My Home Place at UVic

 
I would like to acknowledge the sacredness of this land to all who know and love it, especially the original inhabitants, the Lekwungen First Nations and Coast Salish Peoples, who still look to this land as their Home Place.

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May 20, 2021 

Summary of Webinar Topics of extra-curicular-learning during Pandemic-Time: (Jun 2020 - May 2021)
* 95+ webinars, 1-2 hrs long (120-150 hrs), some full/multiple days (10) >> ~250+ hrs learning something new online!

R-Stats | Remote Sensing | Nature | Climate | Indigenous Issues | Technology & Coding | Healthy Communities

R-Stats Webinars

  1. Zhoosh up your ggplots (R Ladies Edinburgh: Athanasia Monika Mowinckel - May 12, 2021)
  2. Programming with Tidyverse functions (R Ladies Vancouver - Apr 28, 2021)
  3. Fun with R (R-Ladies: Chicago and East Lansing - Apr 23, 2021)
  4. Intro to R Package Development (Nigeria AbujaR User Group Meetup - Apr 17, 2021)
  5. An evening of aRt with Ijeamaka Anyene (R Ladies - Apr 14, 2021)
  6. R Dataframe to simple maps (R Ladies: A Semi-Tidy Tuesday - Apr 13, 2021)
  7. R Package Development (R Ladies - Mar 26, 2021)
  8. Research Statistics with RStudio (UVic Digital Scholarhip Mar 25, 2021)
  9. Pattern-based spatial analysis (RGS-IBG GIScience Webinar Series - Feb 3, 2021)
  10. RStudio::global(2021) (R Studio - Jan 21 - 22, 2021)
  11. R Shiny Masterclass: From Development to Deployment (Appsilon Jan 20, 2021)
  12. R stats GGPlot2 5-hr Training Sprint (Cedric Sherer's ggplot2 tutorial - Dec 22, 2020)
  13. Visualizing Variability and Uncertainty in R (RIOT Science Club - Nov 05, 2020)
  14. R Shiny Workshop: First Steps Towards Interactive Data Visualisation (CaRdiff - Jul 16, 2020)
  15. e-Rum2020 (European R - Jun 2020)

Remote Sensing Webinars

  1. Access and Download Copernicus Open Access Data (Copernicus - May 20, 2021)
  2. Publishing an Earth Engine App to Accompany your Research Paper (Google Earth Outreach - May 19, 2021)
  3. Sentinel Hub: EO Browser (Sentinel Hub Webinars - Apr 15, 2021)
  4. Google Earth Engine Apps (Geo for Good Summit: Lightning Talks - Apr 8, 2021)
  5. Analyzing a Landsat 8 image in Google Earth Engine (Earth Outreach - Mar 2, 2021)
  6. Rasters Revealed 2021 (Conference on use of Raster datasets - Jan 15, 2021)
    7. Dec 22, 2020)
  7. Remote Sensing & Wildland Fire Symposium - series (FIRE 2020 - Nov 2,9,16,23, 2020)
  8. Planet Explore 2020 Virtual Conference (Planet Imagery - Oct 13-15, 2020)
  9. Understanding Phenology with Remote Sensing (NASA - Parts 1, 2 & 3 - Jun-Jul, 2020)
  10. Planet Explore 2020 (Planet Remote Sensing - May 2020)
  11. Forest Mapping and Monitoring with SAR Data (Google Earth Engine - May 2020)
  12. Applications and Answers Using Spectral UAV Imagery (L3 Harris Geospatial - May 2020)
  13. Earth Engine Virtual Meetup (Google Earth Engine - May 6, 2020)
  14. Vegetation monitoring for Agriculture with Sentinel-2 (RUS Copernicus - Apr 2020)

