Ian Stephen

@ianstephen.bsky.social

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Environmental Coordinator, Chawathil First Nation. (BC, Canada) Active @ The WaterWealth Project Not currently practising: Red Seal Electrician, Certified Passive House Tradesperson, Certified Passive House Consultant Climate motivated. Dogged.

Dry stream bed where I'd expected flow.
Photo of an old brass survey transit on a wooden tripod next to a DJI D-RTK 3 on an aluminum and carbon fibre rod and tripod.
Map from UK Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, showing Canada's boreal forest as one of six ecosystem regions critical to UK national security.
Home owner points toward geohazard resulting from 2021 atmospheric river.
Salmon (or steelhead?) rest on their journey up Coquihalla River.
Wasp nest inside the lock box on a seacan. Fortunately not aggressive wasps.
Video of heavy rain falling on a pond. Part of the canoe the person filming is in is seen briefly.
Photo of a green frog sitting on a road
Photo of book cover, titled "Travels up the Creek, a biologist's search for a paddle."
Image of elderly man with a walker in the care of a nurse. Man says "I can remember when there weren't communities on fire every summer." Nurse smiling says "Sure grandpa, let's get you to bed."
Graph of air and water temperatures from a mountain stream on April 20, 2025. Stream temperature changes to much higher than air temperature and back down again over about 6 hours. An anomaly in almost 3 years temperature data at that location.
Canada goose finding its balance on the sticks of a beaver food cache in a pond
Photo of an Oregon forestsnail on a young person's open hand.
Photo of coiled garter snake that was one of several in a small clear spot on an overgrown trail.
Image shows a map from digital sqewlets dot ca showing areas of Coast Salish language spoken from southeast Vancouver Island to the Fraser delta and up to Fraser Canyon. Map includes Sumas Lake.
Screenshot of ECCC post. Includes webinar titles "Unpacking Environmental Justice" and "Systemic Nature of Environmental Racism"