Jody Allair is the Director, Citizen Science and Community Engagement at Birds Canada. He is an avid birder and naturalist who enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for the natural world.

Over the years Jody has coordinated a variety of different bird research projects including the Southern Ontario Bald Eagle Monitoring Program, the Ontario Nocturnal Owl Survey and the Southern Ontario Forest Birds at Risk Program. He currently manages and delivers a variety of programs for Bird Canada’s Bird Education Program.

In addition to his work at Birds Canada, Jody has been a Birding Tour Leader with Eagle-Eye Tours since 2008. His tour destinations have included Belize and Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, Hawaii, Mexico, New Zealand, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland.  

This week's challenge is to research the impacts of the palm oil industry and make sustainable choices, especially when it comes to Halloween Candy. Check out the links to learn more about products made with sustainable palm oil.

A big thank you to Jody for sharing his time and passion with us!

Birds Canada: https://www.birdscanada.org/
eBird: https://ebird.org/home
Merlin bird ID: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/
Toronto Zoo: https://www.torontozoo.com/events/Palm-oil-free2016.pdf
Palm oil facts: https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/8-things-know-about-palm-oil
Emerging Leaders for Biodiversity: http://www.el4biodiversity.ca/

I recorded this episode on the Williams Treaty, signed in 1923 by 7 Anishnaabe First Nations. The closest community to me is the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. This region is the traditional territory of the Anishnaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples, which they shared peacefully under the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today, it is still home to many First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples.

Music by Scott Holmes
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmesd  

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