George has arrived with a reminder: sometimes the road ahead calls for confidence, colour, and a little campus flair. 🦚

Climate futures aren't built alone—they're organized. Join Sleydo' Molly Wickham, Jesse Stoeppler, and Tia Kennedy for a conversation on land defence, movement organizing, and what it takes to create just and livable climate futures. 📅 June 4 | 12–1:30 PM PT Register: buff.ly/VBJmwOQ

Spring reminder from Primrose: you don’t need to see the whole path ahead to keep moving forward. 🌿 One step, one sunny trail, one new season at a time. Thanks to our amazing receptionist & undergraduate program assistant, Elizabeth E., for sharing this moment (and Primrose's wisdom) with us

Watch out — there’s been a Bear sighting in Saanich! 🐻 False alarm! ❌️ This sweet boy, Bear, specialized exclusively in zoomies, charm, and licking people to death. Beloved sidekick of our grad program & admin assistant, Margy Gamble

Wait… are the campus rabbits back? 🐇 Nope! This distinguished gentleman is a rescued former feral enjoying some supervised outdoor time with the family of our Research Manager, Alina Fisher.

Going “above and beyond” isn’t extra—it’s what keeps a community working. Congrats to our Spring 2026 Above & Beyond Award nominees and recipients in Environmental Studies 👏 Recognition for the work that often happens behind the scenes. Read more: www.uvic.ca/socialscienc...

A reminder that camouflage doesn’t always mean dull colours. Dragonfly spotted near Christmas Hill — patterned for concealment, stunning in the sunlight.

🎓 Hey students! The Conservation Data Centre is hiring a Data Technician 👀 Great chance to get some real experience working with data and build your skills.

A cluster of shooting stars appeared outside the building today. Astronomers unconcerned. Botanists pleased. #UVicENVI

Here at the ENVI Main Office, our bird strike stickers seem to be working! (Check out our chickadee bird box on the maple tree in the background.) We hope to keep them safe.

From community assemblies to cycling access to bird-safe campus ideas, students at UVic’s Changemakers Summit were focused on solutions—not just problems. A smart model for community-engaged learning. More: news.uvic.ca/2026/changem...

Can you “stress test” climate policy like software? That’s the idea behind UVic’s Virtual Lab for Environmental Planning—turning complex environmental decisions into simulations you can explore, test, and improve. Read more: www.uvic.ca/givingtouvic...

Spring showing up outside the building today 🌱 A reminder that seasonal change is already underway—even on the quieter, grey days.

What if climate action was a game you could play? In the TCA Certificate at University of Victoria, Marty created Global Winning—a cooperative card game built from what he learned in class. Scan the QR to read his story.

Climate action needs people who understand systems. The TCA Certificate at University of Victoria covers: • human behaviour + climate • policy + planning • how change actually happens Then you choose electives that match your focus. Scan the QR to explore courses.

Want skills you can actually use in climate work? The TCA Certificate at University of Victoria focuses on: • real-world collaboration • climate action planning • science → policy translation • Indigenous partnerships Flexible, interdisciplinary, 1–2 years. Scan the QR for details.

Want a quick look at what ES grad students are actually working on? Note: next week’s 11:30 seminar is cancelled. Instead, join us April 1 (1–3pm, DTB B255) for short research presentations + Q&A. New ideas, early-stage projects, and room to ask questions. #UVicENVI

Not theory—action. Isabelle used the TCA Certificate to turn learning into a workplace food waste solution, while building skills in environmental politics. Scan the QR to hear how → University of Victoria

From net pens to river restoration—this is applied learning in action. Dr. Benjamin Neal shows how UVic students engage directly in BC fisheries recovery. March 25 | 11:30–12:30 | DTB B255 #UVicENVI

The School of Environmental Studies will be hosting our Spring Send Off on April 2, 2026 from 2:30-3:30pm 🌿 Please join us for a pizza lunch, a chance to say goodbye to professors and friends, and to celebrate ES students who are graduating!

Indigenous Knowledge offers long-tested ways of caring for land and community. How can it reshape cumulative effects assessment and resource management? Join Lawrence Ignace / Miskomin on braiding Indigenous Knowledge with governance to rethink sustainability. #UVicENVI talk 🌿

How do you tell if ecological restoration actually works? Take the same photo… decades apart. Join Thomas Munson & Sonia Voicescu to see how repeat photography and photopoint monitoring make ecological change visible. 📷🌿 Apr 8, 2–3 pm UVic Continuing Studies, Room 276 Free talk.

Climate action needs more than policies and targets. What motivates people to actually take part? Gustav Osberg explores how values, relationships, and shared purpose can power participation in climate governance. 📅 Mar 11 | #UVicENVI

Warming Arctic seas are impacting subsistence harvests in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Collaborating with Ulukhaktok community members, a team created a Cultural Calendar that connects climate, species, language, and knowledge systems. Come learn more! #UVicENVI

The science is clear. The seas are rising. So why the resistance? Join Dr. Andrea Dutton for the Lansdowne Lecture on deep-time climate evidence and what lies ahead. 📅 Mar 30, 7pm 📍 Bob Wright B150

What is Indigenous political ecology — and who defines the “political” and the “ecological”? Join Dr. Hunt as she shares relational principles shaping this field, the central role of Indigenous leadership, and why Indigenous political ecology matters for environmental studies. #UVicENVI

It's reading week, so just a reminder there is no #UVicENVI seminar this week. See you all next week!

