PhD student Karen Church has had a long career in archaeology, spending decades on Haida Gwaii and immersing herself in the language and culture of the Haida people.  Tune in to hear about her Master's research, which used culturally modified trees to map remnant pathways left by Haida peoples up to 1600 years ago, and how her PhD is taking form on a much broader continental scale.

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PhD candidate Jeannine Randall explains how she is crafting a project investigating the effects of climate forcings and food supplies (flying bugs) on tree swallow populations. Tune in to learn about catching bugs, study design, and the lives of tree swallows (and their researchers)!

Thomas Balfour is a Master's student in the Freshwater Fish Ecology Lab at UNBC and a Project Manager at Central Westcoast Forest Society (CWFS). In this episode, Tom talks to Jeremy & Kristen his developing research project monitoring Chinook salmon in a lake-headed watershed on the wet westcoast of Vancouver Island, and working on stream restoration with a non-profit organisation. If you're interested in hearing more about CWFS, check out https://clayoquot.org/ and their instagram.

Alex Bevington is a Research Hydrologist with the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) and also a PhD student at UNBC. His research interests include remote sensing of the mountain cryosphere, climate change, and watershed management. Alex has undertaken field work all over Canada and has done extensive adventuring around the world.

On today's episode we dive into who we are, why we are hosting a radio show (now podcast!) and hype the CFUR Radiothon. It's odd times across the globe due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but at a proper social distance, the show will carry on!

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The Tallest Man on Earth - Troubles Will Be Gone

Dr. Christine Ho Younghusband has been an Assistant Professor in UNBC's School of Education since 2018, during which time she has participated in redesigning the B.Ed. and M.Ed. programs at the university to focus more on the experience of students in rural, remote and indigenous contexts. Christine has been a member of the teaching community of BC for the last 26 years, during which time she has taught countless students and future teachers. Tune in to learn how education in BC is shifting the onus of learning back to the teacher, and how she has found herself in ever expanding roles in the North. 

Ivy Evergreen recently completed her honours undergraduate thesis under the supervision of Darwyn Coxson, looking at the ability for lichen transplanted from the BC coast to the interior wetbelt to survive under different environmental conditions. She also talks at about all of the different field and research opportunities she has had during her time at UNBC and how it may inform her career path moving forward. Finally, she tells us some epic tales  from her time at UNBC!

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Wolf Parade - Forest Green