Anthropogenic Impacts on Southern Resident Killer Whales: Implications for Conservation Strategies

Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) are a cultural icon of British Columbia with only 74 left alive. For our final project, my team and I analyzed the three major threats to SRKW - lack of prey availability, vessel disturbances, and pollution. We hope that our analysis highlights the impacts of these disruptions, while encouraging adequate conservation strategies for the rehabilitation of our beloved orcas.



Environmental Impact Assessments with GIS: Understanding Implications of the Garibaldi at Squamish Project

The Garibaldi at Squamish project is a proposed all-year mountain resort on Brohm Ridge, 15 km north of Squamish on Highway 99. The project has been tentatively approved with 900 construction jobs and 2500 operative jobs to be made in the process. However, the making and manning of this resort will come at a cost of the area's environmental integrity. In this assignment, I have been tasked with performing an environmental impact assessment of the proposed project and its implications.