Victoria Seedy Saturday is back! Feb 14, 11am–4pm Crystal Gardens, Victoria Swap seeds. Learn climate-smart growing. Meet local farmers. Bring the kids. Workshops, seed exchanges, and locally grown, climate-adapted plants—all in one place. Arguably the most wholesome Valentine’s date in town. 🌷

CANCELLED: Tomorrow's #UVicENVI seminar has been cancelled. 😢

If culture matters in humans, why wouldn’t it matter in chimpanzees? Dr. Ammie Kalan shares evidence from 40+ wild communities showing rich, threatened cultural diversity — including distinct termite-fishing traditions. Conservation needs to protect populations and their cultures. #UVicENVI

Join us for the launch of Mountain Voices: A Celebration of Awe and Persistence 🏔️ 📅 Feb 12, 2026 | 7–9 pm 📍 McPherson Library Moderated by Eric Higgs, with panelists from the UIAA, Alpine Club of Canada, NCC, and University of BC. Conversation + Q&A + reception. Register now buff.ly/kZk4gAG

The Finnerty Gardens ducks were out in the sunshine today! Take a self-guided walking tour with your friends: www.uvic.ca/finnerty/ass...

The Environmental Studies Student Association (ESSA) has extended the deadline for their zine, ESSENCE. They are now due February 22, 2026. Submit your work buff.ly/eSgkXTR

Join us for the unveiling of Mountain Voices: A Tribute to Wonder and Endurance 🏔️ 📅 Feb 12, 2026 | 7–9 pm 📍 McPherson Library, University of Victoria Hosted by Eric Higgs, featuring experts from UIAA, Alpine Club of Canada, Nature Conservancy, and UBC. Discussion, Q&A, and a social gathering.

Have a flair for design and a love for nature restoration? ✏️🌿 Join us in celebrating 30 years of the Restoration of Natural Systems! Design a unique T-shirt. Winner gets featured merch, $250, and a spotlight in the RNS newsletter. Open to UVic students and alumni. Deadline: Mar 15, 2026. #UVic #RNS

Big ideas. Real impact. The Sustainability Scholars Program at University of Victoria is connecting students with community partners to tackle climate, biodiversity, and sustainability challenges head-on. Proud to see this work recognized. Read more: www.uvic.ca/socialscienc...

“Water Lines: Landscape, Design, and Environmental Legibility” How can design make hidden water systems visible—and political? This talk traces water across rivers, pipes, dams, and dry landscapes to show how landscape architecture helps us read power, ecology, and public concern. #UVicENVI

Looking to build real skills in sustainability? Join Discover Your Path in Sustainability at University of Victoria 📅 Feb 24, 2026 | 🕐 1–2 pm Explore programs in climate action, ecological restoration, GIS, drones, and more—plus small-group sessions with faculty and staff. Register:

New research on closing the science–practice divide in ecological restoration by Nancy Shackelford, Alina Fisher, Eric Higgs, and team highlights essential elements for effective collaboration, including dialogue, resources, and adaptive management. Discover more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Learn outside the classroom this summer. 🌱 From France to Galiano, Cortes, and across Vancouver Island—our 2026 ENVI field schools offer hands-on learning in food systems, TEK, permaculture, salmon ecology, and more. Apply by Feb 1.

Congratulations, @uvicenvi.bsky.social Natalie Ban and co-authors on this first global tool to measure fairness in ocean policies and projects. #oceans #oceanequityindex #uvic

Learn outside the classroom this summer. 🌱 From France to Galiano, Cortes, and across Vancouver Island—our 2026 ENVI field schools offer hands-on learning in food systems, TEK, permaculture, salmon ecology, and more. Apply by Feb 1.

B.C. “running out of electricity”? Not so fast. Dr. Mark Zacharias breaks down what’s fact vs fiction in debates about EVs, heat pumps, and electrification—and what smart planning actually means for a net-zero grid. #UVicENVI

A "Mother of Thousands" succulent drops plantlets on the windowsill overlooking A Place of Medicine courtyard garden. Its caretaker, PhD candidate Lauren Burton (Marine Ethnoecology Research Group), works quietly on her thesis nearby.

Is B.C. really running out of electricity? At this #UVicENVI seminar, Mark Zacharias breaks down claims about power shortages, drought-year imports, and electrification—and explains what the evidence actually shows. A fact-based look at how B.C. can plan an affordable, reliable path to net-zero.

Fun new card game, Global Winning, by a UVic Continuing Studies student. This collaborative game challenges players to keep the “global temperature” below +1.5 °C, & makes climate action engaging and interactive. 🙌 Share your strategies! #ClimateAction #Education

Join Louise Blight at #UVicENVI seminar on bird–window collisions. Window strikes kill ~25 million birds each year in Canada—second only to cats. A UVic study shows West Coast impacts can be worse, especially in fall & winter. Learn which species are most at risk & which building fixes reduce deaths

Welcome back, students! Join us for complimentary pizza and a hangout. #StudentLife #FreePizza

Join us at #UVicENVI seminar by Salvatore Curasi where he talks about climate change's effects on Arctic and boreal ecosystems, focusing on wildfires' impact on Canada's carbon cycle and plant traits' role in climate-carbon feedbacks in tundra ecosystems.

Join us for the #UVicENVI seminar “The Political Ecologies of Fire” by Onyx Sloan Morgan, examining how colonial forestry policy & timber capitalism shape wildfire risk in BC, often excluding Indigenous law, using Indigenous feminist perspectives and case studies from lək̓ʷəŋən and syilx territories