Nature Webinars

  1. Making Science and Nature Stories Your Business (Pandemic University: Sarah Gilman - May 20, 2021)
  2. A Beginners Guide to Urban Forest Bathing (Urban Tree Festival: Katie Mills - May 18, 2021)
  3. Nature Writing The Art of Evidence: Reaching General Audiences (Pandemic University: Sharon Riley - May 18, 2021)
  4. Nature Writing Using Your Platform and Influence for Good (Pandemic University: Chris Turner - May 14, 2021)
  5. Nature Writing on Nature with Authority, Authenticity & Personality (Pandemic University: Annalise & Cailynn Klingbeil - May 11, 2021)
  6. Soil: Really Important Tiny Lives (Victoria Compost Education Centre - Apr 24, 2021)
  7. Birding By Ear (Ann Nightingale - Mar 6,13,20,27, Apr 3,17,24, 2021)
  8. Worm Composting (Victoria Compost Education Centre - Mar 27, 2021)
  9. State of the World's Plants and Fungi Virtual Symposium (Kew Royal Botanic Gardens - , 2020)
  10. A Close Look At The Life Of Trees - Patrick von Aderkas (Uni 201 - Oct 6, 2020)
  11. Rewilding: putting nature back on the map (Birdlife Europe / European Environmental Bureau - Sep 10, 2020)
  12. Identifying and Monitoring Pollinators (Pollinator Steward Webinar Series - Sep 17, 2020)
  13. Creating and Managing Wetlands for Pollinators (Island Pollinator Steward Initiative Webinar Series - Sep 2, 2020)
  14. Urban Forest Sustainability & the Individual Tree Data Standard (Institute of Chartered Foresters - Sep 1, 2020)
  15. Nature writing beyond 2020 (Virtual Bird Fair - Aug 19,21,22,23, 2020)
  16. How To Be A Backyard Naturalist (Kelly Brenner - Jul 16, 2020)
  17. Insects in the Garden (Linda Gilkeson - Jun 24, 2020)
  18. Raincoast's Coastal Insights (Jun 2020)
  19. Resilient Gardens for a Changing Climate (Linda Gilkeson - Jun 8, 2020)
  20. The Science and Practice of Managing Forests in Cities (Urban Forest Connections - May 2020)
  21. Bird Trivia Night (Ann Nightingale, Rocky Point - May 2020)
  22. Addressing Loss of Tree Cover in Urban Watersheds: The Importance of Local Codes and Policies (Urban Forest Connections - Apr 2020)
  23. Earth Day Nature Journaling (John Muir Laws - Apr 22, 2020)

Climate Change Webinars

  1. Fifty years of wildland fire science in Canada (PCF Webinars - Apr 29, 2021)
  2. Bring climate change reality to students using Cloud to Classroom (Earth Outreach - Mar 22, 2021)
  3. Communicating Climate in a Complex World, panel with Michael Mann (Penn State - Oct 28, 2020)
  4. Using Geolocation Technology to Fight COVID-19 and Climate Change (Jul 24, 2020)

Indigenous Issues Webinars

  1. Clam Gardens (Clam Garden Network - Apr 23, 2021)
  2. Indigenously Managed Douglas-fir (UVic ES Darcy Mathews - Mar 24, 2021)
  3. Living Lands and Indigenous Climate Solutions (UVic Indigenous Studies - Feb 24, 2021)
  4. Virtual Indigenous Mapping Workshop (Indigenous Maps - Nov 16-18, 2020)

