Watersheds and the Institution: Extension as a Bridge for Hydrosocial Communities
We hope you can join us for tomorrow’s Starting the Conversation with Rheanne Kroshinsky, Marni Turek and Natalie Forssman!
Wednesday, Nov. 27
1:00 to 2:00 pm
Arts 368, UBC Okanagan, in-person and via Zoom.
Please register by emailing: icer.ok@ubc.ca
The University of British Columbia, Okanagan, is uniquely positioned to expand the development of a robust watershed extension program, catalyzing the institution’s blossoming community partnerships and bridging internal and community expertise into synergistic opportunities. This theoretical and applied research offers an exploration of the current context of extension and extension-related programming in Canadian and American institutions, and provides suggestions toward the implementation of such a program at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, situated in place-based knowledge and focused upon the challenges faced by regional multi-use source watersheds.
Speakers:
Rheanne Kroschinsky: PhD student in water governance at UBC Okanagan and visiting fellow at the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria. Her research focuses on governance frameworks for community watersheds in British Columbia.
Marni Turek: Watershed Research Extension Facilitator at UBC Okanagan. Marni develops programs to enhance community engagement and knowledge sharing on watershed topics.
Natalie Forssman: Assistant Professor in Community Culture and Global Studies at UBC Okanagan, specializing in environment, culture, and science communication. She leads pedagogical efforts for UBCO’s new Bachelor of Sustainability program.
Starting the Conversations is an informal speaker’s series – everyone is welcome!
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