Happy New Year everyone! 2021 marked the release of my book Conservation Canines: How Dogs Work for the Environment.
In the last ten years, I have crossed the path of some of these incredible working dogs in the field, and I am proud to share stories and photos of how they are lending their paws and noses to help us tackle some of the most pressing environmental issues of our times.
I wish to thank everyone who has supported and helped promote the book. Please continue sharing the news among your networks, and if you have already read the book, I would be very grateful if you would take a moment to rate or review it online on Amazon, Goodreads, or other booksellers’ websites.
I am excited to start the New Year with the virtual launch of Conservation Canines on Monday, January 17 at 6 pm PST / 7 pm MST, and I will hope you will join me to celebrate!
For this virtual event hosted by Owls’ Nest Books, I will share stories and photos from the book, and I will be joined by special canine guests Hilo, Seuss, and Diesel (featured in the book!) and their humans, Cindy Sawchuk, Hannah McKenzie, and Heather McCubbin from Alberta Environment and Parks’ Conservation K-9 Program, for a Q&A and a practical and fun demo of how dogs are using their noses to protect Alberta’s waterways from invasive mussels.
The event is free, but you must register to attend.
More Conservation Canines events will be planned in 2022. Please make sure to sign up for my newsletter and follow me on Instagram, to receive all news and announcements.
Life of a Conservation Photographer: Stories from the Field: I have been invited by the Vermont Nature Center to present in their 2022 Naturalist Journeys. Join me for this virtual talk on Wednesday February 2nd at 6 pm EST / 3 pm PST.
From photographing mountain caribou from a helicopter to documenting scientists capturing narwhal in the freezing waters of the Arctic, I will share stories from the field and will highlight my work as a photojournalist with scientists, how I develop trust, builds story angles, adapt to different working environments, and how photography and stories can help build public exposure on important science and conservation work.
Sea Otters: A Survival Story: I am delighted that my book on sea otters has been nominated for the 2021-2022 Red Cedar Book Awards, British Columbia’s Young Readers’ Choice Book Awards. To celebrate, the North Vancouver District Public Library is hosting a special virtual talk on sea otters on Thursday, February 17 at 9:15 am PST.
This presentation is geared to students in grades 4-7, but anyone can attend. To register for the presentation, please contact Rachel Brown at brownr@nvdpl.ca or call 604-929-3727, ext. 8166. Registrants will receive a Zoom link by email prior to the event.
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