S2 E03 - Larissa Nituch - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resource and Forestry

02/16/21 • 34 min

How Do I Do This: An Environmental Career Podcast

Larissa Nituch is a Science Operations Supervisor with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, leading the delivery of the provincial rabies research and control program. She has worked for MNRF for over 12 years in a diversity of roles related to wildlife research and monitoring, operations, and policy, and holds a Masters of Science from Trent University, focusing on disease in wild American mink. Larissa is also the lead for MNRF’s Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance program as well as a variety of other wildlife health projects.

Websites and Links mentioned:
OPS Careers Website: https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Jobs.aspx
MNRF Website: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-natural-resources-and-forestry
MNRF on Facebook & Instagram: @ONresources
MNRF Rabies: https://www.ontario.ca/page/rabies
MNRF CWD: https://www.ontario.ca/page/chronic-wasting-disease
Thank you so much to Larissa for sharing her time and knowledge with us!
ELB: http://www.el4biodiversity.ca/
ELB Board Member Opportunities: http://www.el4biodiversity.ca/join-elb.html
You can help to stop the spread of rabies by:

reporting dead bats
checking your cargo, truck, boat and trailer for raccoons, especially if you’re leaving the United States
removing food sources around your home that might attract wildlife, including pet food
contacting local animal control if you find a wild animal in your truck or cargo
not releasing wildlife without reporting it to the MNRF
never trapping and relocating wildlife (it’s illegal to move wild animals more than 1 km)

I recorded this episode on the Williams Treaty, signed in 1923 by 7 Anishnaabe First Nations. The closest community to me is the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. This region is the traditional territory of the Anishnaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples, which they shared peacefully under the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today, it is still home to many First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples.
Music by Scott Holmes
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes

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reporting dead bats
checking your cargo, truck, boat and trailer for raccoons, especially if you’re leaving the United States
removing food sources around your home that might attract wildlife, including pet food
contacting local animal control if you find a wild animal in your truck or cargo
not releasing wildlife without reporting it to the MNRF
never trapping and relocating wildlife (it’s illegal to move wild animals more than 1 km)

Check out our website!
Home (el4biodiversity.ca)
Follow us on social media @el4biodiversity for more updates and events!

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S2 E02 - Gary Pritchard - Indigenous Restoration Ecologist and Engagement Specialist Part 2

Gary Pritchard is an Indigenous Restoration Ecologist and Indigenous Placemaker (Engagement Specialist) from Curve Lake First Nation, and incorporates Indigenous Knowledge Systems into ecosystem restoration and recovery. He has worked with, and traveled to, over 300 Indigenous Communities throughout Canada and the USA. Gary has extensive knowledge of conducting environmental assessments and implementing environmental policy, project planning, and permitting, while working in conjunction with a variety of multidisciplinary sectors. In addition to his work as an Indigenous Restoration Ecologist and Indigenous Placemaker, Gary is a University and College Professor teaching about Indigenous Relations and the environment.
A big thank you to Gary for sharing his time and knowledge with us!
This is the first part of a two-part interview.
ELB: http://www.el4biodiversity.ca/
ELB Board Member Opportunities: http://www.el4biodiversity.ca/join-elb.html
I recorded this episode on the Williams Treaty, signed in 1923 by 7 Anishnaabe First Nations. The closest community to me is the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. This region is the traditional territory of the Anishnaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples, which they shared peacefully under the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today, it is still home to many First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples.
Music by Scott Holmes
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes

Check out our website!
Home (el4biodiversity.ca)
Follow us on social media @el4biodiversity for more updates and events!

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S2 E04 - Steve Hounsell Chair of the Ontario Biodiversity Council

Steve Hounsell is a retired biologist who spent his career with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the former Ontario Hydro, where he managed their biodiversity programs. Steve, an ardent supporter of sustainability and the conservation of biodiversity, is the Chair of the Ontario Biodiversity Council, the President of Forests Ontario, and a Past President of Ontario Nature.
Websites and Links mentioned:
Ontario Biodiversity Council: http://ontariobiodiversitycouncil.ca/
Ontario's Biodiversity Strategy: http://ontariobiodiversitycouncil.ca/resource/obs/
Forests Ontario: https://www.forestsontario.ca/en
Thank you so much to Steve for sharing his time and knowledge with us!
ELB: http://www.el4biodiversity.ca/
ELB Board Member Opportunities: http://www.el4biodiversity.ca/join-elb.html

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Follow us on social media @el4biodiversity for more updates and events!

How Do I Do This: An Environmental Career Podcast - S2 E03 - Larissa Nituch - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resource and Forestry

Transcript

Meredith Meeker00:00:00.050

Hello, and welcome to all my fellow stargazers I'm your host Meredith Meeker. And this is another episode of how do I do this and environmental career podcast? I'm sure I'm not the only person here who is grateful for a night spent looking up at the stars somewhere far away from city lights, nothing but the sounds of the Lake, or maybe insects in the air. There are few things, more idyllic and peaceful than that. But remember bright lights