Activities 2009

March 9 – 13
IARU International Scientific Congress on Climate Change. Copenhagen, Denmark. Session: Adapting Human Land Use to Climate Change. Paper / poster title: “On the Land – Greenland and Nunavut: A Small Footprint Model”. view poster(22MB)

April 30 - May 1
Presenter for the International Council of Appalachian Trails at Fourth Annual Binational Tourism Summit, “Embracing Our Borders: The Competitive Advantages of Cross-Border Tourism Destinations” in St. Catherines, Ontario. The Binational Tourism Alliance is mandated to eliminate the barriers to cross-border tourism development.

May – June
Field posting in traditional village, District of Uummannaq, Greenland. How are Greenlanders in towns and settlements responding to climate change. Why do Greenlanders who live in areas experiencing climate change and a decrease in livelihood continue to reside in these villages when they could go elsewhere and experience improved circumstances.

July – August
Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center. Gateways land and marine archaeological project at Basque / Inuit site on Lower North Shore of Quebec on Gulf of St. Lawrence. Begun in 2001, this will be this projects ninth field season.

November
World Wilderness Congress WILD 9 in Merida, Mexico. Paper on lessons learned form Arctic communities in transition brought through climate change. Text for photo: Northern Hawk Owl. Surnia ulula. Bristol Mills, Maine. January 24, 2009. A boreal forest resident, this owl often moves south in the winter as did this one perched on a high perch snag overlooking a field. Winter migration is a function of reduced food supply

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