BIONEERS
Our Bioneers are working to support and encourage urban biodiversity in Southern Québec’s cities.
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Meet our Bioneers
Bioneers are individuals who are working to support and encourage urban biodiversity in cities across Southern Québec. These individuals are completing formative projects, conducting inspiring research or implementing innovative practices. Get to know them and learn more about the work they are doing to support urban biodiversity by viewing their profiles below.
Agathe Moreau
Coordonnatrice en agriculture urbaine - Sentier Urbain
Agathe Moreau
Coordonnatrice en agriculture urbaine - Sentier Urbain
Alain Paquette
Research Agent - Chaire CRSNG/Hydro-Québec sur l'arbre, UQAM
Alexandre Beaudoin
Biodiversity Advisor - Université de Montréal
Alexandre Beaudoin
Biodiversity Advisor - Université de Montréal
Alexandre Bergeron
PhD Candidate - IRBV - Université de Montréal
Alexandre Bergeron
PhD Candidate - IRBV - Université de Montréal
Alexandre Ferrari-Roy
Founder - Microhabitat
Anaïs Boutin
Directrice des programmes de protection et de conservation / biologiste M. Sc - Éco-Nature
Anaïs Boutin
Directrice des programmes de protection et de conservation / biologiste M. Sc - Éco-Nature
Ariane Marchand
Biologist - Comité Zip Jacques-Cartier
Ariane Marchand
Biologist - Comité Zip Jacques-Cartier
Athanasios Tommy Mihou
Urban Agriculture Coordinator - Y'a QuelQu'un l'aut'bord du mur
Athanasios Tommy Mihou
Urban Agriculture Coordinator - Y'a QuelQu'un l'aut'bord du mur
Aurélie Noël
Project manager - Comité de surveillance Louis-Riel
Aurore Tanier
Communications Officer and Environmental Project Coordinator - Regroupement des éco-quartiers
Aurore Tanier
Communications Officer and Environmental Project Coordinator - Regroupement des éco-quartiers
Benoît Mercille
General Manager - Fondation Monique-Fitz-Back
Bernadette Pinel-Alloul
Research Director - Université de Montréal
Brandon Holden
Project Coordinator - Junction Creek Stewardship Committee
Brandon Holden
Project Coordinator - Junction Creek Stewardship Committee
Caroline Magar
Development Coordinator - Champ des Possibles
Catherine Houbart
Chargée de projet en verdissement - GRAME
Catherine Houbart
Chargée de projet en verdissement - GRAME
Catherine Jolin
Executive assistant - UQÀM - Coeur des sciences
Catherine Jolin
Executive assistant - UQÀM - Coeur des sciences
Cédric Frenette-Dussault
Project Coordinator - IRBV - Université de Montréal
Cédric Frenette-Dussault
Project Coordinator - IRBV - Université de Montréal
Chris Adam
Project Coordinator - Dawson College
Christian Messier
Director - Institute of Temperate Forest Sciences (ISFORT)
Daniel Blouin
Masters Student - IRBV - Université de Montréal
Daniel Blouin
Masters Student - IRBV - Université de Montréal
Daniel Chartier
Landscape architect
Danielle Dagenais
Associate Professor - Faculté de l'aménagement, Université de Montréal
Danielle Dagenais
Associate Professor - Faculté de l'aménagement, Université de Montréal
Daphnée Bélizaire
Executive Committee Member
Daphnée Bélizaire
Executive Committee Member
David Lévêque
Development Manager - Jour de la Terre Quebec
David Rodrigue
Executive Director - Zoo Ecomuseum
David-Alexandre Boutin
Chairman of the Board of Directors - Community Garden Basile-Patenaude
David-Alexandre Boutin
Chairman of the Board of Directors - Community Garden Basile-Patenaude
Delphine Favorel
Information Officer - Réseau de milieux naturels protégés
Delphine Favorel
Information Officer - Réseau de milieux naturels protégés
Denis Fournier
Wildlife Technical Officer - Ville de Montréal
Denis Fournier
Wildlife Technical Officer - Ville de Montréal
Dominique Ferraton
Artist - Wild City Mapping
Eadeh Attarzadeh
Urban Planner - Intern - SODER
Eadeh Attarzadeh
Urban Planner - Intern - SODER
Élise Gaudry
Co-founder, Landscape Architect and Agronomist - Montréal Houblonnière
Élise Gaudry
Co-founder, Landscape Architect and Agronomist - Montréal Houblonnière
Elise Mercure
Project and Communications Manager - Comité ZIP Jacques-Cartier
Elise Mercure
Project and Communications Manager - Comité ZIP Jacques-Cartier
Emmanuel Rondia
Head of campaigns for green spaces and natural areas - Conseil régional de l'environnement de Montréal (CRE-Mtl)
Emmanuel Rondia
Head of campaigns for green spaces and natural areas - Conseil régional de l'environnement de Montréal (CRE-Mtl)
Eric Duchemin