Technology & Coding Webinars

  1. Unity Essentials Live Learning (Mar 22, Mar 29, Apr 1, 2021)
  2. Image Editing with GIMP (UVic Digital Scholarhip Commons Mar 29, 2021)
  3. Zotero: advanced skills (UVic Digital Scholarship Commons - Nov 9, 2020)
  4. Zoomtopia: Virtual Zoom User Conference (Zoomtopia - Oct 14,15, 2020)
  5. Creating Video for Online Learning (DottoTech - Oct 7, 2020)
  6. Podcasting with Audacity (UVic Digital Learning Commons - Sep 24, 2020)
  7. Hands on Practice & Scenarios Mentor Training (Ladies / Canada Learning Code - Sep 2020)
  8. Virtual Zoom Coding Mentor Training (Ladies / Canada Learning Code - Sep 2020)
  9. Zotero: Intro to Citation Management (UVIc Digital Scholarship Commons - Aug 19, 2020)
  10. Effective Online Meetings (Steve Dotto - Jul 2020)
  11. Organizing Digital Photos (Dotto Tech - Jun 24, 2020)
  12. Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, & 360° Tours (UVIc Digital Scholarship Commons - Jun 17, 2020)
  13. Building Next-Generation Data Infrastructure for Plant Phenology (US National Phenology Network - Jun 17, 2020)
  14. FOSS4GUK (Free and Open Software for Geo - Jun 17, 2020)
  15. WomenTech Global Conference 2020 (Women in Tech - Jun 10-11, 2020)
  16. Gamers & GIS Analysts Unite! (L3 Harris Geospatial - May 2020)
  17. Jitsi Meet vs Zoom and Google Meet (Dotto Tech - May 2020)
  18. Zoom Remote Desktop Support for both Windows and Mac Control (Dotto Tech - May 2020)
  19. Virtual DHSI Conference & Colloquium (UVic Digital Humanities - May 2020)
  20. Google Meet vs Zoom (Dotto Tech - May 2020)
  21. Field Trips for All: Accessibility and Inclusivity for Students with Disabilities (American Geosciences Institute - Apr 2020)

Healthy Communities Webinars

  1. Bridging divides in the wake of a global pandemic (Victoria Forum - Nov 12,13,16, 2020)
  2. The Art of Living in the Time of COVID (15th Annual Lafayette Health Awareness Forum - Oct 1, 2020)
  3. Commanding Hope: The Power We Have To Renew A World In Peril - Thomas Homer-Dixon (Royal Roads University: Changemaker Series - Sep 16, 2020)
  4. Clarity, Caring & Community-Building: Using the 3 Cs to Enhance Online Teaching and Learning Success (Aug 2020)
  5. Planet A New Paradigm in Rapid Revisit, Global Intelligence (Planet Labs - Jul 29, 2020)
  6. How Will Cities Change With Covid19; The Future of Transportation (Uni 201: Cam Owens - Jun 23, 2020)
  7. Be Kind to your Mind (UVic Alumni Assoc - Jun 18, 2020)
  8. Ecojustice (Uni 201: Meredith Lemon - Jun 2020)

May 20, 2021 

Summary of UVic Courses taken 2010-2021

* Completing all requirements to finish a double-major in Environmental Studies & Geography!!

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May 20, 2021 

I still continue to participate in a number of virtual zoom-type webinars:

  1. Making Science and Nature Stories Your Business (Pandemic University: Sarah Gilman - May 20)
  2. Access and Download Copernicus Open Access Data (Copernicus - May 20)
  3. Publishing an Earth Engine App to Accompany your Research Paper (Google Earth Outreach - May 19)
  4. A Beginners Guide to Urban Forest Bathing (Urban Tree Festival: Katie Mills - May 18)
  5. Writing The Art of Evidence: Reaching General Audiences (Pandemic University: Sharon Riley - May 18)
  6. Writing Using Your Platform and Influence for Good (Pandemic University: Chris Turner - May 14)
  7. Zhoosh up your ggplots (R Ladies Edinburgh: Athanasia Monika Mowinckel - May 12)
  8. Writing on Nature with Authority, Authenticity & Personality (Pandemic University: Annalise & Cailynn Klingbeil - May 11)
  9. Fifty years of wildland fire science in Canada (PCF Webinars - Apr 29)
  10. Programming with Tidyverse functions (R Ladies Vancouver - Apr 28)
  11. Soil: Really Important Tiny Lives (Victoria Compost Education Centre - Apr 24)
  12. Birding By Ear (Ann Nightingale - Mar 6,13,20,27, Apr 3,17,24)
  13. Clam Gardens (Clam Garden Network - Apr 23)
  14. Fun with R (R-Ladies: Chicago and East Lansing - Apr 23)
  15. Intro to R Package Development (Nigeria AbujaR User Group Meetup - Apr 17)
  16. Sentinel Hub: EO Browser (Sentinel Hub Webinars - Apr 15)
  17. An evening of aRt with Ijeamaka Anyene (R Ladies - Apr 14)
  18. R Dataframe to simple maps (R Ladies: A Semi-Tidy Tuesday - Apr 13)
  19. Google Earth Engine Apps (Geo for Good Summit: Lightning Talks - Apr 8)
  20. Unity Essentials Live Learning (Mar 22, Mar 29, Apr 1)
  21. Image Editing with GIMP (UVic Digital Scholarhip Mar 29)
  22. Worm Composting (Victoria Compost Education Centre - Mar 27)
  23. R Package Development (R Ladies - Mar 26)
  24. Research Statistics with RStudio (UVic Digital Scholarhip Mar 25)
  25. Indigenously Managed Douglas-fir (UVic ES Darcy Mathews - Mar 24)
  26. Bring climate change reality to students using Cloud to Classroom (Earth Outreach - Mar 22)
  27. Analyzing a Landsat 8 image in Google Earth Engine (Earth Outreach - Mar 2)
  28. Living Lands and Indigenous Climate Solutions (UVic Indigenous Studies - Feb 24)
  29. Pattern-based spatial analysis (RGS-IBG GIScience Webinar Series - Feb 3)
  30. RStudio::global(2021) (R Studio - Jan 21 - 22)
  31. R Shiny Masterclass: From Development to Deployment (Appsilon Jan 20)
  32. Rasters Revealed 2021 (Conference on use of Raster datasets - Jan 15)

