Undergraduate Scholarship – Caio Krause Conradt

Caio is a 3rd year undergraduate at Simon Fraser University (SFU), pursuing a double major in Biology and Environmental Sciences with a focus on Ecology and Conservation, and Earth Systems, respectively. After moving to Canada from Brazil, Caio became involved with many organizations, led nature walks, and developed projects to increase environmental literacy. Some of his involvements include participating in organizations like Ocean Wise, Sprouting Chefs Society, Wildlife Rescue Association of BC, and Marine Mammal Rescue. Caio has been helping monitor songbirds through banding for many years with the Vancouver Avian Research Centre and, more recently, with Environment and Climate Change Canada. The latter includes helping an SFU PhD student monitor Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) nests and habitat use in urban parks. Additionally, Caio took some university courses in Ecuador and assisted with marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) surveys, and scientific scuba-diving surveys of fish, invertebrates, coral, and algae. This summer, Caio is excited to be working in a research group at SFU, validating model estimates of nitrogen runoff into rivers, which can lead to harmful algal blooms.

Graduate Scholarship – Josh Green

Josh Green is a Master of Science student in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, currently living in Squamish BC. His research focuses on terrestrial mammal monitoring in northern British Columbia using environmental DNA and trail cameras, with the goal of better understanding how wildlife communities respond to human disturbance across working landscapes. His project is being carried out in collaboration with the Tsay Keh Dene First Nation, whose ongoing environmental monitoring and land stewardship work will benefit from the methods being tested in his research.

Josh’s academic and professional interests sit at the intersection of field ecology, conservation biology, and science communication. Through his research, he hopes to help develop monitoring tools that can support informed land-use and conservation decisions. He is especially interested in applied conservation work that connects ecological data with practical outcomes for communities, land managers, and wildlife.

Outside of his graduate work, Josh has built experience across a wide range of fields connected to the natural world, working as a wildlife researcher, guide, photographer and naturalist. His work has included seabird monitoring, salmon stock assessment, whitebark pine restoration, and expedition guiding in Antarctica and coastal British Columbia. He is passionate about connecting people with the natural world through research, storytelling, photography, and environmental education.