How Do I Do This: An Environmental Career Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S06 E05 Samantha Stephens - Science and Conservation Photographer
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we sit down with Samantha Stephens an award-winning science and conservation photographer and National Geographic Explorer. She uses her p...
S06 E04 - Peter Simons - Chief Park Naturalist at Algonquin Provincial Park
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we chat with Peter Simons. Peter works for Ontario Parks as the Chief Park Naturalist out of the Algonquin Provincial Park Nature Cent...
S06 E03 Zachary Sherker
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are hanging out with Zachary Sherker! Zach is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia in the Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conserv...
S06 E02 - Samreen Munim - Field Biologist - Ontario Forest Birds at Risk Program
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by Samreen Munim a field biologist with the Ontario Forest Birds at Risk Program (OFBAR) at Birds Canada. The program is focused o...
S06 E01 - Moon Pruvost - Program Director - Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we sit down with Moon Pruvost the Program Director at Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning. Moon chats with us about moving to Canada and s...
Bonus Episode: ELB 2023 Annual General Meeting
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BONUS EPISODE! Your regular podcast hosts take the back seat while our ELB co-chair Mara McHaffie hosts a panel of three great science communication e...
S05 E09 - Lexi Armstrong - Assistant Conservation Biologist - Nature Conservancy of Canada
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we sit down with Lexi Armstrong. Lexi is an Assistant Conservation Biologist for the Invasive Species Program at the Nature Conservancy of Canad...
S05 E08 Josie Vayro, Primatologist, Wildlife Research Lead at Bailey Consulting
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we sit down with Josie Vayro. Josie is a primatologist by trade and a former instructor at Thompson Rivers University and Calgary University. ...
S05 E07 - Aranya Iyer, Ecologist at World Wildlife Fund for Nature Canada & Co-Director of FREED
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by Aranya Iyer, Associate Specialist for World Wildlife Fund for Nature Canada. Aranya is also a co-founder of Field Research and ...
S05 E06 - Stefan Weber, National Seed Strategy Coordinator at the Canadian Wildlife Federation
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today were are joined by Stefan Weber the National Seed Strategy Coordinator at the Canadian Wildlife Federation. By promoting ecosystem restoration,...
S05 E05 - Emily Febrey (Ranger Em), Stewardship Communications Technician
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily currently works at St. Clair Region Conservation Authority as Stewardship Communications Technician. She helps create wetland, forest and grassl...
S05 E04 Alejandro Prescott-Cornejo - Marketing Associate at Mongabay / Board Member at ELB / Wildlife Photographer
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tune into this episode to hear from Alejandro about his time working in the environmental field from a Marketing perspective. Also hear about his ti...
S05 E03 Bailey Consulting
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bailey-environmental-consulting-inc./Bailey Environmental Consulting Inc.Check out our website! Home (el4biodiversity...
S05 E02 Steve Marks - Herpetologist
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scales Nature Park | Reptiles And Amphibians | OntarioCheck out our website! Home (el4biodiversity.ca)Follow us on social media @el4biodiversity for m...
S05 E01 Meredith Meeker - ELB Chair/ Carleton University
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ELB welcomes two new hosts for season 5 Alex Legere and Kandyce Affleck! Our new hosts begin with turning the magnifying glass inwards interviewin...
S4 E05 Kate Landry - WWF Canada
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S4 E04 Hayley Goodchild - Program Coordinator/Landscape Designer
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S4 E03 Will Van Hemessen - Consulting Botanist
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S4 E2 - Darlene Coyle - Watersheds Canada
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S4 E01 Katy Alambo - Ottawa River Keepers
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S3E8 Kandyce Affleck - St Clair Region Conservation Authority
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S3 E06 Gregary Ford - Swim Drink Fish and the Niagara Coastal Community Collaborative
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S3 E05 Jackie Ho - Protected Places Coordinator at Ontario Nature
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S3E4 Tara Bauer - Blue Marble Learning Scene
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S3 E03 A Special Careers Pandemic Panel with Sherwin Watson-Leung, Larissa Nituch, Nusha Keygohbadi, and Jessica Steiner
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S3 E02 Brian Wilkie - Environmental Law, MNRF
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before starting his career at MNRF, Brian worked as an environmental engineer for six years. He then got his law degree and, for the past 28 years, ...
S3 E1 Tiffani Harrison - Conservation Outreach and Field Biologist
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S3 E0 Season 3 trailer
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S2 E17 Jennifer Szczerbak - VP of Land Development Ecology R.J. Burnside
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Szczerbak is the Vice President of Land Development Ecology at RJ Burnside. She has experience conducting sub-watershed studies, environmenta...
S2 E16 Christian Friis - Canadian Wildlife Service, ECCC
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spending much of his childhood outside in nature, Christian Friis grew to realize the beauty and power of nature. While attending Mount Allison Univer...
S2 E15 Filip Rakic - Wildlife Health
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Filip is a recent graduate from the Wildlife Biology Program at McGill University, where he first began participating in Northern Research within the ...
S2 E14 Bryan Poirier - Manager of Strategic Conservation Policy at ECCC
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Poirier is the manager of strategic conservation policy in the Canadian Wildlife Service, a branch within environment and climate change Canada....
S2 E13 Jenna Siu - Coordinator, Conservation Biology at NCC
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jenna did her undergraduate degree at Queen’s University in environmental studies and biology, and completed a research based Masters at Western Uni...
