TALKS & PODCASTS
CAN GEO TALKS
Glaciologist and Trebek Grantee Anna Crawford examines the Canadian Arctic, which is being transformed by warming temperatures, where glaciers are retreating and ancient ice shelves are breaking apart.
The Changing Cryoscapes of the Canadian Arctic
ANNA CRAWFORD
Picturing the Wild
RYAN TIDMAN + MAXIME LÉGARÉ-VÉZINA
What does it take to photograph wildlife on its own terms? Ryan Tidman and Maxime Légaré-Vézina share stories from the field and the patience, preparation and close observation behind their images.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER CLASSROOM
Beneath the ice of Q̓welq̓welústen, the Mount Meager Volcanic Complex, geothermal heat has carved a hidden network of caves. Trebek Grantee and National Geographic Explorer Christian Stenner takes students inside this extraordinary environment and the science behind its exploration.
Incredible Caves of Fire and Ice
CHRISTIAN STENNER
EXPLORING BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS
Wild Caving
CHRISTIAN STENNER
Where glacier ice meets volcanic heat, caves form in places that can be cold and hot at the same time. Christian Stenner ventures underground into these otherworldly environments and shares what it takes to explore some of the world’s largest and deepest glaciovolcanic caves.
A frozen lake can look still from above. Beneath the ice, life continues through months of cold and darkness. Filmmaker and Trebek Grantee Andrew Budziak dives below the surface to investigate this rarely seen winter world.
Freeze the Future: Exploring Frozen Lakes
ANDREW BUDZIAK
Chasing Dinosaurs in British Columbia
VICTORIA ARBOUR
What was walking through northern British Columbia millions of years ago? Fresh from the field, paleontologist and Trebek Grantee Victoria Arbour shares the fossils she and her team uncovered and the prehistoric animals emerging from the rock. The session specifically follows her Trebek-supported field expedition.
PODCASTS
What happens when a landscape you love begins to disappear? In this six-part series, journalist and Trebek Grantee Amy Romer follows people living with ecological loss, weaving intimate reporting with the emotional realities of a rapidly changing planet.
Beyond Ecological Grief
AMY ROMER
The Hidden Life of Canada's Frozen Lakes
ANDREW BUDZIAK + ANDY BRAMBURGER
Winter transforms a lake, but it doesn't shut it down. Filmmaker Andrew Budziak and freshwater scientist Andy Bramburger descend beneath the ice to encounter the algae and other life sustaining these ecosystems through the darkest months of the year.
Volcanic gases. Glacial caves. Instruments designed to search for life on another world. Christian Stenner recounts an expedition inside Q̓welq̓welústen, the Mount Meager Volcanic Complex, where his team explored an active volcanic system and tested technology destined for planetary exploration.
Inside Canada's Most Active Volcano
CHRISTIAN STENNER
Bears, Sea Wolves and Marmots:
Photographing Vancouver Island
RYAN TIDMAN
Black bears shelter inside ancient trees. Sea wolves patrol the coast. Vancouver Island marmots survive in isolated mountain colonies. Wildlife photographer and Trebek Grantee Ryan Tidman shares the encounters, patience and persistence behind photographing the island's remarkable mammals.
OTHER TALKS
KIRA HOFFMAN
Cultural burning and wildfire resilience
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Wildfire is often framed as something to suppress. Fire ecologist and Trebek Grantee Kira Hoffman instead examines the long relationship between people and fire and how Indigenous fire stewardship can help reshape how we live with increasingly fire-prone landscapes.
Sparking a New Narrative:
The Future of Climate and Wildfire
KIRA HOFFMAN
Our Future with Fire: Barriers and Opportunities for the Revitalization of Fire Stewardship
KIRA HOFFMAN
For generations, cultural burning shaped forests and supported the plants and places important to Indigenous communities. Kira Hoffman examines what was lost when those practices were suppressed and the work underway to bring fire stewardship back to the land.
TJ WATT
Old-growth forests and conservation
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Some of British Columbia's largest trees have stood for centuries. Photographer and Trebek Grantee TJ Watt shares the story behind his images of ancient forests and the stark before-and-after photographs that have brought international attention to their disappearance.
One Last Shot to Protect Old-Growth
Forests in British Columbia
TJ WATT
JESSICA HOUSTON
Role of Women in Arctic exploration
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Beyond Her Horizons
JESSICA HOUSTON
Who gets remembered in the history of Arctic exploration? Artist and Trebek Grantee Jessica Houston shares stories from a 5,400-kilometre journey through the Northwest Passage, where an all-female crew set out to bring women's voices back into the story of the North.
SUSAN KUTZ
Wildlife health in a changing Arctic
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In the Arctic, changes in wildlife health can signal changes unfolding across an entire ecosystem. Veterinarian and Trebek Grantee Susan Kutz examines what muskoxen and caribou reveal about a warming North, drawing on decades of research and community-based wildlife monitoring.
Wildlife Health and
Surveillance in a Changing Arctic
SUSAN KUTZ
ELLEN WHITMAN
Wildfire and forest change
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Historical Fire Regimes and Recent
Wildfire Trends in Canada and Nova Scotia
ELLEN WHITMAN
Wildlife photographers Ryan Tidman and Maxime Légaré-Vézina share stories from behind the lens, revealing the patience, fieldcraft and close observation that go into photographing wildlife in some of Canada’s wildest places.
