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Brown intertidal spaghetti worm, Eupolymnia heterobranchia July 10, 2018 - 9:26am

Brown intertidal spaghetti worm, Eupolymnia heterobranchia

Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta, Family Terebellidae

Garry Oak Ecosystem Mapping Field Day March 5, 2019 - 10:38am

On Tuesday June 5th, MABRRI’s Assistant Research and Community Engagement Coordinator, Larissa Thelin, and I, Roxanne Croxall, a MABRRI Research Assistant, visited the first of many Garry Oak Ecosystem (GOE) field sites identified by our predictive mapping. This first field visit on Tuesday took place at Notch Hill in Nanoose Bay. With the help of experts, Dr. Caroline Jossefson (VIU Biology), and naturalist Kent Anders, the MABRRI team was able to begin ground-truthing our remotely sensed predictive mapping.

Orange Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi August 10, 2018 - 4:27pm

Orange Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi

Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa, Family Pennatulidae

Orange Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi

White Sea Cucumber, Eupentacta quinquesemita May 27, 2018 - 4:19pm

White Sea Cucumber, Eupentacta quinquesemita

Phylum Echinodermata Class Holothuroidea

Forage Fish Spawning Habitat Monitoring Program – Gabriola Island March 5, 2019 - 10:37am

On May 26, Brian, Haley, Graham, and I travelled to Gabriola Island to collect beach sediment samples for our Forage Fish Spawning Habitat Monitoring Project. Samples were taken from beaches that followed our predictive mapping, which indicates suitable habitat for successful forage fish spawning. We scoped out some other beaches as well, and collected from any other sites that we thought provided optimal conditions.

Painted anemone, Urticina grebelnyi May 25, 2018 - 10:27pm

Painted anemone, Urticina grebelnyi

Phylum Cnidaria, Family Actiniidae

Painted anemone; two specimens, one with tentacle out the other with tentacles retracted inside the trunk

Giant Plumose Anemone, Metridium farcimen May 24, 2018 - 3:09pm

Giant Plumose Anemone, Metridium farcimen (giganteum)

Phylum Cnidaria,  Family Metridiidae

Giant plumose anemone; 3 specimens attached to a rock wall  

MABRRI 2018 Summer Orientation March 5, 2019 - 10:31am

On May 7th and 8th the summer Research Assistants came together for the first time for MABRRI orientation. The first day began with introductions and reviewing expectations then ended with chasing waterfalls. The Project Coordinators took us to two of MABR’s Amazing Places: Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park and Englishman River Falls Provincial Park. We had the opportunity to see why these parks are considered amazing places, which was immediately apparent through their natural beauty. At Little Qualicum Falls we were provided with a picnic lunch which was delicious.

test May 3, 2018 - 2:37pm

Student Manual Jazz

Garry Oak Ecosystem Mapping project at VIU CREATE March 5, 2019 - 10:30am

On the 12th of April, Roxanne Croxall and I got to present at the 2018 CREATE Conference at Vancouver Island University. This event provides students with an opportunity to showcase their research. We got to present and engage with the VIU community about the Garry Oak Ecosystem (GOE) mapping project, a collaboration between Dr. Hannah Wilson (VIU Geography) and MABRRI.

President's Awards for Community Engagement February 11, 2025 - 1:33pm

 

Aligned with our commitment to building stronger relationships with the communities we serve, the President’s Awards for Community Engagement recognizes excellence in community engagement activities among Vancouver Island University’s Employees. Community engagement relies upon the activities of VIU’s Employees in collaboration with the communities and organizations that VIU serves. These activities build our collective capacity, improve wellbeing, and enhance the resiliency of those served by the University.  

Ucluelet Public Engagement Weekend March 5, 2019 - 10:30am

From March 8-10th, as part of the public engagement process for the Ucluelet Official Community Plan (OCP) Revisions, the MABRRI team, in partnership with the District of Ucluelet and VIU’s Master of Community Planning program held a comprehensive weekend of events including two open houses, a community design charrette, and three youth consultation sessions. The purpose of all these events was to update the 2011 OCP to be in line with current community thought and give the community insight on the OCP process.

Undergraduate Research Resources February 15, 2018 - 1:36pm

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Council for Undergraduate Research June 4, 2018 - 10:30am

Transforming Undergraduate Research Curriculum and Culture

June 12-14, 2018

Closed (Holiday) August 27, 2019 - 1:34pm
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Closed (Holiday) August 27, 2019 - 1:34pm
Closed (Holiday) August 27, 2019 - 1:34pm
VIU Logo Do's and Don'ts January 16, 2018 - 12:27pm

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Bay Pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhyncus August 27, 2019 - 1:34pm

Bay Pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhyncus

Phylum Chordata, Family Syngnathidae