CONFORWest

We are an annual conference for students by students who are studying environmental sciences, forestry, and other natural resource management fields.

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That's our treasurer! #neat https://t.co/6FRQXqiX1z

[Meg Schmidt 🏳️‍🌈 (they/she) @smilingmegs]

Of course the sun comes out just in time for us to leave... had an amazing weekend meeting grad students from across western and northern Canada and learning about their diverse environmental research at #CONFOR2018 Hope to come back when I have my own project to present!

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And that's a wrap folks! We would like to thank everyone who came to #CONFOR2018 and contributed to its success! We hope to see many of you at #CONFOR2019 next year!
#EnvironmentalSciences #ForGraduateStudentsByGraduateStudents

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We had some really exciting talks this year! Here are our presentation winners for #CONFOR2018: Annie (poster), Nadele (3 min), and Shane (15 min)

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After our FUSE workshop and before our closing dinner most of the #CONFOR2018 attendees went on hikes in #Banff national park. Some of them just sent me this picture. Looks like they're having lots of fun!

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Our infographic workshop, brought to us by the people at FUSE, is underway at #CONFOR2018
Participants are learning how to make their research more impactful.
#ScienceOutreach #ScienceCommunication

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Continuing our second day of talks at #CONFOR2018 with Nathan and Joseph of the Canadian Institute of Forestry #forestindustry #environmentalsciences

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Settling in at #CONFOR2018 for our first night's keynote talk with Sarah Elmeligi! #grizzlybears #environmentalconservation

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Participants taking part in our photography workshop at #CONFOR2018 we'll post some of the best shots to our website https://t.co/UTlr13nY8S make sure to check them out!

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We are too @heff_liam ! https://t.co/NIdbJtbFjX

[Liam Heffernan @heff_liam]

Waking up at #CONFOR2018 to this, looking forward to some talks and then maybe a little scramble...

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Aaaand we're off for #CONFOR2018 with our first speaker Samantha! #forestry #treehydraulics #onlyprofessionalshere

[Liam Heffernan @heff_liam]

@CONFORWest kicking off with some fresh selfies #CONFOR2018

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Our #CONFOR2018 trivia winning team celebrating with their prize...#winning #duckface #bluemoon

[Liam Heffernan @heff_liam]

If anyone in the #canmore area wants #freepizza the @CONFORWest confernce at the @alpineclubcan has lots of leftovers and is looking for a home for it

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#CONFOR2018 is starting! One of our participants Emily is already taking advantage of our sweet swag! Don't worry latecomers we have some for everyone #SWAG #beerholder #innovation

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#CONFOR2018 starts tomorrow! To finish off our countdown is our very own #CONFOR2018 treasurer Liam Heffernan. He says (when he's not busy with our $$$) "I look at how permafrost thaw impacts the carbon biogeochemical cycles of northern peatlands" #soilscience #peat #scotch

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#CONFOR2018 is in TWO days! Aaand in 2 days UofA PhD student Shane Carey will be showing off his work. In his own words: "I'm researching gene expression of complex and understudied fruit and flower morphologies." Exciting stuff folks! #botany #plantbiology #smoothies #flowers

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Only 2 days left until #CONFOR2018 !!! where Jared (one of our fundraisers extraordinaire) will be showcasing his work... "I'm studying forest road erosion, sediment connectivity, and instream impact of fine sediment delivery in the Simonette watershed" #Geology #Soilscience

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Only 3 days until we kick off #CONFOR2018 ! Any anglers attending the conference you won't want to miss Karling Roberts' presentation! Karling says "I study the fish communities of lakes in Northern Alberta and the food webs that support these communities." #Aquaticecosystems

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T-4 days to #CONFOR2018 Let's continue our countdown with Morgane. She says: "My PhD works on better understanding the mechanics of root water flow and dynamics of whole-tree water uptake in the boreal forest, with a focus on reclaimed landscapes." We can't wait to hear more!