Hub Partners
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a research-intensive university ranked Top-5 in Canada and in the Top-100 globally. The university’s areas of research excellence and growth include energy and the environment, artificial intelligence, health and well-being, Indigenous research, agriculture and food, and social transformations.
The Team:
John Pattison-Williams
Project Lead
Principal Investigator — Economics, Policy
Mia Grey
Project Coordinator
Matthew Wildcat
Researcher — Indigenous Engagement, Human Dimensions
Cheyenne Ironman
Researcher — Indigenous Engagement, Human Dimensions
Joseph Wiebe
Researcher — Human Dimensions
Glen Hvenegaard
Researcher — Human Dimensions
Howie Harshaw
Researcher — Human Dimensions
Clark Banack
Researcher — Human Dimensions
Vic Adamowicz
Researcher — Economics
Varghese Manaloor
Researcher — Economics, Policy
John Parkins
Researcher — Human Dimensions
Canadian Forage and Grassland Association
Formed in 2010, the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) is the national voice for all sectors of the forage and grassland industry. It leads numerous projects focused on Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) implementation through habitat preservation, species-at-risk conservation and carbon sequestration in grasslands ecosystems. It brings a well-established national infrastructure for collaborative research and learning and knowledge transfer (LKT) in the agriculture industry and is a trusted body among grassland stakeholders.
The Team:
Cedric MacLeod
Organizational Lead
Contributor, Policy
Emma Brooks
Researcher — Learning & Knowledge Translation
Contributor — Community of Innovation, Human Dimensions
Amber Dyck
Researcher — Learning & Knowledge Translation, Human Dimensions, Community of Innovation
Graham Gilchrist
Researcher — Policy
Kaylee Healy
Lead — Learning & Knowledge Translation, Contributor — Community of Innovation, Indigenous Engagement
Trudy Kelly Forsythe
Lead — Communications
Brooke McWherter
Researcher — Human Dimensions
Heather Peat Hamm
Contributor — Human Dimensions, Policy, Indigenous Engagement
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is the country's largest land conservancy and a leader in wetland and grassland conservation and restoration. A registered charity, DUC has delivered over 13,575 conservation projects across Canada representing 6.2 million acres in partnership with government, industry, like-minded organizations, Indigenous Peoples and private landowners. DUC’s approach includes landscape-level conservation delivery, a research institute advancing technology and innovation, education, policy advocacy and community engagement.
The Team:
Lauren Bortolotti
Organizational Lead
Lead — Community of Innovation
Rose Lacombe
Contributor — Community of Innovation
Vanessa Harriman
Contributor — Community of Innovation
Gia Paola
Contributor — Policy, Community of Innovation
Sam Robinson
Researcher — Economics
Jodie Horvath
Contributor — Community of Innovation, Learning & Knowledge Translation
Rachelle Arpin
Contributor — Policy
Michael Champion
Contributor — Community of Innovation
Karli Reimer
Contributor — Community of Innovation
Restore, Assert, Defend (RAD) Network
The RAD Network is an ethical space partner to the GLKH and will engage in strategy focusing on Nations within the prairies to promote Indigenous rights and responsibilities to care for lands and waters, through the establishment of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) and INCS. RAD will also engage with GLKH partners to advance ethical space learning. RAD’s overall approach embeds Indigenous engagement at each step of any research, convening, knowledge generation, partnerships and communications. RAD is guided by their Indigenous Leadership Circle.