On September 27, 2022, the SCCP hosted its annual species at risk info sharing and networking event online.

The guest speakers included the following:

Jennifer Heron, Invertebrate Conservation Specialist, BC Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship presented updates on invertebrate conservation projects and policy relevant to the south coast region. Updates included details on upcoming best management practises guidelines specific to regional invertebrates, future COSEWIC reports/candidate species, and a provincial community bumble bee monitoring project. PDF Presentation

Kendra Morgan, Section Head of Fish and Aquatic Wildlife Resources for the South Coast, BC Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship presented on Natural Resource Sector Ministry Reorganization 2022 to provide a brief overview of some of the changes from the NRS ministry reorganization that took effect April 2022. PDF Presentation

Brian Starzomski, Ian McTaggart Cowan Professor of Biodiversity Conservation and Ecological Restoration, Director of the School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria presented on The BC Parks iNaturalist Project: community science and biodiversity in British Columbia to introduce the BC Parks iNaturalist project, a partnership between BC Parks and the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University. Community science draws on the power of many people making many observations of nature, and there was discussion on how this work gives insight into biodiversity patterns across the province, including endangered and threatened species, invasive species, and often obscure and esoteric species. PDF Presentation

Lara Volgyesi, B.L.Arch, Project Consultant, and Emily Pearson, Program Coordinator, Foodlands Cooridor Restoration Program, Rivershed Society of BC co-presented on Foodlands Corridor Restoration Program: Year 1 discussing the newest program at the Rivershed Society of BC. Using a decolonized approach to habitat restoration, the Foodlands Corridor Restoration Program features collaboration with local Indigenous communities through the co-design of corridor sites, the integration of traditional knowledge and language, and the creation of local jobs. This presentation shared an overview of the first year of the program with restoration activities at sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm (Salmon River) Corridor (“sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm” is the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ word for the Salmon River). PDF Presentation