- Hometown:
- Slave Lake, AB
- What conservation issue is closest to your heart?
- One in particular that lies closest to my heart is the frustrations of poaching wild animals in the “hunting” realm. I am a firm believer in being a “huntervationist” as I believe regulated hunting supports healthy, sustainable populations and prevents over-population and disease. Opposite of this is unregulated hunting or poaching, which I believe does not support healthy species growth.
- What are you hoping to learn from CCC?
- I am looking forward to exploring the great outdoors, helping the environment and meeting new people. I hope to experience many learning opportunities that I can apply to myself both personally and professionally.
- Who/what inspired you to care about conservation?
- All my life I have had an interest in nature and have aspired to do my part in preserving it. Professionally, my greatest inspiration to care about conservation are the children I have worked with.
- If you could sit down with anyone in the world and have tea or coffee, who would it be? And why?
- David Suzuki. As a child, my sister and I were fans of his TV programs. I would love to have tea with him to pick his brain about ideas on how to incorporate environmental stewardship into today’s child-based education platforms.
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