Mount Meager: Canada’s Most Active Volcano in your Backyard

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Join Veronica Woodruff and volcanologist Glyn Williams-Jones for a talk on Mount Meager, a local volcano that has been recently assessed as very high-risk. It is also the site of Canada’s largest landslide, which occurred in 2010. Come learn about the volcanic status, implications of the landslide, ecosystem restoration opportunities, and ongoing research & monitoring.

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About the Speakers:

Professor Glyn Williams-Jones is a volcanologist and the Chair of Simon Fraser Earth Sciences. He is also the co-Director of the Centre for Natural Hazards Research. He is an internationally recognized expert in the application of geophysical, geochemical and remote sensing approaches for assessment of geological hazards and has co-authored over 50 scientific publications in this field.

Veronica Woodruff has 25+ years of local experience working on community stewardship, environmental assessment and restoration. She has a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University, where her award-winning thesis explored the importance of partnerships in addressing climate change-induced natural hazard risk. She is a serious nature nerd.

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