TALES FROM HAIDA GWAII: TOTEMS, TIDES AND TIME - February 12, 2025, 7:00 pm HHOA Fish Hatchery

Tales from Haida Gwaii: Totems, Tides and Time.

Who: Sheila Ziman, Isobel Buttler and Rob Kelly

Where: HHOA Fish 6712 Gelert Road, Haliburton, ON

When: February 12, 2025, 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Tickets: $15/person

Join Sheila Ziman, Rob Kelly and Isabel Buttler as they share their experiences on Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands). Sheila visited Haida Gwaii in May 2024. A 1,000-year-old Sitka Spruce, a deep green mossy rainforest and a tufted puffin inspired her to share her impressions of this special area.

Rob and Isabel have collectively spent 18 seasons on some of the most remote islands of the archipelago, camping among the majestic trees of the coastal rainforest, collecting data on nesting seabirds, songbirds, and plant communities. They will share some of their observations while working on projects aimed at understanding and mitigating the impacts of introduced species on the island’s fauna and flora.

Sheila is a retired English as a Second Language teacher who now makes her home in Algonquin Highlands. As a founding member of the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, she has a strong commitment to connecting people to nature and protecting lands and waters in Haliburton County. In her free time, she enjoys sustainably gathering materials from nature to weave into her unique baskets.

Rob has spent a lifetime seeking out wilderness. He has been fortunate to have worked as a guide, interpreter and researcher in many beautiful locations in western and northern Canada.

Having grown up in a subjugated landscape, Isabel discovered her love for wild spaces while travelling on the Yukon River in her early 20s. She has since spent much of her time working on ecological research projects across British Columbia and Nunavut.

Together, Rob and Isabel have managed the logistics of and data collection in remote field camps for 14 seasons before moving to the Haliburton Highlands to raise their family.