| February Date: Tuesday 4th, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM No YouTube video Guest Speaker: Bob Turner Topic: From Volcanoes to Ice Ages, Tide flats to Tafoni: The Geological Intrigues of the Salish Sea Region (no video available) Geologically, the Salish Sea region has it all: glacier-carved fiords, towering volcanoes, ecologically-rich estuaries, an island-strewn sea, honeycomb-weathered sandstone, and ancient exotic terranes to name just a few. This talk pulls the curtain back on the stories behind some of these geological intrigues. |
Dr. Bob Turner is a long-time resident of Nex̱wlélex̱wem / 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. He is also a filmmaker with over 45 short movies about wildlife and wild places around the Salish Sea posted on his Bob Turner YouTube channel and website (OurSalishSea.ca). He was part of the team that achieved the UNESCO Biosphere Region designation for Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound in 2021. He currently leads the Bowen Island Conservancy’s biodiversity conservation initiative.
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