FEATURED PROJECTS
LAND
Inside the Ice Caves of an Active Volcano
Beneath the ice of Q̓welq̓welústen, the Mount Meager Volcanic Complex, Christian Stenner and his team are exploring caves carved by geothermal heat. What they find could deepen our understanding of volcanic activity and life in extreme environments, while offering a terrestrial analogue for exploring volcanic worlds beyond Earth.
2021 TREBEK GRANTEE · CHRISTIAN STENNER
The Mount Meager Glaciovolcanic Cave Project
Reviving Cultural Fire with the Gitanyow Nation
Working alongside the Gitanyow Lax’yip Guardians, Kira Hoffman is supporting the return of cultural burning practices suppressed for more than a century. These burns restore culturally important plants and renew fire-shaped landscapes, while deepening understanding of Indigenous fire stewardship.
2023 TREBEK GRANTEE · KIRA HOFFMAN
Fighting Fire with Food
When a Forest Doesn’t Grow Back
After wildfire, some forests regenerate. Others can give way to grasslands, shrublands or tundra. Ellen Whitman is mapping where these lasting shifts are most likely, showing how a changing climate is reshaping forest recovery and where intervention may be needed.
2024 TREBEK GRANTEE · ELLEN WHITMAN
Mapping Forest Vulnerability to Wildfires
WATER
Surrounded by Water, Without Water to Drink
Canada holds nearly one-fifth of the world’s freshwater, yet some First Nations communities have lived under boil water advisories for years. Sara Hylton documented the daily reality of water insecurity through photography and multimedia storytelling, alongside relationships with water that extend far beyond what comes from the tap.
2021 TREBEK GRANTEE · SARA HYLTON
Water As A Sacred And Scarce Resource
Among First Nations Reserves In Canada
When the Forest Grows Back, Does the Water Recover?
Forests can regrow after logging, but nearby streams may carry its effects for decades. Through StreamBlitz, a first-of-its-kind national study, Dalal Hanna is investigating 100 streams with different logging histories. Students in classrooms are contributing water-quality observations, helping build a picture of freshwater recovery over time.
2024 TREBEK GRANTEE · DALAL HANNA
The Legacy of Forestry on Freshwaters
WILDLIFE
Reconnecting a Landscape for Wildlife
Across Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, roads and development have fragmented habitats that wildlife once moved through more freely. Working with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, Kateri Monticone documented efforts to reconnect these landscapes, culminating in the documentary Corridors: Nature’s Way.
2022 TREBEK GRANTEE · KATERI MONTICONE
Wildlife Corridors
Revealing the Hidden Life of Atlantic Salmon
Much of the Atlantic salmon’s remarkable life cycle unfolds beyond human view. Nick Hawkins is documenting rarely seen moments in unprecedented detail, building a visual record of a species in steep decline and bringing greater visibility to the challenges it faces.
2024 TREBEK GRANTEE · NICK HAWKINS
Atlantic Salmon: The Fight to Survive
HISTORY & CULTURE
Rewriting the Story of Arctic Exploration
Sailing 5,400 kilometres through the Northwest Passage, Jessica Houston joined Okalik Eegeesiak and an all-female crew to document the stories of women who have shaped the Arctic. Their journey brings overlooked voices into the history of northern exploration and challenges the narratives that have long defined it.
2023 TREBEK GRANTEE · JESSICA HOUSTON
Beyond Her Horizons
11,000 Years Written in the Landscape
The rocks and shorelines of Georgian Bay hold more than 11,000 years of environmental and cultural history. Kirsten Kennedy is bringing Indigenous knowledge together with LiDAR technology to reveal connections between the changing landscape and the people who have known it for generations.
2023 TREBEK GRANTEE · KIRSTEN KENNEDY
Two-Eyed Seeing: Mapping the
Geo-Cultural Landscape of Georgian Bay
