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From YouTube: JUNE 16 2021 Statements Jordan Sturdy
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
This
year,
bc
parks
has
chosen
to
recognize
the
squamish
resident
rachel
shepard
as
provincial
volunteer
of
the
year
for
her
outstanding
work.
As
project
coordinator
of
the
alice
lake
western
toad
monitoring
project,
the
endeavor
is
an
ongoing
citizen
science
project
in
collaboration
with
bc
parks
and
the
squamish
environmental
society,
and
that
monitors
western
toads
in
alice
lake
provincial
park.
The
project
seeks
to
reduce
human
impacts
on
toad
populations
by
informing
bc
parks
and
the
public
of
their
vulnerable
breeding
and
migration
seasons.
A
Rachel
has
donated
an
extraordinary
amount
of
time
and
effort.
Since
she
became
project
coordinator
in
2019.
She
has
excelled
in
her
role,
coordinating
with
volunteers,
bc
parks
and
the
media,
conducting
field
surveys
and
writing
detailed
and
informative
reports
for
bc
parks
using
scientific
protocols
while
rachel's,
not
a
trained
biologist.
Her
curiosity
and
devoted
research
have
allowed
her
to
contribute
insights
that
have
greatly
improved
the
scientific
aspects
of
the
project.
A
The
western
toad
is
a
federally
listed
species
of
special
concern
and
yellow
listed
in
british
columbia.
A
similar
research
project
undertaken
in
whistler
has
allowed
the
municipality
to
better
inform
the
public
about
mitigating
human
disruption
of
toads
in
that
region.
I
congratulate
rachel
shepard
on
her
award
and
her
outstanding
contribution
to
protecting
local
ecosystems,
and
I'm
sure
the
house
will
join
me
in
acknowledging
her
and
all
of
the
other
award
recipients
and
nominees
around
the
province
and
the
many
volunteers
whose
dedication
and
commitment
are
vital
to
the
stewardship
of
our
parks.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.