Lecture on Hornby Island and Climate Change by Dr. Richard Hebden

environment · Hornby Island

Dr. Richard Hebden of the Royal British Columbia Museum gave a lecture on climate change impacts on Hornby Island and the broader region, discussing ecological history, future projections to 2080, and the importance of native species conservation and forest management.

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• “where climate change is concerned... I came away from Dr. Richard Hebden’s lecture on Hornby Island and climate change, last Friday, sponsored by the Natural History Centre... The talk concerned the coming changes, looking ahead to 2080... Hebden pointed out that the world’s temperature... is now way out of wack... Hebden... said that communities of perennial plants are connected through fungal mycorrhizal relationships... He recommended the dispersal or removal of ground fuel, and the planting ” — The Islands Grapevine – June 7th, 2018 (June 7th, 2018)

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