Sea Slugs to Sea Stars

Sea Slugs to Sea Stars: Challenges and Resilience in Salish Sea Marine Life, presented by David Denning

As the growing climate crisis changes our world more rapidly than we might have imagined – with forest fires, drought, increased storms, etc. – we might ask ourselves how it is changing our local Salish Sea. Through colourful images and fascinating natural history, this presentation will look into the tide-pools and shallows of the Salish Sea to discover some fascinating marine biodiversity and natural history stories. Is our coastal marine life in danger in the face of climate change? We will look at both threats to marine animals and their resilience to find out.

David Denning is a Salt Spring naturalist and climate activist who has frequently presented at the Salt Spring Public Library. In the 1980s he served as the Education Coordinator for the Bamfield Marine Station and has continued photographing, studying and teaching about seashore life in places all along the BC Coast. For much of his career David wrote, filmed and produced educational films for teaching Biology, and later worked on films for CBC Nature of Things, NFB, Smithsonian, and other producers, specializing in microscope and macro filming. David is a dedicated climate activist and renewable energy enthusiast.