Grasslands of Eastern Beringia
Bruce Bennett
Curator of BABY, Northern Canada's only registered Herbarium
February 4, 2024 - 7:30 pm - Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, Whitehorse
Yukon is home to over 1200 species of plants. Many are found nowhere else in Canada and some, nowhere else in the world. Evolving in the dry grasslands of Eastern Beringia surrounded by Steppe Bison, Wild Horses, and Woolly Mammoth, these plants formed unique communities. Much of the large megafauna are gone, but the plants remain, and yet these habitats are increasingly under pressure. Come and learn more about these Yukon treasures, the threats they face, and the efforts being made to help protect them.
Shifting Streams: How Climate Change is Redefining Arctic River Networks
Dr Shawn Chartrand
PhD, Physical Geography, Assistant professor School of Environmental Science, SFU
January 21, 2024 - 7:30 pm, Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, Whitehorse
Dr Shawn Chartrand explained how intensified global warming has transformed Canadian High Arctic river networks over 60 years, influenced by freeze-thaw cycles and flooding patterns. New research underscores the urgent need for predictive models to forecast future Arctic environmental shifts.
EVs and Future Transport in Arctic Regions. "What's stopping you buying an EV?"
Michael Simon, Mike Tribes
Hosted by JP Pinard and Sally Wright
December 10, 2023 - 7:30 pm - Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
The YSI Major Lecture Series hosted a panel of local EV owners to hear of their experiences an and about the trend in technologies around electric transportation.
Wind Heat Model for Yukon
JP Pinard
PhD, PEng, Wind Heat North Inc.
28-year research career as a northern wind prospector with PhD on the wind climate of mountainous Yukon.
October 15, 2023 - 7:30 pm - Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
Dr. JP Pinard explains the results and model he has developed for Yukon's isolated electrical grid and learn how wind can power Yukoners' daily lives.
Bruce Bennett
Curator of BABY, Northern Canada's only registered Herbarium
February 4, 2024 - 7:30 pm - Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, Whitehorse
Yukon is home to over 1200 species of plants. Many are found nowhere else in Canada and some, nowhere else in the world. Evolving in the dry grasslands of Eastern Beringia surrounded by Steppe Bison, Wild Horses, and Woolly Mammoth, these plants formed unique communities. Much of the large megafauna are gone, but the plants remain, and yet these habitats are increasingly under pressure. Come and learn more about these Yukon treasures, the threats they face, and the efforts being made to help protect them.
Shifting Streams: How Climate Change is Redefining Arctic River Networks
Dr Shawn Chartrand
PhD, Physical Geography, Assistant professor School of Environmental Science, SFU
January 21, 2024 - 7:30 pm, Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, Whitehorse
Dr Shawn Chartrand explained how intensified global warming has transformed Canadian High Arctic river networks over 60 years, influenced by freeze-thaw cycles and flooding patterns. New research underscores the urgent need for predictive models to forecast future Arctic environmental shifts.
EVs and Future Transport in Arctic Regions. "What's stopping you buying an EV?"
Michael Simon, Mike Tribes
Hosted by JP Pinard and Sally Wright
December 10, 2023 - 7:30 pm - Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
The YSI Major Lecture Series hosted a panel of local EV owners to hear of their experiences an and about the trend in technologies around electric transportation.
Wind Heat Model for Yukon
JP Pinard
PhD, PEng, Wind Heat North Inc.
28-year research career as a northern wind prospector with PhD on the wind climate of mountainous Yukon.
October 15, 2023 - 7:30 pm - Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
Dr. JP Pinard explains the results and model he has developed for Yukon's isolated electrical grid and learn how wind can power Yukoners' daily lives.