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Environment Forum 2009
The 2009 Environment Forum was held on May 21, 2009
Alpine Pond © 2003 Marten Berkman
Environment in Your Community
The environment affects your day-to-day life, and we in turn affect the environment. The 2009 Environment Forum agenda offered four panels, more than a dozen speakers, and active discussion about a range of topics, including waste management, enjoying the outdoors, and practical responses to climate change.
Presentations & Plenary Summaries
Plenary One: We All Produce Waste – How Is It Managed?
Moderator: Lisa Fairweather, Environment Canada
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Plenary One Summary
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Presentation - Recycling in Yukon with Jennifer Peterson, Environment Yukon
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Presentation - Solid Waste Strategy with Paul Moore Acting ADM Community Services
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Presentation - The Business of Recycling with Danny Lewis, Raven Recycling
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Presentation - Eco-Action Community Funding with Graham Van Der Slagt, Environment Canada
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Presentation - Eco-Action in Dawson City with Cholena Smart, Conservation Klondike Society
5,124 KB - Presentation - Solid Waste Management in Yukon with
Sabine Schweiger, City of Whitehorse 135 KB
Plenary Two: Getting Personally Involved with Climate Change
Moderator: Diane Gunter, Environment Yukon
- Plenary Two Summary 52 KB
- Presentation - Local Action on Climate Change with Diane Gunter, Environment Yukon 5,383 KB
- Presentation - Reducing Your Carbon Footprint with
Sean McKinnon – Energy Solutions Centre 1,515 KB
- Presentation - Youth Engagement in Climate Change with
Cassandra Andrew and Aliye Tuzlak Porter Creek School 28,257 - Presentation - Planning for the Unplanned with
Ryan Hennessey, Northern Climate ExChange 2,773 KB
Plenary Three: Get Outside with Wildlife Viewing
Moderator: Bruce Bennett, Environment Yukon
- Plenary Three Summary 27 KB
- Presentation - Get Outside with Wildlife Viewing with Bruce Bennet, Environment Yukon 4,357 KB
- Presentation - Yukon Wildlife Preserve with
Krista Prochazka, Yukon Wildlife Preserve 2,857
- Presentation - Arctic Borderlands with
Michael Svoboda, Environment Yukon 1,405 KB
- Presentation - Plant Watch with
Lori Shroeder 2,083 KB
- Presentation - Predicting the Weather with
Kent Johnson, Weather Office, Environment Canada 135 KB
Plenary Four: Yukon Fishing – It’s not just about fish!
Moderator: Nathan Millar, Environment Yukon
- Plenary Four Summary 27 KB
- Presentation - Yukon Fishing, It's Not Just About Fish with Nathan Millar 699 KB
- Presentation - Water Monitoring in FN Communities with
Albert Genier, Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) 1,363 KB
- Presentation - Stream to Sea Education Program with
Trix Tanner, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2,402 KB
- Presentation - Community Stewardship of Aquatic Environments with
Al von Finster, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 384 KB
- Presentation - Family Fishing in Yukon with
Dennis Zimmerman, Fish On Yukon 5,646 KB
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