Tuesday, March 15, 2022
2:00 pm (PST)
Online via ZOOM
On March 15 at 2pm (PST), you are invited to join us online for an enriching presentation by ecologist Dr. Rachel Holt. Learn about the diversity of British Columbia forests, and current policy shifts that may signal a change in approach to forest management. Following her presentation, Dr. Holt will have time to answer questions from the audience.
Originally from the UK, Rachel Holt’s graduate studies and research in British Columbia fueled her passion for the incredible biodiversity of BC’s forest ecosystems.
From defining indices of old growth forests in the field in the 1990s, to policy, planning, and cumulative effects assessments for the province of British Columbia and First Nations, Holt has worked on the ecology and management of British Columbia’s old growth forests in a variety of ways over the last 30 years. She recently co-authored a study on the state of old growth in BC and was a member of the Provincial Ministry’s Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel.
Holt was on the Forest Practices Board for 6 years, serving as vice-chair for two of those years. She was also recently an expert witness testifying on ecosystem conditions and effectiveness of policy in the successful Supreme Court Case on Treaty Rights for the Blueberry River First Nation.
Holt owns and manages the consulting company Veridian Ecological Consulting Ltd. Her goal is to bring transparency to the use of data and science in land management issues in BC, and to move towards a future that considers the full value of ecosystems in decision-making.
This talk is offered in support of our current exhibition, Kelly Richardson: Halcyon Fog, on view at the Kamloops Art Gallery until April 2, 2022.
