Recovery Team
Thirteen of our Recovery Team members, summer 2010
The Recovery Team is made up of advisors brought together to coordinate the tasks of recovering Garry oak and associated ecosystems and their associated species at risk in Canada. Each member is committed to the cause and brings valuable expertise to the table, and most are affiliated with agencies already involved in Garry oak ecosystems recovery. The team develops recovery strategies, evaluates the success of recovery efforts, advises responsible jurisdictions on recovery, and coordinates the activities of the RIGs and steering committees. These are our team members:
- Brian Reader (Recovery Team Chair, on leave)
- Parks Canada Agency
- Conan Webb (Acting Recovery Team Chair)
- Species at Risk Recovery Planner, Parks Canada Agency
- Shyanne Smith (Vice-chair)
- GOERT Executive Director
- Trudy Chatwin
- Rare and Endangered Species Biologist, BC Ministry of Environment
- Tracy Cornforth
- Formation Risk Management Branch, Department of National Defence, CFB Esquimalt
- Brenda Costanzo
- Senior Vegetation Specialist, Wildlife Science Section, BC Ministry of Environment
- Tim Ennis
- Director of Land Stewardship, Nature Conservancy of Canada
- David Fraser
- Species at Risk Specialist, Conservation Planning Section, BC Ministry of Environment
- Marilyn Fuchs
- Environmental Conservation Specialist; Planning, Resource Management and Development; CRD Parks
- Harold Gibbard
- Volunteer, Friends of Mt. Douglas Park Society; Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society; Garry Oak Restoration Project
- Michelle Gorman
- Integrated Pest Management Coordinator, City of Victoria Parks
- Rob Hagel
- Supervisor, Greenhouse and Grounds, Pacific Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada
- Richard Hebda
- Curator, Botany and Earth History, Royal BC Museum; University of Victoria
- Jennifer Heron
- Invertebrate Species at Risk Specialist, BC Ministry of Environment; University of British Columbia
- Jan Kirkby
- Landscape Ecologist, Environment Canada, Canada Wildlife Service
- Michael Meagher
- Volunteer, Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society; Thetis Park Nature Sanctuary Association
- Thomas Munson
- Natural Areas Field Technician, City of Victoria Parks
- Adriane Pollard (Carolyn Richman, alternate)
- Manager of Environmental Services, Municipality of Saanich
- Dave Polster
- Consultant, Polster Environmental Services Ltd.; Society for Ecological Restoration; B.C. Chapter; Cowichan Valley Naturalists Society
- Jennifer Psyllakis
- Senior FRPA/Ecosystems Planning Biologist, Habitat Management Section, BC Ministry of Environment
- Arthur Robinson
- Federal Lands Forester, Natural Resources Canada; Canadian Forest Service