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Roger Wheate’s Retirement Celebration in UNBC’s Robert Frederick Gallery
Thanks go to so many people who made this a special event for the legend Dr. Roger Wheate!
A day to remember.
Thanks go to so many people who made this a special event for the legend Dr. Roger Wheate!
A day to remember.
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Roger Wheate’s Retirement Celebration in UNBC’s Robert Frederick Gallery
Thanks go to so many people who made this a special event for the legend Dr. Roger Wheate!
A day to remember.
Thanks go to so many people who made this a special event for the legend Dr. Roger Wheate!
A day to remember.
Let’s celebrate Roger Wheate! Join us for a celebration of Dr. Wheate’s upcoming retirement on Monday, December 8th from 3-5pm in the Robert Frederick Gallery.
All are welcome.
The Thirsty Moose is opening from 5-7pm for those who would like to carry on after this departmental event.
All are welcome.
The Thirsty Moose is opening from 5-7pm for those who would like to carry on after this departmental event.
December 8, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Let’s celebrate Roger Wheate! Join us for a celebration of Dr. Wheate’s upcoming retirement on Monday, December 8th from 3-5pm in the Robert Frederick Gallery.
All are welcome.
The Thirsty Moose is opening from 5-7pm for those who would like to carry on after this departmental event.
All are welcome.
The Thirsty Moose is opening from 5-7pm for those who would like to carry on after this departmental event.
🎤 LISTEN to Dr. Greg Halseth in conversation with UNBC History’s Dr. Max Hamon for a new episode of the “Middle North” podcast about an oral history “Sawmills and Small Communities in the Upper Fraser Valley” project.
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#GEOGWeek2025
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#GEOGWeek2025
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🎤 LISTEN to Dr. Greg Halseth in conversation with UNBC History’s Dr. Max Hamon for a new episode of the “Middle North” podcast about an oral history “Sawmills and Small Communities in the Upper Fraser Valley” project.
🔗 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
#GEOGWeek2025
🔗 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
#GEOGWeek2025
📻 LISTEN to Professor Brian Menounos talk about the UNESCO 2025 Year of Glacier Preservation & his many years of research at Kokanee Glacier in Nelson, BC.
Listen to the full interview:
www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
#GEOGWeek2025 #GeographyAwarenessWeek2025 #glaciers
Listen to the full interview:
www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
#GEOGWeek2025 #GeographyAwarenessWeek2025 #glaciers
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
📻 LISTEN to Professor Brian Menounos talk about the UNESCO 2025 Year of Glacier Preservation & his many years of research at Kokanee Glacier in Nelson, BC.
Listen to the full interview:
www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
#GEOGWeek2025 #GeographyAwarenessWeek2025 #glaciers
Listen to the full interview:
www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
#GEOGWeek2025 #GeographyAwarenessWeek2025 #glaciers
📣 SPRING & SUMMER Geography courses!
Though Spring courses are not yet open for registration, we want to alert you to our Spring 2026 planning.
More info found here:
⛰️https://jmshea.opened.ca/2026-fieldschool/
and here:
www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
Though Spring courses are not yet open for registration, we want to alert you to our Spring 2026 planning.
More info found here:
⛰️https://jmshea.opened.ca/2026-fieldschool/
and here:
www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
📣 SPRING & SUMMER Geography courses!
Though Spring courses are not yet open for registration, we want to alert you to our Spring 2026 planning.
More info found here:
⛰️https://jmshea.opened.ca/2026-fieldschool/
and here:
www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
Though Spring courses are not yet open for registration, we want to alert you to our Spring 2026 planning.
More info found here:
⛰️https://jmshea.opened.ca/2026-fieldschool/
and here:
www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
We are kicking off #GEOWeek2025 with a big congratulations to two UNBC GEES faculty members who were recently recognized by the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers for awards.
Congratulations to Dr. Roger Wheate and Dr. Zoë Meletis!!!
#GeographyAwarenessWeek2025
Congratulations to Dr. Roger Wheate and Dr. Zoë Meletis!!!
#GeographyAwarenessWeek2025
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We are kicking off #GEOWeek2025 with a big congratulations to two UNBC GEES faculty members who were recently recognized by the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers for awards.
Congratulations to Dr. Roger Wheate and Dr. Zoë Meletis!!!
#GeographyAwarenessWeek2025
Congratulations to Dr. Roger Wheate and Dr. Zoë Meletis!!!
#GeographyAwarenessWeek2025
🌏 #FieldworkFriday
Our new faculty member Alex Bevington recently spent a beautiful autumn day doing fieldwork maintaining the hydrometric stations at Hungary Creek & Crooked River.
