A Good Day for Whales
It’s the perfect morning for whales. We’ve decided to depart at 8AM instead of 6—a small mercy, afford us by delayed departures of the whale watching boats from town. COVID has slowed everything right down,...
Fish Without Fins: Sea star monitoring
I lean towards the rocks, tilting my kayak in an attempt to grab hold of the rock walls, a loose frond of Egregia menziesii—anything to momentarily secure myself. This is my first time surveying sea...
Drifters by design: Lessons about plankton
Towing for plankton off the dock. It’s a cloudy afternoon in early July, and the sea is as grey and still as the sky. The subdued atmosphere mirrors the stillness of Cedar Coast Field Station–it’s...
CRITTY & ROB
Research Technician, Summer Student/Researcher 2019 We are Critty & Rob! Critty is an undergraduate student at Quest University Canada studying Marine Ecology and Rob is a researcher from Salmon Coast Field Station. For the past...
SAVANNA YOUNG
Research Technician, Summer Student 2019 Hello hello! My name is Savanna, I am an undergraduate student at Quest University studying the intersection of ecological studies and social justice. I made my way out to Vargas...
Observing the Gentle Giants of Clayoquot Sound
By: Claudia Tersigni Hello! My name is Claudia — I’m an undergraduate student at Quest University who studies marine biology. This summer, I’m working in collaboration with the Cedar Coast Field Station and Dr. Jim...
2019 Camp Leaders – Introducing Gemma!
Name: Gemma MacfarlaneCCFS Role: Environmental Educator (One of our Canada Summer Jobs Students!) What do you love about Vargas? What I love most about Vargas is how beautiful and serene it is. Clayoquot Sound is...
2019 Camp Leaders – Meet Valerie!
Name: Valerie LawCCFS Role: Operations Coordinator What do you love about Vargas? The nature immersion. I love that you can walk outside and that a hummingbird will zoom by your ear with an excited buzz...
2019 Camp Leaders – Meet Tiare!
Name: Tiare Boyes Occupation: Leeward Consulting Ltd. (Owner/Operator)Camps: Arts for Ecology, Youth Empowerment (8-12) About Tiare: Tiare is a 2nd generation Canadian commercial fisher from Vancouver Island B.C. She is employed on the fishing vessel,...
Pressing Plants of Vargas Island
Cedar Coast Field Station has started a Herbarium! We are pressing over a dozen plant specimens and hope to soon start a binder collection of pressed plants. This will provide visitors with a representation of...
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