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Apr 15, 2020 

I've just finished another Anthropology course, this time studying 14,000 years of Indigenous history through the lens of Archaeology:

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Dec 27, 2020 

My iNaturalist stats for 2020 (July) photo observations of a total of 370 different species, with 385 Research Grade observations (of 250 species: 165 plants, 25 birds, 18 insects, 15 mollusks, 5 fungi/lichen, 4 mammals).

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Dec 22, 2020 

I continue to participate in a number of virtual zoom-type webinars:

  1. R stats GGPlot2 5-hr Training Sprint (Cedric Sherer's ggplot2 tutorial - Dec 22)
  2. Remote Sensing & Wildland Fire Symposium - series (FIRE 2020 - Nov 2,9,16,23)
  3. Virtual Indigenous Mapping Workshop (Indigenous Maps - Nov 16-18)
  4. Bridging divides in the wake of a global pandemic (Victoria Forum - Nov 12,13,16)
  5. Zotero - advanced skills (UVic Digital Scholarship Commons - Nov 9)
  6. Visualizing Variability and Uncertainty in R (RIOT Science Club - Nov 05)

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Nov 02, 2020 

I continue to participate in a number of zoom-type webinars to learn more:

  1. Communicating Climate in a Complex World, panel with Michael Mann (Penn State - Oct 28)
  2. Zoomtopia: Virtual Zoom User Conference (Zoomtopia - Oct 14,15)
  3. Planet Explore 2020 Virtual Conference (Planet Imagery - Oct 13-15)
  4. State of the World's Plants and Fungi Virtual Symposium (Kew Royal Botanic Gardens - )
  5. A Close Look At The Life Of Trees - Patrick von Aderkas (Uni 201 - Oct 6)
  6. Creating Video for Online Learning (DottoTech - Oct 7)
  7. The Art of Living in the Time of COVID (15th Annual Lafayette Health Awareness Forum - Oct 1)

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Sept 26, 2020 

I was very happy to participate as a virtual Zoom mentor, helping folks learn SQL, with Ladies / Canada Learning Code Day - over 40 participants in Victoria, and 400 all across Canada!

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Sept 24, 2020 

I continue to participate in a number of zoom-type webinars:

  1. Podcasting with Audacity (UVic Digital Learning Commons - Sep 24)
  2. Commanding Hope: The Power We Have To Renew A World In Peril - Thomas Homer-Dixon (Royal Roads University: Changemaker Series - Sep 16)
  3. Virtual Zoom Coding Mentor Training (Ladies / Canada Learning Code)
  4. Rewilding: putting nature back on the map (Birdlife Europe / European Environmental Bureau - Sep 10)
  5. Hands on Practice & Scenarios Mentor Training (Canada / Ladies Learning Code)
  6. Identifying and Monitoring Pollinators (Pollinator Steward Webinar Series - Sep 17)
  7. Creating and Managing Wetlands for Pollinators (Pollinator Steward Webinar Series - Sep 2)
  8. Urban Forest Sustainability & the Individual Tree Data Standard (Institute of Chartered Foresters - Sep 1)

