Sharon Irwin
Position:
Research Coordinator, SSRC
Location:
South Slave Research Centre (Fort Smith)
Email:
Education:
B.Sc. in Geography
Skills and expertise:
- Bird surveying (visual & auditory) – breeding birds, owls, nightjars, peregrine falcons, whooping cranes
- Bat echolation call identification – manual & use of Kaleidoscope software
- Bioacoustic monitoring (birds & bats) – programming and set up of ARUs
- Wildlife tracking on snow
- Aerial surveying for wildlife
- Conducting Environmental Impact Assessments
- Use of GPS, compass, basic ArcGIS, radio telemetry equipment
Current projects:
- Beginner Bird Watching presentation and field trips
- Sustainability plan for Aurora College – Exploring sustainability plans for post-secondary institutions