they are experiencing a winter expedition in a variety of ways. The final five days will feature a combination of dogsledding and snowshoeing where they will be separate for portions of the day, refining their skills in each area and coming together at the end of each day.
Conservation Field Learning
Stage 2