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Sept 10, 2020 

I am studying yet another mapping course, this time in Anthropology:

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Aug 18, 2020 

I continue to participate in a number of zoom-type webinars:

  1. Nature writing beyond 2020 (Virtual Bird Fair - Aug 19,21,22,23)
  2. Intro to Citation Management with Zotero (UVIc Digital Scholarship Commons - Aug 19)
  3. Using Geolocation Technology to Fight COVID-19 and Climate Change (ESRI)
  4. Urban Forest Sustainability & the Individual Tree Data Standard (Institute of Chartered Foresters, Edinburgh)
  5. Creating and Managing Wetlands for Pollinators (Island Pollinator Initiative)
  6. Clarity, Caring & Community-Building: Using the 3 Cs to Enhance Online Teaching and Learning Success

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July 29, 2020 

Yet again more online workshops & webinars in July:

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July 3-12, 2020 

This week I participated in the iNaturalist Project The Great Salish Sea BioBlitz to document biodiversity around the Salish Sea.

The Salish Sea Waterways & Beaches I've visited:

iNaturalist.org
I photographed and identified 311 species (many still unidentified):
My Observations @ Salish Sea Bioblitz iNaturalist Project

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July 03, 2020 

Just finished 4.5hr freeCodeCamp SQL Tutorial ... very thorough and understandable instructions

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June 30, 2020 

During these times of Covid isolation (mid-April to mid-June), I've been busy participating in a number of zoom-type webinars:

  1. Understanding Phenology with Remote Sensing (NASA - Parts 1 & 2 - Jun 30)
  2. Organizing Digital Photos (Dotto Tech - Jun 24)
  3. Insects in the Garden (Linda Gilkeson - Jun 24)
  4. How Will Cities Change With Covid19; The Future of Transportation (Cam Owens - Uni 201 0 Jun 23)
  5. Be Kind to your Mind (UVic Alumni Assoc - Jun 18)
  6. Ecojustice (Meredith Lemon - Uni 201)
  7. e-Rum2020 (European R)
  8. Building Next-Generation Data Infrastructure for Plant Phenology (US National Phenology Network - Jun 17)
  9. Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, & 360° Tours (UVIc Digital Scholarship Commons - Jun 17)
  10. FOSS4GUK (Free and Open Software for Geo - Jun 17)
  11. Raincoast's Coastal Insights
  12. WomenTech Global Conference 2020 (Women in Tech - Jun 10-11)
  13. Resilient Gardens for a Changing Climate (Linda Gilkeson - Jun 8)
  14. The Science and Practice of Managing Forests in Cities (Urban Forest Connections)
  15. Bird Trivia Night (Ann Nightingale, Rocky Point)
  16. Planet Explore 2020 (Planet Remote Sensing)
  17. Gamers & GIS Analysts Unite! (L3 Harris Geospatial)
  18. Jitsi Meet vs Zoom and Google Meet (Dotto Tech)
  19. Zoom Remote Desktop Support for both Windows and Mac Control (Dotto Tech)
  20. Virtual DHSI Conference & Colloquium (UVic Digital Humanities)
  21. Forest Mapping and Monitoring with SAR Data (Google Earth Engine)
  22. Google Meet vs Zoom (Dotto Tech)
  23. Applications and Answers Using Spectral UAV Imagery (L3 Harris Geospatial)
  24. Earth Engine Virtual Meetup (Google Earth Engine - May 6)
  25. Vegetation monitoring for Agriculture with Sentinel-2 (RUS Copernicus)
  26. Addressing Loss of Tree Cover in Urban Watersheds: The Importance of Local Codes and Policies (Urban Forest Connections)
  27. Field Trips for All: Accessibility and Inclusivity for Students with Disabilities (American Geosciences Institute)
  28. Earth Day Nature Journaling (John Muir Laws - Apr 22)

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June 17, 2020 

I learned a new web creation tool (marzipano.net) to view 360° images in a browser ... Virtual Tour of Tod Inlet in 360° - you can also manually move around the image in 360° using your mouse or touch screen ...

