ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Nature Vancouver/Marine Biology

Turn the high seas into a fish bank for the world? Dr. Rashid Sumaila explores this challenging question by suggesting closing the high seas to fishing and how doing so would affect marine biodiversity and its resilience, fish catch, revenues and distribution among marine countries. • Unitarian Hewett Centre, 949 W. 49th Ave. April 12, 7:30 p.m. • Free, naturevancouver.ca

Indigenous Plant Use

Walk through the forest with an experienced guide of Coast Salish descent and learn about the traditional and present-day Indigenous relationships with local flora and fauna. • Meet at the #19 Stanley Park bus loop, 610 Pipeline Rd., April 13, 3-5 p.m. • $22-$30, stanleyparkecology.ca

Site C: Dammed if you Do, Damned if you Don’t

The controversial approval of the Site C dam project by Premier Horgan and the NDP government won support from business and labour interests even as it was condemned by environmentalists and First Nations. To help sort through the issues involved, this forum brings together three experts, all of whom have offered policy advice on Site C, to provide perspective on the decision. • Peter Wall Institute, Sage East Conference Room, 6331 Crescent Rd., UBC • April 19, 7:30 p.m. • Free, 604-8220199