Sarah Cox is an author and environmental journalist based in Victoria. B.C. Speaking about her latest book, Signs of Life: Field Notes from the Frontlines of Extinction, Sarah will talk about the increasingly desperate measures underway to save species at risk of extinction, including the spotted owl, the huge gaps in Canada’s safety net for endangered species, and how we can turn things around.

Sarah is a longtime reporter and editor for The Narwhal, where she writes about energy and environmental issues. Among other journalism awards, she is the recipient of the World Press Freedom Award, the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism, and the Science Media Centre of Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists’ Award for Environmental & Climate Change Reporting. Her first book, Breaching the Peace: The Site C Dam and a Valley’s Stand Against Big Hydro, won a B.C. book prize and was a finalist for the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.

“Sarah Cox’s reporting on environmental issues has long been essential reading, and Signs of Life is no exception. Detailing everything from efforts to save the old-growth forest-dependent spotted owl in British Columbia to rare lichens in Nova Scotia’s disappearing woodlands, Signs of Life combines whip-smart reporting with an in-depth knowledge of conservation science to produce a persuasive call to act before it is too late.”

— Suzanne Simard, author of Finding the Mother Tree

This presentation will be via Zoom Video Conferencing. On the Monday preceding the event, Nature Vancouver members will receive the Zoom link in the weekly e-News. The talk will begin at 7:30 pm. Non-members are welcome and should Email zoom-request@naturevancouver.ca a few days ahead to register for the link.