Awards

The Irving Fox Award and the Jim Pojar Award recognize researchers, writers, activists, or organizations that have made an outstanding contribution to sustainability in northwest BC. Anyone can nominate candidates (you can even nominate yourself).

Award Criteria for the Jim Pojar and Irving Fox Awards


Irving Fox	Jim Pojar

The Volunteer Distinction Award was created to commend an active and involved volunteer member of the Bulkley Valley Research Centre. This award is an opportunity to recognize the outstanding contribution(s) of the individual who exemplifies the vision and mission of the Bulkley Valley Research Centre.

Selection Criteria and Nomination Form for the Volunteer Distinction Award

AWARD WINNERS

2012 AWARD WINNER

Sybille Haeussler

Sybille Haeussler receiving the Volunteer Distinction Award 2012

This year’s recipient of the Volunteer Award was Sybille Haeussler, who has dedicated her time to whitebark pine research. Threatened by the effects of climate change, mountain pine beetle, fire suppression and white pine blister rust, WBP has been the victim of rapid decline in recent years. Haeussler’s project reinventoried four old growth WBP-Cladina lichen-dominated ecosystems south of Smithers, which were previously described during British Columbia’s biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification program between 1978 and 1985. Sybille entertained and amused the AGM crowd with her whitebark pine seedling, nicknamed Barky.