Name: Brittany Pronouns: she/her Location: Traditional, ancestral, and stolen territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations; so-called Vancouver Occupation: Counsellor What interested you in participating in this project? I am passionate about birding and the impact that birding can have on wellbeing. Do you mind sharing your mental health diagnoses or conditions? As many others, I don't have a diagnosis or condition, but I live...

I had a great time talking to Jenn and Janet of the Spark Bird Project. Have a listen here: https://sites.libsyn.com/558320/from-banana-bird-to-birder-brain-with-kelly-sue-oconnor Show Notes In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome Kelly Sue O’Connor, creator of the mental-health and birding project Birder Brain. After recently returning home to Nova Scotia from Ontario, Kelly Sue shares the unexpected spark that ignited her birding journey by...

Name: Trenton Schulz-Franco Pronouns: they/he Location: Coast Salish Territory Occupation: Lands Coordinator, Legal Ecologist & Photographer Tell us a bit about yourself and about Special Bird Services, how you are involved? I’m 30 years old, I’m a legal ecologist and community, research at development lead at SBS and lands coordinator at a regional land trust here on southern Vancouver island called Habitat Acquisition Trust or HAT! Special Bird Service is a not for profit, family founded,...