Taking Nature's Pulse - Biodiversity BC

IItaking nature’s pulse: the status of biodiversity in british columbiaAcknowledgementsAssessing the status of ‘life in all its forms’ for an entire province is no simple task. It was made possible onlyby the enormous contributions of time, expertise and hard work by the dozens of people who participated asscientific experts, reviewers, consultants and committee members. Biodiversity BC would like to thank the followingpeople for their assistance in making Taking Nature’s Pulse: The Status of Biodiversity in British Columbiaa reality and ensuring that it is as accurate and comprehensive as possible.The Biodiversity BC secretariat supports the work of the Steering Committee and the Technical Subcommitteeand provides ongoing strategic advice. The secretariat consists of Stuart Gale, executive director, andJanet Fontaine, coordinator.Taking Nature’s Pulse was prepared by Biodiversity BC’s Technical Subcommittee, with writing and editing supportfrom Ann Eriksson, Alison Leslie, David Greer and Frances Backhouse. The Technical Subcommittee consists of:• Matt Austin, B.C. Ministry of Environment;• Dan Buffett, Ducks Unlimited Canada;• Dave Nicolson, Nature Conservancy of Canada;• Geoff Scudder, The Nature Trust of British Columbia; and• Victoria (Tory) Stevens, B.C. Ministry of Environment.The Biodiversity BC Steering Committee provided direction and support to the Technical Subcommittee forthe development of Taking Nature’s Pulse. Steering Committee members reviewed the component reports thatcontributed to the development of the status report and reviewed all drafts of the status report. Since 2005,members of the Biodiversity BC Steering Committee have included:• Marian Adair, Daryll Hebert, Geoff Scudder, Jim Walker (The Nature Trust of British Columbia);• Pia Archibald, Matt Austin, Tory Stevens (B.C. Ministry of Environment);• Tamsin Baker, Bob Peart (The Land Conservancy of British Columbia);• Dan Buffett, Bruce Harrison (Ducks Unlimited Canada);• Kristy Ciruna, Andrew Harcombe, Pierre Iachetti, Dave Nicolson (Nature Conservancy of Canada);• Dianna Colnett, Heather Wornell (Metro Vancouver representing The Union of B.C. Municipalities);