Parks and Protected Areas Research Network
2023 eSummit
February 27 - March 2, 2023
11:15am to 3:30pm ET
*Must be registered to the eSummit and logged into CPCIL.ca to access
From Monday, February 27 to Thursday, March 2, 2023, the Parks and Protected Areas Research Network Research eSummit will bring together Knowers (scholars/knowledge keepers), Doers (practitioners), and Learners (students, new hires) to share knowledge and build a network across the parks and protected areas field. This event combines online collaboration with activities to connect with nature wherever you are, as well as opportunities to network with colleagues both near and far. The Research eSummit also includes a pre- and post-session regional challenge workshop in your own time zone and a year-long monthly webinar series.
As a virtual event, the eSummit helps reduce our carbon footprint and increase accessibility for participants. All sessions are offered with simultaneous French/English interpretation.
Visit the Legacy Pages of the 2021 eSummit and 2022 eSummit.
Registration Fee $150
Non-Profit rate $100
Student and BIPOC rate $80
Attendance Limited to 250 Participants
Registration includes full online access to the Research eSummit, a physical summit package, and ongoing opportunities to connect with the PanCanadian Parks and Protected Areas Research Network. We are committed to including diverse participants and are offering a limited number of lower-cost registration fees for non-profits, students, as well as delegates who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as Persons of Colour (BIPOC). For questions or if you feel you can help us overcome a barrier to your participation, please contact research@cpcil.ca.
Register by February 5th to receive your physical eSummit package by February 27th
Featured Presentations
COP15 and the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Talking Trash: Challenging Perspectives on Garbage in Parks
Naturalist Skills Crash Course for BIPoC Undergraduates: Increasing Access Through Skill-building and Community
Biodiversity and Biosphere Regions – from a globally complex problem to local action and everywhere in between
The Carrying Capacity of Natural Environment
The Manicouagan-Uapishka World Biosphere Reserve; where evidence-based conservation decision-making rhymes with exemplarity, innovation and solidarity
Power-Sharing in Practice: Building a network of park leaders in Toronto’s equity-deserving communities
Regional Challenge
Re-engaging Canadians (and Other Visitors) in Stewardship and Environmental Ethics Post-COVID.
2023 Challenge
Over the past two years, parks and protected areas across Canada have experienced high levels of visitation and often low levels of compliance and overwhelming negative behaviour among those visitors. Overflowing garbages were the tip of the iceberg for park staff--all of whom were also coping with the challenge of a global pandemic.
Since 2020, multiple capstone projects and solo challenges have questioned the best way to promote environmental stewardship among visitors and whether a panCanadian approach would be best. The 2023 Applied Regional Workshop will bring together experts and eSummit participants to work through this challenge and develop possible ways forward.
Participation in the Regional Challenge is included as part of the eSummit registration.
The Regional Challenge Workshop is held before and after each day of the eSummit
Schedule
Subject to revisions
Day One: February 27, 2023
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0800 | 0900 | 1000 | 1100 | 1200 | 1230 | Join and Welcome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0815 | 0915 | 1015 | 1115 | 1215 | 1345 | OPENING CEREMONY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0830 | 0930 | 1030 | 1130 | 1230 | 1300 | PLENARY 1COP15 and the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
– Gilles Seutin, Parks Canada Agency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0915 | 1015 | 1115 | 1215 | 1315 | 1345 | NATURE BREAK ACTIVITY
– Vanessa Bilan & Sheri Tarrington, CPAWS Southern Alberta Chapter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1000 | 1100 | 1200 | 1300 | 1400 | 1430 | CONCURRENT 1
The Fight against Invasive Alien Species in Quebec’s National Parks – René Charest, SÉPAQ The Case of the Common Reed (Phragmites communis) on the Banks of Grand lac Saint-François in Frontenac National Park – Stéphane Poulin, SÉPAQ The Case of the Common Reed in the Grande-Baie Marsh in Oka National Park – Marc-André Villard, SÉPAQ Forest cover threatened by the trio of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), beaver and buckthorn in Plaisance National Park – Jean-François Houle, SÉPAQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CONCURRENT 2 Assisted Migration as a Climate Change Adaptation Tactic: An Evidence Map and Synthesis – Alexander MacDonald and Rik Van Bogaert, Parks Canada Agency; Steven Cooke and William Twardek, Carleton University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1045 | 1145 | 1245 | 1345 | 1445 | 1515 | NATURE BREAK ACTIVITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1130 | 1230 | 1330 | 1430 | 1530 | 1600 | TEA TALK BREAKOUT SESSIONSBoreal Forest Tea will be mailed to participants registered before February 