President - Scientific Director - Urban Agriculture Laboratory (AU/LAB)
Eric Duchemin
President - Scientific Director - Urban Agriculture Laboratory (AU/LAB)
Éric Richard
Director of Education and Conservation - Les amis de la montagne
Éric Richard
Director of Education and Conservation - Les amis de la montagne
Ève Surprenant Desjardins
Environmental Education Coordinator - Heritage Laurentien
Ève Surprenant Desjardins
Environmental Education Coordinator - Heritage Laurentien
Femke Bergsma
Project manager - GRAME
Flavie Noreau
Program manager - Education and Water Monitoring Action Group
Francis Waddell
Co Spokesman - Miel Montréal
Graham Sakaki
Research & Community Engagement Coordinator - Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRRI), Vancouver Island University (VIU)
Graham Sakaki
Research & Community Engagement Coordinator - Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRRI), Vancouver Island University (VIU)
Guillaume Cantin
Chef Consultant, Anti-Food Waste Advocate
Guillaume Larocque
Research Professional - Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science
Guillaume Larocque
Research Professional - Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science
Guillaume Moreau
Chargé de projet - Sentier Urbain
Guillaume Moreau
Chargé de projet - Sentier Urbain
Haley Tomlin
Assistant Research & Community Engagement Coordinator - Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRRI), Vancouver Island University (VIU)
Haley Tomlin
Assistant Research & Community Engagement Coordinator - Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRRI), Vancouver Island University (VIU)
Helena Arroyo
Project coordinator, Urban agriculture
Hélène Plante
Environment Technician - Creation and Design - City of Victoriaville
Hélène Plante
Environment Technician - Creation and Design - City of Victoriaville
Hélène Plante
Environment Technician, Creative and Design - City of Victoriaville
Hélène Plante
Environment Technician, Creative and Design - City of Victoriaville
Hugues Chantal
Director of urban development services and business services - City of Montreal, Burough of Montreal North
Hugues Chantal
Director of urban development services and business services - City of Montreal, Burough of Montreal North
Issaku Inami
Camosun Bog Restoration Team Leader
Jason Di Fiore
Director - Héritage Laurentien
Jean-Patrick Toussaint
Science Officer - Future Earth
Jean-Patrick Toussaint
Science Officer - Future Earth
Jean-Philippe Vermette
Interventions Director - Urban Agriculture Laboratory (AU/LAB)
Jean-Philippe Vermette
Interventions Director - Urban Agriculture Laboratory (AU/LAB)
Joëlle Roy LeFrançois
Urban Planning Advisor, Urban Biodiversity and Ecology - Ville de Montréal
Joëlle Roy LeFrançois
Urban Planning Advisor, Urban Biodiversity and Ecology - Ville de Montréal
Jonathan Théorêt
Director - GRAME
Jonathan Théorêt
Director - GRAME
Julie Adams
Specialist, Environment - City of Trois-Rivière
Julie Adams
Specialist, Environment - City of Trois-Rivière
Karine Lévesque
Teacher - École Louis-Joseph-Papineau
Karine Lévesque
Teacher - École Louis-Joseph-Papineau
Karine Théorêt
Vice President of the Board - Community Garden Basile-Patenaude
Karine Théorêt
Vice President of the Board - Community Garden Basile-Patenaude
Kim Deslauriers
School Worker - CJE Centre-Nord
Kim Deslauriers
School Worker - CJE Centre-Nord
Kim Marineau
President - Biodiversité conseil
Kim Marineau
President - Biodiversité conseil
Laura Charpentier
General Coordinator - Miel Montréal
Line Bonneau
Helper and editor - Project 3x3 OUT
Line Bonneau
Helper and editor - Project 3x3 OUT
Louise Legault
Co-Director - Les amis du Parc Meadowbrook
Lydiane Bruyère
Agente de projet en verdissement - GRAME
Lydiane Bruyère
Agente de projet en verdissement - GRAME
Lyne Bellemare
Founder - Terre Promise (Artisanal Seed Library)
Lyne Bouthillier
Biologist, Specialist of the Western Chorus Frog - Quebec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks
Lyne Bouthillier
Biologist, Specialist of the Western Chorus Frog - Quebec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks
Maia Iotzova
Artist, Filmmaker - Maia Iotzova
Malin Anagrius
Executive Director - Soverdi
Marianne Strauss
Executive Director - Boucher Forest Foundation
Marianne Strauss
Executive Director - Boucher Forest Foundation
Marie Dugué
Engineer - Vinci Consultants
Marie-Ève Julien-Denis
Instigator and Urban Shepherdess - Biquette à Montréal - Laboratory on Urban Agriculture
