Project Lead

Courtney Collins

Courtney is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia and her research investigates the above and belowground impacts of climate change on tundra ecosystems.

Project Lead

Cassandra Elphinstone

Cassandra is a PhD candidate in Botany at the University of British Columbia studying the genomics of tundra plants.

Lead Faculty

Nina Hewitt

Nina is a professor in Geography at the University of British Columbia. She studies global change impacts on forest and alpine tundra ecosystems.

Project Supervisor

Nathalie Chardon

Nathalie is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia and her research examines the effects of human impacts on alpine and montane plants.

Project Supervisor

Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe

Noémie is a professor at the University of Victoria. She studies alpine and arctic plants and their relations to people.

Undergraduate WorkLearn Student 

Madeline Filewych

Madeline recently completed her BSc at UBC in the Combined Major in Science program. She is primarily working on the belowground data collection for the warming experiment. 

Undergraduate WorkLearn Student

Cíara Norton

Cíara is currently a UBC student in the  Environment and Sustainability program. She is currently working on the Drone Survey and GIS Pixel Classification.

Undergraduate Research Assistant 

Teagan Maclachlan

Teagan is a Biology student at UBC and she is organizing the 2023 Trampling Study.

Undergraduate Research Assistant 

Annabelle Damude

Annabelle is an undergraduate student at UBC in the dual degree program majoring in Biology and Environment & Sustainability. She is currently organizing the 2023 Trampling Study.

Undergraduate Research Assistant 

Emma Douglas

Emma is an undergraduate student at UBC in environmental science. She is currently working on the virtual field work experience for the Garibaldi alpine.

NSERC USRA

Sebastian Yerex

Sebastian is working on the drone imagery he collected this summer at the field sites.

Undergraduate Research Assistant 

Aino Keinaenen

Aino is working to build a map of access limitations  and culturally important plants for the Squamish Nation.

Undergraduate Volunteer

Joanna Gower

Joanna is an undergraduate student at the University of Victoria studying social work. She has an extensive knowledge of alpine and bog plants in BC.

Undergraduate Volunteer

Tyler Chai

Tyler is an undergraduate student at UBC in Biology.  

Undergraduate Volunteer

Allen Zhao

Allen is an undergraduate student at UBC in Physics and Astronomy. 

Supporting Faculty

Amy Angert

Amy is a professor in Botany at the University of British Columbia. 

Team members 

Volunteers!

Thank you to the AMAZING volunteers that have made this project a success! We couldn't have done it without you. If you're interested in getting involved, please email us!