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1200 | 1300 | 1400 | 1500 | 1600 | 1630 | PLENARY 2 Talking Trash – Challenging Perspectives on Garbage in Parks – Susan Staple, Parks Canada Agency; Franz Plangger, Outdoor Council of Canada; Richard Vinson, Leave No Trace Canada; Judith Kasiama, Colour the Trails; CJ Blye, Dalhousie University Recreation Management | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1230 | 1330 | 1430 | 1530 | 1630 | 1700 | REGIONAL GROUP TASK INSTRUCTIONS AND WRAP UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1245 | 1345 | 1445 | 1545 | 1645 | 1715 | Break (PST/MST/CST)End of Day (EST/AST/NST) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1300 | 1400 | 1500 | REGIONAL GROUP TASK 1 (PST/MST/CST) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day Two: February 28, 2023
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1015 | 1115 | 1145 | REGIONAL GROUP TASK 1 (EST/AST/NST) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0800 | 0900 | 1000 | 1100 | 1200 | 1230 | Join and Welcome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0815 | 0915 | 1015 | 1115 | 1215 | 1345 | WELCOME AND RECAP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0830 | 0930 | 1030 | 1130 | 1230 | 1300 | PLENARY 3Naturalist skills crash course for BIPoC undergraduates: Increasing Access Through Skill-building and Community
– Aranya Iyer, Field Research in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Diversified (FREED) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0915 | 1015 | 1115 | 1215 | 1315 | 1345 | NATURE BREAK ACTIVITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1000 | 1100 | 1200 | 1300 | 1400 | 1430 | CONCURRENT 3
Biodiversity and Biosphere Regions – from a globally complex problem to local action and everywhere in between – Kate Potter, Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CONCURRENT 4The Effectiveness of Social Media Communications for Visitor Behaviour Management in Ontario’s Parks and Protected Areas– John Foster, Brock University Use of Camper Reservation System to Understand Recreational Angling Effort in the Backcountry of Algonquin Provincial Park – Nick Lacombe, Ontario Parks Health and wellbeing outcomes associated with visits to coastal protected areas: A regional case study in New Brunswick, Canada – – Mhairi Chandler, Wilfrid Laurier University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1045 | 1145 | 1245 | 1345 | 1445 | 1515 | NATURE BREAK ACTIVITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1130 | 1230 | 1330 | 1430 | 1530 | 1600 | TEA TALK BREAKOUT SESSIONSBoreal Forest Tea will be mailed to participants registered before February 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1200 | 1300 | 1400 | 1500 | 1600 | 1630 | PLENARY 4
The Carrying Capacity of Natural Environment – René Charest, SÉPAQ Forest Birds as Indicators of the Effects of National Park Use – Marc-André Villard, SÉPAQ Influence of Recreational Activities on the Spatial Distribution of Large Mammals in Québec National Parks – Jessica Bao, Université du Québec à Romouski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1230 | 1330 | 1430 | 1530 | 1630 | 1700 | REGIONAL GROUP TASK INSTRUCTIONS AND WRAP UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1245 | 1345 | 1445 | 1545 | 1645 | 1715 | Break (PST/MST/CST)End of Day (EST/AST/NST) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1300 | 1400 | 1500 | REGIONAL GROUP TASK 2 (PST/MST/CST) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day Three: March 1, 2023
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1015 | 1115 | 1145 | REGIONAL GROUP TASK 2 (EST/AST/NST) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0800 | 0900 | 1000 | 1100 | 1200 | 1230 | Join and Welcome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0815 | 0915 | 1015 | 1115 | 1215 | 1345 | WELCOME AND RECAP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0830 | 0930 | 1030 | 1130 | 1230 | 1300 | PLENARY 5Governance Arrangements
– Gilbert Adum, University of Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0915 | 1015 | 1115 | 1215 | 1315 | 1345 | NATURE BREAK ACTIVITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1000 | 1100 | 1200 | 1300 | 1400 | 1430 | CONCURRENT 5
National Urban Parks Strategy – Charles Shulman, Parks Canada Agency CONCURRENT 6 Dynamic Landscapes: A Call for Stronger Integration of the Landform-Shaping Processes in Protected Areas Science and Management – Dr. Piotr Cienciala, Independent Habitat selection and space use of the American marten: implications for the functional connectivity of the landscape surrounding Forillon National Park – Julie-Pier Viau, Université du Québec à Rimouski; Daniel Sigouin and Martin-Hugues St-Laurent, Parks Canada Agency Unearthing Indigenous Ecologies: A Case Study of Elk Island National Park – Keara Lightning, University of Alberta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1045 | 1145 | 1245 | 1345 | 1445 | 1515 | NATURE BREAK ACTIVITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1130 | 1230 | 1330 | 1430 | 1530 | 1600 | TEA TALK BREAKOUT SESSIONSBoreal Forest Tea will be mailed to participants registered before February 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1200 | 1300 | 1400 | 1500 | 1600 | 1630 | PLENARY 6a
