September 12, 2019

ESSA’s Clint Alexander and Cedar Morton Participated in the Columbia Basin Transboundary Conference

Over the years, ESSA has undertaken many projects in the Columbia River Basin including creating management plans, providing expert advice, and developing tools to guide decision-making and implementation. In recognition of this history, ESSA’s President, Clint Alexander, was invited to present on the value of […]
August 29, 2019

ESSA’s Darcy Pickard Announced as Co-chair of the Technical Advisory Committee on Science and Knowledge

This month, Darcy Pickard was announced as co-chair (along with Kevin Hanna, UBC) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s newly established Technical Advisory Committee on Science and Knowledge. The Technical Advisory Committee will provide valuable technical advice and guidance to support the transition to the new impact […]
August 28, 2019

ESSA Remembers Buzz Holling, the Father of Resilience Research

On August 16, the world lost one of its great scientific leaders, the father of resilience research, Crawford Stanley Holling (better known as “Buzz”). His amazing career is summarized here. With roots extending back to the 1960s and 1970s, ESSA has been heavily influenced by Buzz’s […]
July 31, 2019

ESSA Scientists Publish Paper on the Role of Behaviour in Invasive Species Management as part of Special Issue in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

A new paper out today by ESSA scientists explores how incorporating aspects of animal behaviour into metapopulation modelling can be used to better optimize the distribution of limited management resources. Led by ESSA’s Dr. Natascia Tamburello in collaboration with coauthors Dr. Brian Ma of ESSA […]
July 30, 2019

Historic Agreement Reached on Salmon Reintroduction Feasibility with Columbia River Basin Indigenous Nations, Canada and B.C.

On Monday, July 29 in Castlegar, B.C., a landmark agreement to collaborate on the reintroduction of Pacific anadromous salmon into the Canadian portion of the Upper Columbia River Basin was signed by the Syilx Okanagan, Ktunaxa, and Secwepemc Indigenous Nations, British Columbia, and Canada. In […]