Agenda for the aquatic biomonitoring network forum
Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) Science Forum
Chateau Nova Yellowknife Hotel, Yellowknife, Northern Territories, October 23 - October 24, 2019
Wednesday October 23, 2019 – Caribou Room
12:00-1:30 – Sign-in desk open
1:30- 3:00 - Session 1 – Introduction to CABIN and community engagement – facilitator Kristie Trainor, ECCC
Begin a discussion about the importance of monitoring in the north and how communities can use CABIN; Hands on exhibits and interactive displays
- Welcome – Kristie Trainor, ECCC
- Opening Remarks - Chief Ernest Betsina, Yellowknives Dene First Nation
- Exciting world of benthic invertebrates – Jennifer Lento, University of New Brunswick
- What is CABIN and how can it contribute to monitoring watershed health in my community - Stephanie Strachan, ECCC
3:15-4:30 - Session 2 – Training – facilitator Nancy Glozier, ECCC
Explore different ways of knowledge and skill transfer: on-the-land youth camps, post-secondary, community-based monitoring projects; Engage CABIN network on training needs and a new training delivery model through group discussion and feedback opportunities
- Nunavut Community Aquatic Monitoring Program (N-CAMP) - TBC
- Training for Indigenous youth – Meg McCluskie, Aurora College
- On the land camps – Andrew Spring, Wilfrid Laurier University
- CABIN training for remote communities: a new delivery model – Emma Garden, ECCC
Thursday October 24, 2019 – Lynx Room
9:00- 10:30 - Session 3 – CABIN application to decision-making – facilitator Paula Siwik, ECCC
Explore the application of CABIN to decision making in different jurisdictions; Discuss successes, challenges and opportunities to strengthen CABIN monitoring for decision-making
- CABIN application by British Columbia provincial government – Jolene Raggett, BC Ministry of Environment
- Biomonitoring in Transboundary Rivers in NWT – Annie Levasseur, Water Management and Monitoring Division, ENR, GNWT
- Assessing ecosystem status with CABIN in Nahanni National Parks – TBD, Parks Canada
- CABIN application for ecological monitoring and Arctic Park management - Paden Lennie, Parks Canada
- Biomonitoring in the Oil Sands area – Nancy Glozier, ECCC
10:45-12:00 - Session 4 – Monitoring and protecting northern streams – facilitator Kelly Munkittrick, Wilfrid Laurier University
Explore current monitoring activities in the north; Discuss areas of importance, potential collaboration and development of northern biomonitoring plan for CABIN
- Watershed health concerns and projects from communities in NWT - TBD
- Monitoring ecosystem health in the Inuvik-Tuktoyuktuk and Dempster Highways - Jordan Musetta-Lambert, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Circumpolar Biomonitoring Program of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna - Jennifer Lento, University of New Brunswick
- CABIN Northern Biomonitoring Plan – Cari-Lyn Epp, ECCC
1:00 – 2:30 Session 5 – Community-based monitoring – facilitator Jennifer Lento, University of New Brunswick
Explore successes and challenges of community-based monitoring projects; Discuss value of community involvement in monitoring and potential for collaborative efforts
- Success and challenges of community-based monitoring in NWT - TBD
- Working with communities to monitor ecosystem health - Raegan Mallinson, Living Lakes Canada and Catherine Paquette, World Wildlife Fund
- Sharing community-based monitoring data – Lindsay Day, Gordon Foundation
- Development of triggers for adapting a monitoring program – Kelly Munkittrick, Wilfrid Laurier University
2:45-4:00 Session 6 – New direction for the CABIN program – facilitator Kristie Trainor, ECCC
Learn about new directions for the CABIN program and current research projects; Discuss opportunities for collaboration and provide feedback for future improvements for CABIN
- Open Data – Tim Pascoe, ECCC
- New CABIN protocols: Wetlands & Large Rivers – Emily McIvor, ECCC
- Expanding our biomonitoring horizons with DNA metabarcoding- Donald Baird, ECCC
- STREAM project - Chloe Robinson, University of Guelph