Awesome start to this new position in our dynamic department!
#GEESInTheField #rivers #northernBC #geography
Our new faculty member Alex Bevington recently spent a beautiful autumn day doing fieldwork maintaining the hydrometric stations at Hungary Creek & Crooked River.
Awesome start to this new position in our dynamic department!
#GEESInTheField #rivers #northernBC #geography
November 9, 2025 at 6:04 AM
🌏 #FieldworkFriday
Our new faculty member Alex Bevington recently spent a beautiful autumn day doing fieldwork maintaining the hydrometric stations at Hungary Creek & Crooked River.
Awesome start to this new position in our dynamic department!
#GEESInTheField #rivers #northernBC #geography
Our new faculty member Alex Bevington recently spent a beautiful autumn day doing fieldwork maintaining the hydrometric stations at Hungary Creek & Crooked River.
Awesome start to this new position in our dynamic department!
#GEESInTheField #rivers #northernBC #geography
📣 We are excited to share that Alexandre Bevington joined our department as a new faculty member in October 2025.
Alex’s research focuses on how remote sensing and geospatial technology can help us understand watershed dynamics in Northern British Columbia.
Exciting!
www.unbc.ca/people/bevin...
Alex’s research focuses on how remote sensing and geospatial technology can help us understand watershed dynamics in Northern British Columbia.
Exciting!
www.unbc.ca/people/bevin...
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
📣 We are excited to share that Alexandre Bevington joined our department as a new faculty member in October 2025.
Alex’s research focuses on how remote sensing and geospatial technology can help us understand watershed dynamics in Northern British Columbia.
Exciting!
www.unbc.ca/people/bevin...
Alex’s research focuses on how remote sensing and geospatial technology can help us understand watershed dynamics in Northern British Columbia.
Exciting!
www.unbc.ca/people/bevin...
GEOG 411/611 Glacial Geology #FieldworkPhotos
Dr. Adam Hawkins: spent Sunday touring geohazards related to glacial sediments around Quesnel area.
Students used a drone to investigate the Quesnel Big Slide & hoodoos and discussed valley-blocking landslide hazards at Pinnacles Provincial Park.
Dr. Adam Hawkins: spent Sunday touring geohazards related to glacial sediments around Quesnel area.
Students used a drone to investigate the Quesnel Big Slide & hoodoos and discussed valley-blocking landslide hazards at Pinnacles Provincial Park.
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
GEOG 411/611 Glacial Geology #FieldworkPhotos
Dr. Adam Hawkins: spent Sunday touring geohazards related to glacial sediments around Quesnel area.
Students used a drone to investigate the Quesnel Big Slide & hoodoos and discussed valley-blocking landslide hazards at Pinnacles Provincial Park.
Dr. Adam Hawkins: spent Sunday touring geohazards related to glacial sediments around Quesnel area.
Students used a drone to investigate the Quesnel Big Slide & hoodoos and discussed valley-blocking landslide hazards at Pinnacles Provincial Park.
NEWS: Our colleague Dr. Theresa Adesanya + ESM’s Drs. Lisa Wood & Michael Preston received $320,664 for a project investigating the intersection of food security, forestry and mining reclamation in Canada’s North in the face of climate change.
Congratulations!
UNBC Story: www.unbc.ca/our-stories
Congratulations!
UNBC Story: www.unbc.ca/our-stories
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NEWS: Our colleague Dr. Theresa Adesanya + ESM’s Drs. Lisa Wood & Michael Preston received $320,664 for a project investigating the intersection of food security, forestry and mining reclamation in Canada’s North in the face of climate change.
Congratulations!
UNBC Story: www.unbc.ca/our-stories
Congratulations!
UNBC Story: www.unbc.ca/our-stories
NEWS: Our colleague Associate Professor Dr. Joseph Shea was awarded $94,174 to fund a network of snow monitoring observatories that will be installed in the headwaters of the Fraser, Columbia and Peace River basins.
Congratulations!
UNBC Story: www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
Congratulations!
UNBC Story: www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
October 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
NEWS: Our colleague Associate Professor Dr. Joseph Shea was awarded $94,174 to fund a network of snow monitoring observatories that will be installed in the headwaters of the Fraser, Columbia and Peace River basins.
Congratulations!
UNBC Story: www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
Congratulations!
UNBC Story: www.unbc.ca/our-stories/...
