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Hugh Stimson

Hugh is an environmental geographer in Vancouver. He studied ecology in Ontario and environmental informatics in Michigan. In between he worked with satellites and shovels at UC Davis, the Smithsonian Institution, the Amazon and across the clearcut interiors of BC and Alberta.

Hugh used to like motorcycles and deserts but now he likes camper vans and fjords.

Twitter: @hughstimson

Personal website: http://geocology.ca/

Stories by Hugh Stimson

culture

Why You Should Care About Pokémon Go

The game and its successors will change our relationships with our neighbourhoods. It’s a good time to ask: who decides how?

By Hugh Stimson, 15 Jul 2016


news

A Tyee Series

The Interactive BC Carbon Map: Lessons Learned

Are BC forests a sink or source? Eelgrass a super-sequesterer? What we know and don't know about our footprint.

By Christopher Pollon and Hugh Stimson, 5 Jul 2012


news

A Tyee Series

The Interactive BC Carbon Map

Possibly the first interactive map of BC's carbon sinks and sources. A Tyee Solutions Society project.

By Hugh Stimson, Christopher Pollon and Chris Wood, 4 Jul 2012


news

A Tyee Series

BC Carbon Map: Sources, Sinks and Unknowns

The data behind the map and the assumptions made. A Tyee Solutions Society project.

By Hugh Stimson and Christopher Pollon, 4 Jul 2012