Oak Bay Parks, Recreation and Culture,
the Community Association of Oak Bay
and Friends of Uplands Park
invite you to an

Experts Talk on Adapting to Climate Change on December 2nd at 7 pm at the Monterey Community Centre

Dr. Richard Hebda, long-time BC climate researcher, will present on:
Climate Change, Ecosystems, and Adaptation for Southern Vancouver Island
Richard Hebda is the former Curator of Botany and Earth History at Royal BC Museum. He has a PhD in Botany and has taught in various environmental science departments at the University of Victoria. He studies plant fossils and their distribution over time and place in order to shed light on the condition, history and evolution of BC’s landscape and climate. He also studies ethnobotany of BC First Nations, restoration of natural systems and processes, ecology and origins of Garry Oak and alpine ecosystems and botany of grasses.

Dr. Stephen Sheppard, Director of UBC’s Bachelor of Urban Forestry Program, will present on:
The Citizens Coolkit: Fun ways to climate-proof your forest and your “hood”
Dr. Stephen Sheppard, PhD., ASLA, is a Professor in Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia, teaching landscape and climate change planning, community engagement and visualization. He has served as Director of UBC’s Bachelor of Urban Forestry program and directs the Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning (CALP), an interdisciplinary research group which works with communities on developing climate change and energy solutions. He has published four books, including Visualizing Climate Change from Earthscan/Routledge. He leads UBC’s Research Cluster of Excellence on Cool Tools: Social Mobilization on Climate Change using Digital Tools.

Question period to follow.