Cody Boutilier
Location: Ucluelet Aquarium
Hosting Organization: Ucluelet, BC
Description: While at Canada’s first catch-and-release aquarium, CCC members will be helping to raise awareness about local marine biodiversity and promote respect for the ocean environment. Responsibilities will include caring for creatures and tank maintenance, helping with exhibits, educational programs, research projects, public outreach and conducting microplastics surveys on beaches between Ucluelet and Tofino, British Columbia.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
Jacqueline Pallard
Location: Ottawa
Hosting Organization: Canadian Wildlife Federation
Description: CWF American Eels project Field technicians will assist with field research for a project studying American eel migration. This will include capturing and tracking American eel in the section of the Ottawa River between Montreal and Arnprior. Duties may also include constructing and maintain field equipment, and assisting with public events and angler education programs. The goals of the research project are to increase our knowledge of where, how, and when eels migrate through the Ottawa River and provide critical information for the design and installation of eel passage structures at dams on the Ottawa and its major tributaries. By working with local conservation organizations and industry the project will develop strong partnerships that will help make future recovery actions possible.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
Joseph Langlois
Location: Vancouver Island, BC
Hosting Organization: Pacific Rim National Park
Description: Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is a Canadian national park reserve in British Columbia comprising three separate regions: Long Beach, the Broken Group Islands, and the West Coast Trail. The entire reserve encompasses 511 km2 (197 sq mi) of land and ocean. It is characterized by rugged coasts and lush temperate rainforests. CCC members will be engaged in such projects as Invasive Species removal, Data entry, GPS/GIS work, surveys, map development, checking animal cameras, field tech work, data storage and public outreach.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
Kirsten Walls
Location: Moose Jaw, SASK
Hosting Organization: Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
Description: Canadian Conservation Corps members will be engaged in a variety of conservation activities, including: conducting research in Candle Lake with Saskatchewan Polytechnic, data entry, assisting with the national archery in the schools program, performing habitat assessments/perform bank stabilization assessments, running the Hannin Creek Conservation camp and other opportunities.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
Nicholas Taylor
Location: Ottawa
Hosting Organization: Canadian Wildlife Federation
Description: CWF American Eels project Field technicians will assist with field research for a project studying American eel migration. This will include capturing and tracking American eel in the section of the Ottawa River between Montreal and Arnprior. Duties may also include constructing and maintain field equipment, and assisting with public events and angler education programs. The goals of the research project are to increase our knowledge of where, how, and when eels migrate through the Ottawa River and provide critical information for the design and installation of eel passage structures at dams on the Ottawa and its major tributaries. By working with local conservation organizations and industry the project will develop strong partnerships that will help make future recovery actions possible.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
Sarah Outram
Location: Churchill, Manitoba
Hosting Organization: National Parks and Churchill Northern Studies Centre
Description: CCC members will do two-week rotations at two location throughout the placement. For the CNSC, the main projects are Sustainability-Garden and Hydroponic Systems Support, Archival Organizing and Processing, Building Audit Support. For the National Park, duties will include assisting park staff in preparing for, and collecting monitoring data, assisting with the development of a bio-blitz which incorporates citizen science in collecting field data, water sampling, working on the restoration of Prince of Wales Fort and more.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
Siddarth Venkatesh
Location: Vancouver Island, BC
Hosting Organization: Pacific Rim National Park
Description: Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is a Canadian national park reserve in British Columbia comprising three separate regions: Long Beach, the Broken Group Islands, and the West Coast Trail. The entire reserve encompasses 511 km2 (197 sq mi) of land and ocean. It is characterized by rugged coasts and lush temperate rainforests. CCC members will be engaged in such projects as Invasive Species removal, Data entry, GPS/GIS work, surveys, map development, checking animal cameras, field tech work, data storage and public outreach.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
Teresa Trinh
Location: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec
Hosting Organization: McGill University
Description: The Gault Nature Reserve, owned by McGill University, is located at Mont-Saint-Hilaire and protects more than 1,000 hectares of natural forest. CCC placements will be engaged in a variety of activities, including the reinstallation of the greenhouse in the research sector, equipment maintenance and data download from field sensors (weather station), trail maintenance and surveys, vegetation surveys, scientific outreach and public tours/hikes.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
Veronica McKelvey
Location: Moose Jaw, SASK
Hosting Organization: Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
Description: Canadian Conservation Corps members will be engaged in a variety of conservation activities, including: conducting research in Candle Lake with Saskatchewan Polytechnic, data entry, assisting with the national archery in the schools program, performing habitat assessments/perform bank stabilization assessments, running the Hannin Creek Conservation camp and other opportunities.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
Danea Gauthier-Wiebe
Location: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec
Hosting Organization: McGill University
Description: The Gault Nature Reserve, owned by McGill University, is located at Mont-Saint-Hilaire and protects more than 1,000 hectares of natural forest. CCC placements will be engaged in a variety of activities, including the reinstallation of the greenhouse in the research sector, equipment maintenance and data download from field sensors (weather station), trail maintenance and surveys, vegetation surveys, scientific outreach and public tours/hikes.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
Taylor Seed
Location: Churchill, Manitoba
Hosting Organization: National Parks and Churchill Northern Studies Centre
Description: CCC members will do two-week rotations at two locations throughout the placement. For the CNSC, the main projects are Sustainability-Garden and Hydroponic Systems Support, Archival Organizing and Processing, Building Audit Support. For the National Park, duties will include assisting park staff in preparing for, and collecting monitoring data, assisting with the development of a bio-blitz which incorporates citizen science in collecting field data, water sampling, working on the restoration of Prince of Wales Fort and more.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
Sarah Stewart
Location: Ucluelet Aquarium
Hosting Organization: Ucluelet, BC
Description: While at Canada’s first catch-and-release aquarium, CCC members will be helping to raise awareness about local marine biodiversity and promote respect for the ocean environment. Responsibilities will include caring for creatures and tank maintenance, helping with exhibits, educational programs, research projects, public outreach and conducting microplastics surveys on beaches between Ucluelet and Tofino, British Columbia.
Timeline: June 7 – Aug 30
