March 2023 SCCP Webinar - South Coast Conservation Program

Conservation Challenges, Successes, and Lessons Learned in the Fraser River Estuary

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 from 12 to 1pm

Daniel Stewart shared about some of the conservation challenges and successes he has witnessed first-hand in the Fraser Estuary. He covered topics of habitat creation and restoration, invasive species and other threats, species at risk, and offer suggestions for how we can improve our conservation efforts.

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Cattail Identification

Presenter:

Daniel Stewart is a plant and restoration ecologist who has operated as an independent consultant (Asarum Ecological Consulting) since 2014. Daniel graduated with a BSc from the BCIT Ecological Restoration program in 2015, where he studied the habitat associations and germination requirements of federally-listed Bidens amplissima. He then completed his MSc at UBC in 2021, where his thesis investigated cattail invasions in the Fraser River Estuary. Much of Daniel’s recent work has been linked to the conservation, restoration, and management of estuarine plant communities. Daniel is passionate about wetland plant ecology, species at risk, invasive species management, and research that can inform and improve future practices.