Each year we run a seminar series from May through August, with topics running the gamut from natural history, environmental management (including terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems), and natural history to wildlife art. In the past two years our seminars have been virtual, but this year we are returning to in-person. Typically held in the Conference Room in the R.J. Robertson Biodiversity Centre each Wednesday at 7:00 pm, seminars this year begin May 11. We ask that all who attend bring and wear a mask indoors for the safety of all. The seminar series is open to the public - All are welcome!
Recorded Summer Seminars can be viewed on our YouTube Channel
| Date | Speaker | Talk Title |
| 10 May | QUBS researchers and summer interns | What we do at QUBS. |
| 17 May | Stephen Lougheed (Queen's University) | New camera. Same old photographer. Better nature photos? |
| 24 May | John Ratlciffe (University of Toronto) | Bats, from the K-Pg boundary (~65 mya) to those in your backyard |
| 31 May | Roslyn Dakin (Carleton University) | The power of friends in competitive and cooperative birds |
| 7 June | Keith Van de Riet, PhD, AIA (University of Kansas, School of Architecture and Design) | Toward ecosystems integration: biomimetic built environments |
| 14 June | QUBS Writers Studio. Queen's University Biological Station & . Department of English. With feature authors Lisa Boivin and Zehra Naqvi | Writing for and on the land: Reflections from the QUBS Writer's Studio More info here: https://www.queensu.ca/english/about/events/writing-for-and-on-the-land-reflections-from-the-qubs-writers-studio |
| 21 June | Javier Salgado-Ortiz (Universidad Michoacana, Mexico) | Guacamole and birds: Assesing the impact of avocado plantations on bird diversity in Mexico. |
| 28 June | Grace Johnston (Queen's University) | Representativeness of Protected Areas in the Algonquin to Adirondacks Region: A Gap Analysis |
| 5 July | Stephen Lougheed (Queen's University) | A photo travelogue of diversity in Kenya |
| 12 July | David Philip & Julie Claussen (Fisheries Conservation Foundation) | Using recreational angling to drive conservation in Bhutan |
| 19 July | Troy Martin (Queen's University) | Effects of 'eco-friendly' road de-icer alternatives on freshwater ecosystems: A mesocosm study at QUBS. |
| 26 July | Chris Wilson (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Aquatic Research and Monitoring Section) | eDNA uses and applications for resource management |
| 2 August | James Connolly (Dept of Anthropology, Trent University) | The Archaeology of Ontario's Drowned Landscapes |
| 9 August | Wenxi Feng (Tongi University, Shanghai) | Why do species have limits to their distributions? Insights from studies of the musk turtle using environmental DNA and community science. |
| 16 August | Abraham Francis (Clarkson University) | Negotiating Rights and Responsibilities with the Kaniatarowanenneh (St. Lawrence) in Akwesasne |