Preserving and supporting nature in the city

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.

Val has been the Faculty Coordinator of the Restoration of Natural Systems Diploma Program at the University of Victoria, BC, since 2005. As part of the School of Environmental Studies he and his graduate students undertake research projects in ecological restoration.

He is a founder and former Executive Director of the Institute of Urban Ecology at Douglas College in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada where he was a faculty member in Biology for 26 years.   

Val is a leading proponent of urban ecology and urban biodiversity who has written extensively and presented internationally on these topics.

He is also an environmental educator who has conducted numerous community projects with his students promoting nature in the city.

Val is the lead author of Urban Biodiversity: Exploring Natural Habitat and Its Value in Cities (Captus Books, 2004).

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