#FieldworkFriday
Dr. Roger Wheate, Natasha Cowie (PhD NRES student), Caleb Mathias (Menounos lab manager), Chelsea Cook (new MSc NRES student) & Katriel Hrankowski (new MSc NRES student)
#FieldworkFriday #FieldworkPhotos #Roadtrip #GEESInTheField #academicconference #RoadsideExcursion
Dr. Roger Wheate, Natasha Cowie (PhD NRES student), Caleb Mathias (Menounos lab manager), Chelsea Cook (new MSc NRES student) & Katriel Hrankowski (new MSc NRES student)
#FieldworkFriday #FieldworkPhotos #Roadtrip #GEESInTheField #academicconference #RoadsideExcursion
October 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
#FieldworkFriday
Dr. Roger Wheate, Natasha Cowie (PhD NRES student), Caleb Mathias (Menounos lab manager), Chelsea Cook (new MSc NRES student) & Katriel Hrankowski (new MSc NRES student)
#FieldworkFriday #FieldworkPhotos #Roadtrip #GEESInTheField #academicconference #RoadsideExcursion
Dr. Roger Wheate, Natasha Cowie (PhD NRES student), Caleb Mathias (Menounos lab manager), Chelsea Cook (new MSc NRES student) & Katriel Hrankowski (new MSc NRES student)
#FieldworkFriday #FieldworkPhotos #Roadtrip #GEESInTheField #academicconference #RoadsideExcursion
🏔️It’s #FieldworkFriday!!!
Drs. Roger Wheate & Brian Menounos, along with several NRES grad students & alum attended the Annual Meeting of the Northwest Glaciologists (NWG) Oct 16-19, 2025 in Kananaskis country, AB 1/2
#FieldworkFriday #FieldworkPhotos #Roadtrip #GEESInTheField #academicconference
Drs. Roger Wheate & Brian Menounos, along with several NRES grad students & alum attended the Annual Meeting of the Northwest Glaciologists (NWG) Oct 16-19, 2025 in Kananaskis country, AB 1/2
#FieldworkFriday #FieldworkPhotos #Roadtrip #GEESInTheField #academicconference
October 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
🏔️It’s #FieldworkFriday!!!
Drs. Roger Wheate & Brian Menounos, along with several NRES grad students & alum attended the Annual Meeting of the Northwest Glaciologists (NWG) Oct 16-19, 2025 in Kananaskis country, AB 1/2
#FieldworkFriday #FieldworkPhotos #Roadtrip #GEESInTheField #academicconference
Drs. Roger Wheate & Brian Menounos, along with several NRES grad students & alum attended the Annual Meeting of the Northwest Glaciologists (NWG) Oct 16-19, 2025 in Kananaskis country, AB 1/2
#FieldworkFriday #FieldworkPhotos #Roadtrip #GEESInTheField #academicconference
Great UNBC GEES Club orienteering event at Moore’s Meadow last weekend & they stuck it out in the rain! 🧭 🗺️
#getoutside #northernBC #orienteering #studentclub #UNBC
#getoutside #northernBC #orienteering #studentclub #UNBC
October 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Great UNBC GEES Club orienteering event at Moore’s Meadow last weekend & they stuck it out in the rain! 🧭 🗺️
#getoutside #northernBC #orienteering #studentclub #UNBC
#getoutside #northernBC #orienteering #studentclub #UNBC
#FieldworkFriday w/ Dr. Adam Hawkins - Glacial Geology students collected field observations that will be used to describe & interpret these exposures 2/2
Muddy boots make for a good day!
#experientiallearning #getoutside #glaciers #physicalgeography #InTheField #UNBCGeography #unbcgeography_ensc
Muddy boots make for a good day!
#experientiallearning #getoutside #glaciers #physicalgeography #InTheField #UNBCGeography #unbcgeography_ensc
October 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#FieldworkFriday w/ Dr. Adam Hawkins - Glacial Geology students collected field observations that will be used to describe & interpret these exposures 2/2
Muddy boots make for a good day!
#experientiallearning #getoutside #glaciers #physicalgeography #InTheField #UNBCGeography #unbcgeography_ensc
Muddy boots make for a good day!
