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https://cmiae.org/event/annual-researchers-forum-3/ " The Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology (CMI) hosts an annual event where we gather members of the scientific community, Indigenous community members and representatives, stewardship groups, and interested individuals to provide updates on ecological projects taking place in southeastern British Columbia – everything from field trials, new restoration projects and their associated community initiatives, to ecosystem monitoring, research, etc.  These updates cover a wide range of topics and species. This traveling event has an informal atmosphere where everyone is invited to attend, mix, and mingle! This year the event will take place in Creston, BC, and anything goes from the valley bottom to the mountain tops! We’ll host an afternoon of short presentations and posters followed by an evening social on Oct 8th, and a series of field trips on Oct 9th. " More Info: https://cmiae.org/event/annual-researchers-foru...

The Recommended Resources series has been published on this blog since we transferred it from the Brummet's Muse biweekly newsletter that ran for 6 years or so, many years ago. When we closed it down, we decided that we just had to continue this series here on this blog and have been doing so now for nearly 2 decades. With this series, Dave and I have the pleasure of sharing some great resources which can include  - positive impact organizations and events - citizen science projects  - links to helpful articles, amazing resources & exciting interviews It would, of course, be fantastic if you see a way to connect with them, thank them for their work, network with them, share the sites or get involved in some way. ** Want to see a non-profit listed here? - Send us a  FaceBook   or  LinkedIn  message. Polar Bears International  study the habits, ecology and threats to the polar bears. This is the only conservation dedicated solely to wild polar bears....

Compassionate Marketing  I was asked to take the time on our blog to explain the term Compassionate Marketing . This take on marketing focuses on growing the consumer's trust and loyalty to a particular brand or product based on the kindness, honesty, and how hard it works to help consumers by prioritizing education.  Companies that embrace Compassionate Marketing will also prioritize the health, addiction, domestic, financial issues re: people within their circles, and within their community - from employees to people they network with.  These companies work hard to reduce the cold, calculating paintbrush  stigma  that businesses are often painted by.  They show empathy for what people are going through, they focus on everyday experience rather than numbers and sales data.  Their purchasing habits will reflect this by ensuring the items are free-trade, ethically produced, sustainable and produced by a company that focuses on health and equality for t...

"Grief never ends... But it changes.  It's a passage,  not a place to stay.  Grief is not a sign of weakness.  Nor a lack of faith...  It is the price of love."  ~Author Unknown So what CAN one do for those in the throes of grief? Harvard Health , among several other grief resources that I researched, recommends encouraging the person feeling the immense weight of grief to  talk about their loved one, how they met, what the loved about them and the funny things that person did.  It is our job to support them by being ready to listen for perhaps years, as they are going to want to relive and retell their stories keeping the memories fresh and loving the person even through they have passed on. Refrain from asking frustrating questions like " How are you? " when you know the answer is they are in terrible pain.  Don't : Try to fix them because this makes them feel like they are "less-than", diminished, or judged.  Share your own grief expe...

How helpless we feel when someone passes, and leaves loved ones behind. How useless words seem. We don't want to bother them in their time of grief, yet we feel compelled to do something - anything - to ease the grief we feel on their behalf. To feel like we have done something, at least, but what - what matters most at this time? A time when people may just want to be left alone... The day I am writing this blog post I am looking at the future loss of 2 very good friends who will not be with us much longer... a year, 6 months, or less - who knows. So I am thinking of them, my own impending grief at their loss, the grief their family members are already feeling before anyone actually passes on.  My own grief from before jogs to the surface, and fears of losing those I treasure is too much... I'm hurting and the person who passed recently - the one that triggered this post and the feelings I'm having today - is not even all that close to me.  Margaret called saying: "I...

Today's post is a sad one...but also a celebration of Tony Brummet (Anthony Julius Brummet: March 31, 1931 - June 8, 2024) - Dave's paternal uncle (his father's brother) - who passed recently.  Uncle Tony was a Canadian educator and politician serving in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Lands, Parks & Housing, also holding positions as Minister of Environment, and Minisiter of Education . He passed gracefully in his home at the age of 93. Today, I'm taking the liberty to share a portion of this memorial biography, (author unknown), of a man who led a very long and interesting life: Tony was born on March 31, 1931 in Mendham, Saskatchewan. The family moved to northern Alberta when Tony was a year old and then onto British Columbia when Tony was ten years old, settling in Rutland. In addition to his elementary school studies, Tony held jobs including working in his father’s blacksmith shop, tending raspberry acres, maintaining a ditch irrigation system, and rais...