Geologically, the Salish Sea region has it all: glacier-carved fjords, towering volcanoes, an island-strewn inland sea, broad coastal plains, big coastal rivers and ecologically-rich estuaries, to name just a few. This talk pulls the curtain back on how the movement of tectonic plates, Ice Age glaciers, and modern rivers have shaped the familiar landscapes around the Salish Sea.

Dr. Bob Turner is a long-time resident of Nexw̱lélexw̱em /Bowen Island, its former mayor, a retired federal geoscientist, and author of several books on the geology of the Vancouver and Sea to Sky region (e.g. Vancouver, City on the Edge: Living with a Dynamic Geological Landscape, 2005; Sea to Sky GeoTour, 2010). He is also a filmmaker with over 45 short movies about wildlife and wild places around the Salish Sea that are posted on his Bob Turner YouTube channel and website (OurSalishSea.ca). He was part of the team that achieved a UNESCO Biosphere Region designation for Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound in 2021 and currently leads the Bowen Island Conservancy’s biodiversity conservation initiative.

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 eNews@naturevancouver.ca a few days ahead to register for the link.