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Val Schaefer, Ph.D., R.P.Bio., is a biologist and ecologist by training who has developed unique expertise in the emerging field of Urban Ecology.
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Researcher and writer Anny Schaefer frequently works on books, publications and studies with Val. Together they wrote and published Ogden Point Odyssey: Breakwater, natural history, people and activities .UrbanEcology.ca
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Urban Restoration Walks February 2012
Three free Restoration Walks sponsored by the Restoration of Natural Systems Program. The urban environment, particularly those areas with major changes in elevation, poses many challenges to natural ecosystems. The ravines and valleys contain creeks that are used to carry … Continue reading
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This November: Ecosystems of British Columbia, Canada and the World
I will be teaching ER325 Ecosystems of British Columbia, Canada and the World, from November 9-13, 2011, at the University of Victoria. For information about this credit course and the Restoration of Natural Systems program, visit the program website.
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Speaker series this October at the University of Victoria
Restoration Highs and Lows: Restoring Greater Victoria’s Hills and Valleys Restoring Highs and Lows describes a ravine and two mountains in Greater Victoria, the challenges they face, and what is being done to restore their ecosystem function. The urban environment … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, mountain, ravine, restoration, RNS Program, speaker series, urban, UVic, Victoria
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