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Webinar: Performance of the GYPSY and MGM Growth and Yield Models in Alberta
Join Dr. Robert Froese for the third presentation from the 2024 Winter Webinar Series on Friday, March 15 at 1pm Mountain Time. Authors: Robert Froese, Benjamin Panes, and Shuxiang Yang Register Presenter Bio Robert Froese grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia near the gates of the University of British Columbia, surrounded by the forests of...
Water and Fish Program Employment Opportunity: Biologist
Job Description The successful candidate will be part of a team conducting research on biotic and abiotic characteristics of aquatic ecosystems in Alberta. Two large projects that are underway include 1) the monitoring and modeling of water temperature using water temperature loggers and Spatial Stream Network models for Alberta and 2) assessing fish populations in...
Meet Dr. Laura Finnegan, Caribou Program Lead
By Dr. Laura Finnegan I was always interested in biology and ecology. At school we did some standardized aptitude tests and because I really like biology and maths, it suggested three careers for me: veterinarian, zookeeper, or beekeeper. Those are not the only three options in real life. The test didn’t have ecology careers as...
Les dinosaures à bec de canard ont la bougeotte!
Joshua Wasserlauf analyse les isotopes de fossiles pour décrypter certains des mystères qui entourent le comportement des dinosaures. Il nous présente ses découvertes au sujet de l’alimentation des dinosaures à bec de canard (hadrosaures), de leurs migrations et de leurs relations avec leurs petits.
A [Semi-]Solicited Guide on Pre-bunking and Debunking
(Header image: from Lewandowsky et al. 2012:122) I was recently invited to give a guest lecture to students in an Abuses of Antiquity course at a local (to me) university, in which one of their topics is pseudoarchaeology. One of the things I was asked to talk about is, well, talking. To be more specific,...
Employment Opportunity: GBMP Habitat and Field Crew
fRI Research is a not-for-profit organization conducting applied research to improve land and resource management. Our scientific research helps bridge the gap between knowledge and practice. Our office is in Hinton Alberta, where you can enjoy hiking, fishing, camping, wildlife viewing, skiing, ATV, outdoor yoga, and many other year-round outdoor activities in your backyard. We...
Employment Opportunity: Caribou Program Summer Field Technician and Crew Lead
The field technician and crew lead will contribute to research projects over the summer which may include but are not limited to: a project using novel methodology to estimate population densities for moose, elk, and deer, a project estimating the reproductive success of ungulates, and a project assessing linear feature regeneration with respect to wildlife...
Melody Horrill: On Saving Dolphins and Her Book The Dolphin Who Saved Her
Author, broadcaster and activist Melody Horrill (The Dolphin Who Saved Me) talks about saving the port river dolphins and how a dolphin named Jock saved her with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young (author of Sharks Forever & Orcas Everywhere). “Dolphins do have a special place in our hearts… They help us connect I think to the...
Winter Nudis. Sea slugs from ’23-’24 winter in San Diego, California
What nudibranchs can you find in the winter? The answer is a lot! We decided to live in San Diego for the 2023-2024 winter in part because we can tidepool and not feel like our hands, toes, and noses are going to fall off from the cold. While there were a few days where a...