Marie-Ève Julien-Denis
Instigator and Urban Shepherdess - Biquette à Montréal - Laboratory on Urban Agriculture
Marie-Hélène Brice
PhD Candidate - IRBV - Université de Montréal
Marie-Hélène Brice
PhD Candidate - IRBV - Université de Montréal
Marie-Lyne Renaud
Communications Officer - Soverdi
Marie-Pierre Beauvais
Vice President by Interim - Champ des Possibles
Marika D’Eschambeault
Coordonnatrice en loisirs scientifiques - Espace pour la vie
Marika D’Eschambeault
Coordonnatrice en loisirs scientifiques - Espace pour la vie
Marilou Bourdages
Coordinator - Réseau de milieux naturels protégés
Marilou Bourdages
Coordinator - Réseau de milieux naturels protégés
Marion Audouin
Organizational Coordinator - Jour de la Terre Quebec
Marion Audouin
Organizational Coordinator - Jour de la Terre Quebec
Marke Ambard
President - Champ des Possibles
Mathieu Garceau-Tremblay
Co-founder, Instigator and Spokesperson - Montréal Houblonnière
Mathieu Garceau-Tremblay
Co-founder, Instigator and Spokesperson - Montréal Houblonnière
Maxim Larrivée
Section head, entomological collections and research - Montréal Insectarium
Maxim Larrivée
Section head, entomological collections and research - Montréal Insectarium
Maxime Chaumont-Lessard
Program Coordinator - Boucher Forest Foundation
Maxime Chaumont-Lessard
Program Coordinator - Boucher Forest Foundation
Maxime Dufresne-Gagnon
Co-founder, Coordinator and Horticulturist - Montréal Houblonnière
Maxime Dufresne-Gagnon
Co-founder, Coordinator and Horticulturist - Montréal Houblonnière
Mélissa Greene
Head of Professional Services - Groupe uni des éducateurs-naturalistes et professionnels en environnement (GUEPE)
Mélissa Greene
Head of Professional Services - Groupe uni des éducateurs-naturalistes et professionnels en environnement (GUEPE)
Michel Labrecque
Associate Professor - Project Director - IRBV - Université de Montréal
Michel Labrecque
Associate Professor - Project Director - IRBV - Université de Montréal
Michele Kading
Executive Director - Save Our Seine River Environment Inc.
Michele Kading
Executive Director - Save Our Seine River Environment Inc.
Mikael St-Pierre
Urban Planner, Assistant Director - SODER
Mikael St-Pierre
Urban Planner, Assistant Director - SODER
Miku Yamada
Camosun Bog Restoration Team Member
Miranda Virtanen
Executive director - Junction Creek Stewardship Committee
Miranda Virtanen
Executive director - Junction Creek Stewardship Committee
Nicolas Montpetit
Director - Regroupement des éco-quartiers
Nicolas Montpetit
Director - Regroupement des éco-quartiers
Orlane Panet
Director of Finance and Sales - Microhabitat
Pascale Rouillé
Urban Planner - Vinci Consultants
Paul Neudorf
Coordinator of the Green Roof Committee - Coopérative Cercle Carré
Paul Neudorf
Coordinator of the Green Roof Committee - Coopérative Cercle Carré
Philippe Auzel
Coordinator - Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science
Philippe Auzel
Coordinator - Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science
Pierre Dénommé
Executive Director - Sentier Urbain
Richard Sylvain
Coordinator - Comité de surveillance Louis-Riel
Robert Siron
Coordinator Ecosystem and Biodiversity - Ouranos
Robert Siron
Coordinator Ecosystem and Biodiversity - Ouranos
Ross Stitt
Co-Founder - Sauvons l'Anse-à-l'Orme
Roxanne Mailhot
Biodiversity Project Coordinator - Éco-quartier Mercier - Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Roxanne Mailhot
Biodiversity Project Coordinator - Éco-quartier Mercier - Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Ryan Young
College Professor - John Abbott College
Simon Octeau
Assistant Director - Regroupement des éco-quartiers
Sonya Charest
Responsable for Science and Education - Space for Life
Sophie Morisset
Consultant - Project Manager (Natural and Biological Sciences) - Morisset Consulting
Sophie Morisset
Consultant - Project Manager (Natural and Biological Sciences) - Morisset Consulting
Sophie Paradis
Director, Quebec Region - WWF Canada
Sophie Tessier
Coordonnatrice pour le service de la conservation et de l’éducation - Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno, SÉPAQ
Sophie Tessier
Coordonnatrice pour le service de la conservation et de l’éducation - Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno, SÉPAQ
Sophie Tessier
Conservation and Awareness Coordinator - Mont Saint Bruno National Park, SÉPAQ
Sophie Tessier
Conservation and Awareness Coordinator - Mont Saint Bruno National Park, SÉPAQ