Exploring What Makes a Good Research Network Model – Anurani Persaud, Ontario Parks and Candace Goodwin, University of Toronto and CPPCL Knowledge Gatherer PLENARY 6b The Manicouagan-Uapishka World Biosphere Reserve; where evidence-based conservation decision-making rhymes with exemplarity, innovation and solidarity – Marianne Valcourt, Manicouagan-Uapishka World Biosphere Reserve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1230 | 1330 | 1430 | 1530 | 1630 | 1700 | REGIONAL GROUP TASK INSTRUCTIONS AND WRAP UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1245 | 1345 | 1445 | 1545 | 1645 | 1715 | Break (PST/MST/CST)End of Day (EST/AST/NST) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1300 | 1400 | 1500 | REGIONAL GROUP TASK 3 (PST/MST/CST) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day Four: March 2, 2023
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1015 | 1115 | 1145 | REGIONAL GROUP TASK 3 (EST/AST/NST) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0800 | 0900 | 1000 | 1100 | 1200 | 1230 | Join and Welcome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0815 | 0915 | 1015 | 1115 | 1215 | 1345 | WELCOME AND RECAP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0830 | 0930 | 1030 | 1130 | 1230 | 1300 | PLENARY 7 Power-Sharing in Practice: Building a network of park leaders in Toronto’s equity-deserving communities
– Adri Stark and Wesley Lincoln Reibeling, Park People | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0915 | 1015 | 1115 | 1215 | 1315 | 1345 | NATURE BREAK ACTIVITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1000 | 1100 | 1200 | 1300 | 1400 | 1430 | FINAL TEA TALK AND REFLECTIVE PANEL Boreal Forest Tea will be mailed to participants registered before February 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1045 | 1145 | 1245 | 1345 | 1445 | 1515 | CLOSING CEREMONY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Webinar Series
First Thursday Webinar Series
Webinars occur on the first Thursday of each month at 1pm Eastern time. View the webinar schedule and archived recordings:
2023 Selection Committee
We are grateful for the assistance of colleagues to curate the best possible eSummit schedule. Please join us in thanking the following individuals.
Alain Nantel
Parks Canada
Manager, Manager of Visitor Service, Safety, Activities and Visitor Use Management, Visitor Experience Branch
Alexander "AJ" Wray
Western Univsersity
PhD Candidate in Geography & Environment
Andew Boyne
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Head, Protected Areas, Canadian Wildlife Service
Briana Hamilton
The Canadian Parks, Protected, and Conserved Areas Leadership Collective
Community Coordinator
Camille Morin
Parks Canada
Advisor, Knowledge Mobilization; Office of the Chief Ecosystem Scientist, Protected Areas Establishment and Conservation
Candace Goodwin
The Canadian Parks, Protected, and Conserved Areas Leadership Collective
Youth Knowledge Gatherer
Chris Lemieux, PhD
Canadian Council on Ecological Areas and Wilfred Laurier University
Associate Professor & John McMurry Research Chair in Environmental Geography
Connie Van der Byl, MBA, PhD
Mount Royal University
Interim Associate Vice-President, Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement
Craig Paulson
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Recreation Section Head
Delano Lewis, PhD
Burman University & Member of Canadian Black Scientist Network (CBSN)
Associate Professor of Biology
Don Carruthers Den Hoed, PhD
University of British Columbia
Research Associate, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
The Canadian Parks, Protected, and Conserved Areas Leadership Collective
Senior Fellow
Ebany Carratt
The Canadian Parks, Protected, and Conserved Areas Leadership Collective
Research Coordinator
Elizabeth Halpenny
University of Alberta
Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
Elizabeth Nelson, PhD
Parks Canada
Senior Planner, Management Planning Policy & Operations
Erica D'souza
Destination Canada
Senior Program Manager, Destination Development
Géraldine Arsenault
Parks Canada
Superintendent, Northern New Brunswick Field Unit
Heather Knowles
City of Edmonton
River Valley Coordinator, River Valley Parks & Facilities
Jessica Elliot
Yukon Department of Environment
Park Planner
Kathie Adare
Canadian Parks Council
Interim Executive Director
Marlene Liddle
(= Kung K_ayanga)
Council of the Haida Nation
Stewardship Director – Lands
Mkhabela Masuku
Town of Norman Wells
Development Officer
Pam Shaw
Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute
Research Director
Patrick Grailon
Nunavut Parks & Special Places
Director
Peter Larivière
Special AdvisorIndigenous Affairs Branch
Peter Soroye, PhD
Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Key Biodiversity Area Assessment and Outreach Coordinator
Samantha Knight
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Weston Family Science Program Manager
Sarah Macneil
The Canadian Parks, Protected, and Conserved Areas Leadership Collective
Knowledge Gatherer Coordinator
Sherry Wu
The Canadian Parks, Protected, and Conserved Areas Leadership Collective
Youth Knowledge Gatherer
Travis Halliday
Parks Canada
Protected Areas Establishment and Conservation
Victoria MacPhail, PhD
The Canadian Parks, Protected, and Conserved Areas Leadership Collective
Senior Doctoral Scholar