S2 E12 Sherwin Watson-Leung - Program Manager, Aquatic and Wetland Restoration
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sherwin is an aquatic ecologist working with a team to implement restoration projects in the Credit River. With Credit Valley Conservation, Sherwin is...
S2 E11 Brenna Anstett - L.E.A.F. Residential Planting Programs Manager
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brenna holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography and Environmental Governance from the University of Guelph and has been an ISA certified ...
S2 E10 Toby Thorne - Toronto Zoo Native Bat Conservation Program
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Toby caught his first bat at the age of eleven and hasn’t looked back. After teenage years chasing the bats of southern England, he studied biology ...
S2 E09 Jackie Hamilton - Greenbelt Foundation
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jackie is senior research and policy advisor with the Greenbelt Foundation, and a previous Emerging Leaders for Biodiversity Board Member. Through her...
S2 E08 David Seburn - Canadian Wildlife Federation
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Seburn is currently the Freshwater Turtle Specialist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Previously, he was a consultant specializing in the ...
S2 E07 Natasha Barlow - Birds Canada, Boreal Conservation
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Natasha is currently working to facilitate the protection of Boreal birds across Canada, during all parts of their life cycle, as a Boreal Conservatio...
S2 E06 Matt Dyson - Postdoctoral Fellow with Wilfrid Laurier University and ECCC
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt is a wildlife ecologist and a postdoctoral fellow at Wilfrid Laurier University, working with Environment and Climate Change Canada to understand...
S2 E05 Kathleen Houlahan Chayer - Ontario Parks
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen is an Interpretive Naturalist in the Discovery Program of Ontario Parks. She has a passion for helping people connect with the natural worl...
S2 E04 - Steve Hounsell Chair of the Ontario Biodiversity Council
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Hounsell is a retired biologist who spent his career with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the former Ontario Hydro, where he managed their bi...
S2 E03 - Larissa Nituch - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resource and Forestry
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Larissa Nituch is a Science Operations Supervisor with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, leading the delivery of the provincial rabies r...
S2 E02 - Gary Pritchard - Indigenous Restoration Ecologist and Engagement Specialist Part 2
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Pritchard is an Indigenous Restoration Ecologist and Indigenous Placemaker (Engagement Specialist) from Curve Lake First Nation, and incorporates...
S2 E01 - Gary Pritchard - Indigenous Restoration Ecologist and Engagement Specialist Part 1
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Pritchard is an Indigenous Restoration Ecologist and Indigenous Placemaker (Engagement Specialist) from Curve Lake First Nation, and incorporates...
S2 E0 - How do I do this? An environmental career podcast Trailer
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emerging Leaders for Biodiversity aims to connect youth and emerging professionals in Ontario with each other, opportunities in the environmental sect...
E13 Emerging Leaders for Biodiversity - A year in review
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the end of Season 1, I sat down with three of our board members, our Chair Thomas McAuley Basai, our Coordinator Kelsey Worboys, and our Treasurer...
E12 Jovana Shrestha - Urban Wildlife Conservation Network
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jovana Shrestha is a first year student at McGill University studying environmental biology. An aspiring wildlife biologist, artist, and conservatio...
E11 Brian Millward - Community Stewardship Coordinator
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brian is the Stewardship Coordinator at LEAF - Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests. He holds a Master's of Environmental and Life Scien...
E10 Shauna Fernandes - Senior Planning Ecologist
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shauna Fernandes is a Senior Planning Ecologist with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. Her role includes implementing the Authority’s e...
E09 Nicholas Schwetz - Terrestrial Ecologist Ontario to BC
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas is an ecologist currently working in Victoria BC, though he is originally from Waterdown, Ontario. He has worked in the private and public se...
S1 E08 Jack Imhof - Former Director of Conservation Ecology and National Biologist
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Imhof might be semi-retired now but he is still a leading expert in ecosystem restoration, aquatic ecology, and watershed science. he has worked ...
S1 E07 Dr. Nusha Keygohbadi - Associate Professor at Western University
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nusha Keyghobadi is an Associate Professor at Western University. Her research program combines elements of population genetics, population ecolog...
S1 E6 Graham Eby - Manager of Aquatics and Monitoring
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Graham Eby is the Manager of Aquatics and Monitoring at Aquafor Beech, a private consulting firm. He has been in the industry working as an aquatic ec...
S1 E5 Stephanie Sobek-Swant - Executive Director
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Sobek-Swant is the Executive Director of rare Charitable Research Reserve. She is an internationally trained biodiversity researcher, publis...
S1 E4 Jody Allair - Director, Citizen Science and Community Engagement
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jody Allair is the Director, Citizen Science and Community Engagement at Birds Canada. He is an avid birder and naturalist who enjoys sharing his enth...
S1 E3 - Alex Meeker - Aquatic Restoration Coordinator
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Meeker is an aquatic restoration project coordinator at Conservation Halton where she works to make watersheds healthier. She has been in the env...
S1 E2 - Karl Lamothe - Research Biologist
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Karl Lamothe is a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada working to understand and improve the science of species reintroduction for fres...
S1 E0 ELB Podcast trailer and Land Acknowledgement
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emerging Leaders for Biodiversity aims to connect youth and emerging professionals in Ontario with each other, opportunities in the environmental sect...
S1 E1 - Jessica Steiner - Conservation Programs Director
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let the Journey Begin!Jessica Steiner is the Conservation Programs Director at Wildlife Preservation Canada and is the co-founder of their Canadian Sp...