Q & A
Kay Madère
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Ontario
- What conservation issue is closest to your heart?
- I think some of the biggest would be water pollution and security. Food security. Habitat degradation for agricultural purposes. Single-use plastics.
- What are you hoping to learn from CCC?
- My expectations going into this program will be to learn a lot of valuable skills I can apply to my future career as well as the hands-on skills during fieldwork placements. I’m also looking forward to the networking opportunities.
- Who/what inspired you to care about conservation?
- As a kid I was always outside. I was lucky to have parents that always took us on adventures all the time and my favourite memories were always associated with being outside. As I got older I started to understand the threats to Canadian wildlife. I knew I wanted to be working outside with plants and animals.
- If you could sit down with anyone in the world and have tea or coffee, who would it be? And why?
- Bear Grylls because I would absolutely question all his practices.
My Experience So Far
West Coast Shuffle
Stage 1
Departing from beautiful Tofino in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, the Canadian Conservation Corps cohorts in Group 9 will be enjoying 14 days of outdoor adventure. During their trip the CCC members will be honing their camping and outdoor skills while developing their paddling skills during a sea kayaking trip along B.C.’s Pacific coast. If the right conditions persist, Group 9 will also be incorporating a visit to the Cedar Coast Field Station, assisting in the collection of samples and contributing to a micro-plastics survey in the Sound and participating in real conservation activities.
Conservation Field Learning
Stage 2
Outreach and Service
Stage 3
Project focus: Student outreach on college campus inspiring them to join the Green Leaders program on campus, along with in-classroom education. CCC PARTICIPANT INFO Funded by the Government of Canada under the Canada Service Corps