#experientiallearning #getoutside #glaciers #physicalgeography #InTheField #UNBCGeography #unbcgeography_ensc
🌎 More #FieldworkFriday #FieldworkPhotos with Dr. Adam Hawkins 🏔️
This week, our GEOG 411/611 Glacial Geology class braved rainy conditions in search of sediments associated with the retreat of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet and formation of Glacial Lake Fraser. 1/2
#glaciers #physicalgeography
This week, our GEOG 411/611 Glacial Geology class braved rainy conditions in search of sediments associated with the retreat of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet and formation of Glacial Lake Fraser. 1/2
#glaciers #physicalgeography
October 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🌎 More #FieldworkFriday #FieldworkPhotos with Dr. Adam Hawkins 🏔️
This week, our GEOG 411/611 Glacial Geology class braved rainy conditions in search of sediments associated with the retreat of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet and formation of Glacial Lake Fraser. 1/2
#glaciers #physicalgeography
This week, our GEOG 411/611 Glacial Geology class braved rainy conditions in search of sediments associated with the retreat of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet and formation of Glacial Lake Fraser. 1/2
#glaciers #physicalgeography
#FieldworkFriday with @josephshea.bsky.social 'Very wet & thunderous start, but we persevered and had a great day for flying before heading back out!
Stay tuned for results as Madison works on her undergrad thesis…$ support from NSERC!'
#fieldwork #remotesensing #alpine #glacial #geomorphology
Stay tuned for results as Madison works on her undergrad thesis…$ support from NSERC!'
#fieldwork #remotesensing #alpine #glacial #geomorphology
October 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#FieldworkFriday with @josephshea.bsky.social 'Very wet & thunderous start, but we persevered and had a great day for flying before heading back out!
Stay tuned for results as Madison works on her undergrad thesis…$ support from NSERC!'
#fieldwork #remotesensing #alpine #glacial #geomorphology
Stay tuned for results as Madison works on her undergrad thesis…$ support from NSERC!'
#fieldwork #remotesensing #alpine #glacial #geomorphology
It’s #FieldworkFriday with photos from Dr. Joseph Shea!
Snaps from a late summer trip into Eagle Valley, to collect drone/RPAS imagery with UNBC Geography Honours student Madison Seely & assisted by bear whisperer James Laing! 1/2
#fieldwork #rpas #remotesensing #alpine #glacial #geomorphology
Snaps from a late summer trip into Eagle Valley, to collect drone/RPAS imagery with UNBC Geography Honours student Madison Seely & assisted by bear whisperer James Laing! 1/2
#fieldwork #rpas #remotesensing #alpine #glacial #geomorphology
October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s #FieldworkFriday with photos from Dr. Joseph Shea!
Snaps from a late summer trip into Eagle Valley, to collect drone/RPAS imagery with UNBC Geography Honours student Madison Seely & assisted by bear whisperer James Laing! 1/2
#fieldwork #rpas #remotesensing #alpine #glacial #geomorphology
Snaps from a late summer trip into Eagle Valley, to collect drone/RPAS imagery with UNBC Geography Honours student Madison Seely & assisted by bear whisperer James Laing! 1/2
#fieldwork #rpas #remotesensing #alpine #glacial #geomorphology
🌎 It’s #FieldworkFriday!
Faran & all of us in GEES send a huge thanks to the Water Survey of Canada team for hosting and sharing their expertise with our students. 4/4
#fieldworkphotos #fieldworkfriday #UNBC #Hydrology
Photos shared by @faranali.bsky.social
Faran & all of us in GEES send a huge thanks to the Water Survey of Canada team for hosting and sharing their expertise with our students. 4/4
#fieldworkphotos #fieldworkfriday #UNBC #Hydrology
Photos shared by @faranali.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🌎 It’s #FieldworkFriday!
Faran & all of us in GEES send a huge thanks to the Water Survey of Canada team for hosting and sharing their expertise with our students. 4/4
#fieldworkphotos #fieldworkfriday #UNBC #Hydrology
Photos shared by @faranali.bsky.social
Faran & all of us in GEES send a huge thanks to the Water Survey of Canada team for hosting and sharing their expertise with our students. 4/4
#fieldworkphotos #fieldworkfriday #UNBC #Hydrology
Photos shared by @faranali.bsky.social
🌎 It’s #FieldworkFriday!
Faran Ali shares that “students observed a working hydrometric station, learned about field equipment, and even had the chance to try shallow-water measurements themselves.” 2/
#Fieldwork #ExperientialLearning #WaterSurveyOfCanada
Photos shared by @faranali.bsky.social
Faran Ali shares that “students observed a working hydrometric station, learned about field equipment, and even had the chance to try shallow-water measurements themselves.” 2/
#Fieldwork #ExperientialLearning #WaterSurveyOfCanada
Photos shared by @faranali.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🌎 It’s #FieldworkFriday!
Faran Ali shares that “students observed a working hydrometric station, learned about field equipment, and even had the chance to try shallow-water measurements themselves.” 2/
#Fieldwork #ExperientialLearning #WaterSurveyOfCanada
Photos shared by @faranali.bsky.social
Faran Ali shares that “students observed a working hydrometric station, learned about field equipment, and even had the chance to try shallow-water measurements themselves.” 2/
#Fieldwork #ExperientialLearning #WaterSurveyOfCanada
Photos shared by @faranali.bsky.social
🌎 It’s #FieldworkFriday!