Tags: Photos, Place, Web

April 30, 2020 

I finished my final course needed to complete a double major in Environmental Studies & Geography! Congrats!

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January 26, 2020 

Continuing with my interest in studying the weather and climate ...


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September 09, 2019 

Though I am excited to be using R again, I can't believe I'm willingly taking another statistics course! ... I will likely take advantage of the Flashcards I created for my first Stats course 2 years ago ...

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August 31, 2019 

This summer I participated in the BC Parks iNaturalist Project to document biodiversity in some of Vancouver Islands BC Parks. So far I've added 714 photographic observations of 249 species.

The 13 BC Provincial Parks I've visited between May - August 2019 are:

iNaturalist.org
My Observations @ BC Parks iNaturalist Project

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January 23, 2019 

Continuing studying Remote Sensing of the Environment using satellite and aerial data

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October 11, 2018 Action Hero Award

I was honoured to be awarded the Action Hero Award by UVic Environmental Studies Department "For being an Agent of Change and sharing their skills and strategies to empower people to engage in global challenges" Award image

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March 6, 2018 

I presented my interactive, mobile-friendly Interactive Trail Guide to Tod Inlet at UVic's Idea Fest 2018, in a 5-minute, 'lightning' presentation, for the The transformative power of maps and stories: Highlighting student and class-based community mapping. Based on my Directed Studies: Engaging With Place.

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January, 2018 

Learning more about climatology

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December, 2017 

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May 12-13, 2017 

I participated in another Bioblitz for Parks Canada in the 2017 Fort Rodd Hill BioBlitz adding 245 observations of 105 species

iNaturalist.org
My Fort Rodd Hill BioBlitz 2017 observations

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April 24, 2017 

For Earth Day, I participated in 2017 Victoria BioBlitz of Garry oak ecosystems, April 21-22, adding 262 observations of 125 species at University of Victoria, Beacon Hill Park & Uplands Park

iNaturalist.org
My Garry Oak BioBlitz 2017 observations

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January 5, 2017 
Hangin' out in the forests - will now take on new meanings ...

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Oct 10, 2016 
Study of weather, climate, meteorology, with my head in the clouds!

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May, 2016 
Learning leadership skills, including creative expression using drawing, watercolours, etc

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April 08, 2016 
Learning about the distribution of plants and animals in relation to place and time, particularly in BC ...

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September 9, 2015 
I am very happy to be learning more about the physical world in live in ... the atmosphere, weather, climate, rivers, glaciers, earthquakes, coastal processes ...

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January 11, 2015 
Further to my Phenology of Place project, I decided to learn to program web applications using JavaScript, and to learn database management using sqlite

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May 13, 2014 
I am delighted to announce that Prof Eric Higgs has agreed to supervise my Directed Studies project: Phenology of Place at UVic. I will be designing a database, using phenological phase info mined from 5+ years of Native Plant Photographs @ UVic, to create a phenological calendar

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April 7, 2014 
Seasons come and seasons go ...

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July 13, 2012 
Another season passes, with more Environmental Studies & Geography credit courses tucked into my learning-tool-box, over the last 1 1/2 years.

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December 13, 2010 
I will be adding seasonal observations made since May 2010, and will continue making regular seasonal notes: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn

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Dec 11, 2010 
I am a Student in Environmental Studies at University of Victoria, BC, starting May 2010.

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Dec 11, 2010 
I started at UVic studying 10 different Social Sciences weekly topics in Uni 102, Jan-Apr 2009, including Community Mapping (Ken Josephson) & Environment Studies (Brenda Beckwith), which confirmed for me that I LOVE Maps & studying my environment. I have been a volunteer community mapper & web-wizard in UVic Geography's Community Mapping Initiative since April 2009, & applied as an undergrad student in Jan 2010 - I Love To Learn!

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Dec 11, 2010: 
I created this website to keep track of the seasonal changes at UVic ... & document my sense of Home Place ...

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