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,...
Important update: 2020 Killer whale conservation measures
Killer whale at sunset. By Mack Bartlett, CCFS Research Coordinator. Last month, CCFS staff attended a webinar hosted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Transport Canada, and Parks Canada regarding this...
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...
Lessons from the Log; When ethics and research align and the promise of the Cedar Coast Field Station model
This title was inspired by the wonderfully long, beautifully sculptured wooden tables that can be found in the station’s center lodge. Residents convene here for dinner to engage in conversation with others. Many fond memories...
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...
ROWEN MONKS
During the summer season of 2019 Rowen Monks, a Canada Summer Jobs Student, worked as a research technician at the Cedar Coast Field Station. Rowen loves kelp. When she snorkels by, she loves the way...
Edge of Tomorrow Magazine
Edge of Tomorrow is an arts magazine created during Cedar Coast Field Station’s Arts for Ecology summer camp in 2019. The premise of the project was to provide youth inspiration through community service, ecological research...
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...
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