An Enduring Legacy of Passion for Science and the Environment: The Paul Higgins SFU Resource and Environmental Management Graduate Award
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With 30 years of experience working on the impacts of hydropower developments on the environment, he was an expert on effects of dams and flow regulation on aquatic and riparian ecosystems, fish stock assessment, conceptual and quantitative computer modeling, quantitative ecological monitoring, freshwater ecology, aquatic and riparian habitat restoration and, adaptive management. Paul led the aquatic, wildlife, vegetation, geomorphology, hydrology and climate programs for the Site C Clean Energy Project. Paul was active in fish-hydro research and environmental policy issues in Canada and throughout the western United States and published work and acted as a reviewer for many scientific journals. Fellow scientists at ESSA, BC Hydro, Ecofish Research, and others rallied to establish an annually funded award for SFU’s School of Resource Environmental Management, part of the Faculty of Environment, where Paul completed his master’s degree. A legacy to his passion for science and excellence and the study of fish, the award was created in 2016 to recognize a graduate student in the REM program who is pursuing a Masters or PhD, with preference for a focus on fisheries management.
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