Join us for a Special Evening presentation by Elke Wind about salamanders. Find out why on these wet evenings we should slow down when we drive on smaller rural roads and keep a keen eye out for these small creatures that may be ‘crossing the road’.

Elke is a herpetologist based in Nanaimo who has spent over 2 decades working on amphibian populations and the various factors that influence their habitats and survival. She has contributed to many Management documents and field guides throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Elke Wind obtained her M.Sc. in Conservation Biology at UBC in 1996 and her status as a Registered Professional Biologist in 2003. She owns E. Wind Consulting and has worked as a self-employed contract biologist since 2002 and has more than 25 years of experience studying amphibian populations. She specializes in the habitat associations and requirements of amphibian populations in relation to impacts of timber harvesting, rural and urban development, linear infrastructure projects (e.g., roads, trails, pipeline right of ways), and non-native species. She co-authored the provincial Best Management Practices for amphibian salvage operations and has designed and conducted salvages for lentic and lotic amphibian species. In addition, Ms. Wind has built or restored more than 20 wetlands and written numerous amphibian related reports for government, species recovery teams, and non-profit organizations including Best Management Practices, status reports, and chapters within amphibian field guides. Ms. Wind has dedicated many volunteer hours towards community and non-profit groups such as the BC NatureKids, the Society for Northwest Vertebrate Biology, and Northwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.

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.