Earlier this week, GEOG 310 HYDROLOGY students visited the Salmon River Water Survey of Canada station with Dr. Faran Ali as part of their fieldwork on stream discharge measurement. 1/
#fieldworkphotos #fieldworkfriday #UNBC #Hydrology
Photos: @faranali.bsky.social
Earlier this week, GEOG 310 HYDROLOGY students visited the Salmon River Water Survey of Canada station with Dr. Faran Ali as part of their fieldwork on stream discharge measurement. 1/
#fieldworkphotos #fieldworkfriday #UNBC #Hydrology
Photos: @faranali.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🌎 It’s #FieldworkFriday!
Earlier this week, GEOG 310 HYDROLOGY students visited the Salmon River Water Survey of Canada station with Dr. Faran Ali as part of their fieldwork on stream discharge measurement. 1/
#fieldworkphotos #fieldworkfriday #UNBC #Hydrology
Photos: @faranali.bsky.social
Earlier this week, GEOG 310 HYDROLOGY students visited the Salmon River Water Survey of Canada station with Dr. Faran Ali as part of their fieldwork on stream discharge measurement. 1/
#fieldworkphotos #fieldworkfriday #UNBC #Hydrology
Photos: @faranali.bsky.social
TODAY - The NRESi Colloquium Series continues with our own Dr. Siraj ul Islam!
Join us in Rm 8-166 at 3:30pm to learn more about Dr. Islam’s research.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
If you cannot join in person, clickhere to join the Webcast:
www.unbc.ca/nres-institu...
Join us in Rm 8-166 at 3:30pm to learn more about Dr. Islam’s research.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
If you cannot join in person, clickhere to join the Webcast:
www.unbc.ca/nres-institu...
October 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
TODAY - The NRESi Colloquium Series continues with our own Dr. Siraj ul Islam!
Join us in Rm 8-166 at 3:30pm to learn more about Dr. Islam’s research.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
If you cannot join in person, clickhere to join the Webcast:
www.unbc.ca/nres-institu...
Join us in Rm 8-166 at 3:30pm to learn more about Dr. Islam’s research.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
If you cannot join in person, clickhere to join the Webcast:
www.unbc.ca/nres-institu...
💦 Last Saturday’s QRRC Open House went very well! Our colleague Dr. Phil Owens shares that 50+ people attended, with about 30 of those being community members including Xatsull First Nation and Williams Lake Indian Band members.
#QRRC #rivers #salmon #hydrology #researchmatters #UNBCInTheField
#QRRC #rivers #salmon #hydrology #researchmatters #UNBCInTheField
October 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
💦 Last Saturday’s QRRC Open House went very well! Our colleague Dr. Phil Owens shares that 50+ people attended, with about 30 of those being community members including Xatsull First Nation and Williams Lake Indian Band members.
#QRRC #rivers #salmon #hydrology #researchmatters #UNBCInTheField
#QRRC #rivers #salmon #hydrology #researchmatters #UNBCInTheField
✅ NEW Publication - Congratulations to MSc NRES graduate Stephanie Chan who worked with Dr. Tristan Pearce during her graduate studies
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Congratulations Stephanie on this achievement!
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Congratulations Stephanie on this achievement!
October 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✅ NEW Publication - Congratulations to MSc NRES graduate Stephanie Chan who worked with Dr. Tristan Pearce during her graduate studies
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Congratulations Stephanie on this achievement!
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Congratulations Stephanie on this achievement!
FRIDAY - The NRESi Colloquium Series picks up again this Friday with geographer Dr. Neil Nunn
Join us in Rm 8-166 on Friday at 3:30pm to learn more about Dr. Nunn’s research.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Click here to join the Webcast:
www.unbc.ca/nres-institu...
Join us in Rm 8-166 on Friday at 3:30pm to learn more about Dr. Nunn’s research.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Click here to join the Webcast:
www.unbc.ca/nres-institu...
September 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
FRIDAY - The NRESi Colloquium Series picks up again this Friday with geographer Dr. Neil Nunn
Join us in Rm 8-166 on Friday at 3:30pm to learn more about Dr. Nunn’s research.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Click here to join the Webcast:
www.unbc.ca/nres-institu...
Join us in Rm 8-166 on Friday at 3:30pm to learn more about Dr. Nunn’s research.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Click here to join the Webcast:
www.unbc.ca/nres-institu...