BCMMP Committee

The BCMMP is directed by the WildResearch BCMMP committee. The BCMMP Committee is also responsible for overseeing BCMMP surveys in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. If you have any questions about the program in general, or are interested in accessing the data we have collected, please contact the BCMMP committee at bcmmp@wildresearch.ca

BCMMP Committee Members

blake danis (they/them)

blake is a queer settler with a PhD in environmental toxicology and biology from Dr. Vicki Marlatt’s lab at Simon Fraser University. Their research focuses on the impacts of contaminants on amphibians, particularly northwestern salamanders. blake completed an Hons. BSc in biology at the University of Victoria. They have a keen interest in birds that really took flight in their early 20s. Although they are still passionate about birds, their love for amphibians heightened when working for Bullfrog control Inc. in so-called Victoria, BC. They are strongly committed to removing systemic, non-inclusive biases that can at times be inherent in the way work is conducted and information is presented. They are also committed to anti-racist pedagogy and deconstructing colonial ideals and principles perpetuated in research, society, and academia.

Amelia March (she/they)

Amelia is a recent arrival to the unceded territories of Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. She lived most of her life on the unceded territories of the Seminole, Mascogo, Tocobaga and Miccosukee First Nations in what is now known as Tampa, Florida, where she developed her love of biology and our interconnected natural world. She has bachelor’s degrees in Biology and Game Art, spending equal portions of her career in research and art. She is always looking for ways to weave her skills as an artist into her conservation work. As a newcomer, she spends as much time as she can learning about local ecology and volunteering in conservation and land stewardship efforts.