In the Media

Science communication is important, and something we feel strongly about – when people are engaged in the world around them, there is more of an incentive to protect it. We have been fortunate to have our work highlighted in interesting pieces of media and articles, including newspapers, blogs, environmental magazines, and more. Here is a selection of media where you can read more about what we do.

CBC British Columbia. Exploring the superpowers of moss | Planting Curiosity | CBC Creator Network. Rachael Tancock & Dan Tucker. 2024.

Hakai Institute. Musings on a Modest Microhabitat: Puddle Plants. 2024.

The Canadian Council on Ecological Areas. Gold Leaf Award 2024 Recipients. 2024.

Hakai Blog. “Species of the Day” Keeps Biologists at Play. Kelly Fretwell. 2024.

BC Parks iNaturalist Project Journal. 1 Million Observations and Counting: A Milestone for BC’s Biodiversity. Arianne Nickels. 2024.

BC Parks Foundation. BC Parks iNaturalist Observations Lead to Conservation Triumphs. 2024.

Hakai Magazine. Weird, Rare, and Everywhere. Arno Kopecky. 2023.

BC Parks Blog. The Flat Lake Fire – One Year Later. John Reynolds. 2023.

BC Parks Blog. 12 days at the Calvert Island Ecological Observatory. Finn McGhee. 2023.

Times Colonist. Monique Keiran: Island’s citizen scientists contribute to global updates on natural world. Monica Keiran. 2022.

Ducks Unlimited Canada. Documenting Canada’s rare dragonflies. 2022.

Cowichan Valley Citizen. How autumn rains bring Vancouver Island’s ‘second spring’ and spur global plant rarities. Jake Romphf. 2021.

BC Parks Blog. BC Parks iNaturalist project. 2021.

Friends of Ecological Reserves. iNaturalist Biodiversity Surveys in BC Ecological Reserves. Brian Starzomski, Kate McKeown & John Reynolds. 2021.

The Narwhal. British Columbia’s looming extinction crisis. Sarah Cox. 2020.

Vancouver Is Awesome. Rare species of dragonfly spotted for the first time in 40 years in B.C.. Elana Shepert. 2020.

BC Parks Blog. What Are We Protecting In Our Provincial Parks?. 2020.

Canada’s National Observer. To save endangered species, the federal government needs the provinces’ help.
Sarah Otto, Brian Starzomski, & Jeannette Whitton. 2019.

Times Colonist. UVic’s Ideafest: Island chains fed by the sea. Richard Watts. 2018.

The Narwhal. It’s time for B.C. to start legally protecting endangered species. Sarah Otto & Brian Starzomski. 2018.

Times Colonist. Island Voices: B.C. needs better laws to protect species at risk. Brian Starzomski. 2018.

Times Colonist. Island of extremes: high biodiversity, highest number of at-risk species. Amy Smart. 2016.

UVic News. New app identifies hundreds of BC central coast species. 2016.

Vancouver Sun. UVic prof creates new digital guide to plants, animals on B.C.’s wild coast. Mohamed Marwen Meddah. 2016.

UVic News. A digital field guide for BC central coastal species. Anne MacLaurin. 2016.

Hakai Blog. Biodiversity and Black Flies. Kelly Fretwell. 2015.

Hakai Blog. Exploring 100 Islands of the BC Central Coast. Sara Wickham. 2015.

Patagonia. Photos from Bog Work with Hakai Luxvbalis Conservancy. Kira Hoffman. 2014.

UVic News. One of Canada’s finest professors has a brilliant following. Lisa Grewar. 2011.