{"id":1707,"date":"2022-03-03T12:39:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/?page_id=1707"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:40:12","slug":"presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/index.php\/presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Poster-Andrea-Rankin.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4742\" style=\"width:608px;height:786px\" width=\"608\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Poster-Andrea-Rankin.jpeg 481w, https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Poster-Andrea-Rankin-232x300.jpeg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HIKING-SSTNC-POSTER.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HIKING-SSTNC-POSTER.jpg 612w, https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/HIKING-SSTNC-POSTER-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Past Presentations<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sauntering the Sonoran Desert<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday April 3rd 7-8:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salt Springers David Manning and Eroca Dancer will share their adventures of hiking in the Sonoran Desert.<br>This free event is brought to you by the Salt Spring Trail &amp; Nature Club and sponsored by the SS Library and Nature Salt Spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Talk by Jack Little\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Battle for Salt Spring: The Anti-Texada Land Company Campaign 1999-2001&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7 pm Wed, Nov 23 2022 at the Salt Spring Public Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Forest Bathing in BC Parks&#8221;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 pm Friday, May 27 2022 at the Salt Spring Island Library<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TaraTigerBrown102019-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Tara Tiger Brown\" class=\"wp-image-1792\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UBC PhD student Tara Tiger Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Free but please RSVP to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:info.sstnc@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">info.sstnc@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UBC PhD student Tara Tiger Brown speaks on the Japanese practice of <em>shinrin-yoku<\/em>, also referred to as &#8220;forest bathing,&#8221; which involves taking in the forest atmosphere through your senses while on a leisurely walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tara will describe her investigation of how environmental factors influence responses to forest bathing in B.C. parks and other forested areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She will also share an opportunity for volunteers to contribute to a community science project by collecting environmental measurements in B.C. forests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Tara<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Technologist, educator, and author developing programs at the intersection of environment, education, and well-being.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate student at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/forestry.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">UBC Faculty of Forestry<\/a>&nbsp;interested in the relationship between forest immersion and health outcomes. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certified&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.natureandforesttherapy.earth\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forest Therapy Guide<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.infom.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forest Medicine Trainee<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upeace.org\/pages\/earth-charter\">Certified Earth Charter Educator<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globe.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">GLOBE Teacher.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-creator of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interestdrivenlife.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interest Driven Life<\/a>&nbsp;project. Former Co-Founder of&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kithub.cc\/\" target=\"_blank\">KitHub<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/taratigerbrown.com\/makerspace\/\" target=\"_blank\">LA Makerspace<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/connectedcamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Connected Camps<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more, see: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/taratigerbrown.com\" target=\"_blank\">taratigerbrown.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/tarabrown\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/taralbrown\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a>, or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tara\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thanks to the Salt Spring Island Library for co-sponsoring this event.<em>  <\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MichelGagnon2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MichelGagnon2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MichelGagnon2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MichelGagnon2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MichelGagnon2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MichelGagnon2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Michel Gagnon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/NickCoghlan-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/NickCoghlan-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/NickCoghlan-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/NickCoghlan-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/NickCoghlan-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/NickCoghlan-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Credit: Nick Coghlan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stefan Gessinger presents &#8220;Sea to Sky&#8221; <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presentation on Thursday, March 17 2022 at 7 p.m. at Salt Spring Island Library<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A 10-day ski mountaineering traverse of Vancouver Island<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Register via email: <a href=\"mailto:info.sstnc@gmail.com\">info.sstnc@gmail.com<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Proof of double vaccination, mask and government-issued ID required.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stefan Gessinger presents slides and video footage, as well as stories from an 80 km traverse from Carey Lakes (Comox Lake neighborhood) to Herbert Inlet north of Tofino with Mitch Baynes and Jonathan Skinnider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their route took them from Cumberland&#8217;s logging roads across the beautiful and rugged landscape of southern Strathcona Park down to the beach at the end of a remote, west coast inlet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vancouver Island&#8217;s large snowpack transforms the island alpine into a seasonal ice field throughout the Winter and Spring. Steep, forested and low elevation access guards the higher elevation deep snowcover which with careful route finding can connect well via ridges, glaciers, summits and gullies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This event is hosted by the Salt Spring Trail and Nature Club and Salt Spring Island Public Library.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saltspringtnc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GessingerEvent-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1692\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Past Presentations Sauntering the Sonoran Desert Wednesday April 3rd 7-8:30 PM Salt Springers David Manning and Eroca Dancer will share their adventures of hiking in the Sonoran Desert.This free event is brought to you by the Salt Spring Trail &amp; Nature Club and sponsored by the SS Library and Nature Salt Spring. 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