Mitigating Treaty #3 Invasive Species Impacts Through Early Detection Monitoring

Description: Chris Herc, Grand Council Treaty #3's Environmental Specialist, will be disscussing working with Treat #3 communities to mitigate invasive species impacts through early detection monitoring.

Chris Herc is Grand Council Treaty #3’s Environmental Specialist. Through his works at Grand Council Chris leads the Guardians and Community Based Monitoring initiatives to build and elevate capacity for Indigenous led stewardship and protection of the lands and waters in Treaty #3. Through these initiatives Chris leads capacity building workshops and field monitoring with communities for species at risk, surface water quality, and invasive species. Chris has a B.Sc. in Environmental and Natural Resources with over ten years’ experience and has worked across Canada in the field of wildlife conservation before settling into his role at the Grand Council. He is always excited to work with the Treaty #3 communities and build new environmental monitoring initiatives and partnerships for the Nation.

This webinar is hosted by the Canadian Council on Invasive Species (CCIS). The New Brunswick Invasive Species Council (NBISC) is a provincial chapter of CCIS. For more information about NBISC, click here.