Hi all!
There are some neat things happening in Victoria in March...
Wednesday, March 3 at 7:00pm
Alanna Mitchell, author of the amazing book "Sea Sick", will be speaking at UVic. Check out the Sierra Club website for all the information.
http://www.sierraclub.bc.ca/events/informative-and-passionate-look-at-the-ocean-with-alanna-mitchell
Saturday, March 6th at 11:00am (until 3:00pm)
FINAL Public viewing of the Blue Whale Project, 211 Harbour Road (Island Plate and Steel building). Project information can be found at: sites.google.com/site/bluewhaleproject
Monday, March 29 at 7:30pm
MARINE NIGHT
Using Seabird Diets to Track How Climate Change is Affecting Arctic Ecosystems
University of Victoria Masters student, Jennifer Provencher, studied the effects of climate change on seabirds in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. Using historical and current data, she examined changes in the diet of Thick-billed Murres in the low, mid, and high Arctic. She collected samples in the summer and spent winters in the lab sorting and identifying fish bones, zooplankton, squid beaks, and some unnatural objects such as plastic and bird shot. By comparing her results with similar studies done in the 70’s and 80’s, she has tracked how their diets have changed through the years as the ice cover has moved. Meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 159 of the Fraser Building. Everyone is welcome.
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Ooh, thanks for reminding me about the Blue Whale Project! I'm going to be driving up from Portland, Oregon (US) to make it to the last open house in Victoria. I'm excited to see how it's going!
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