Hummingbird Collective
The Hummingbird Collective began as a mentorship program for emerging artists, scientists, and communicators to develop their creative processes and professional skills. Over time, it has evolved into a collaborative initiative where established professionals share their experience, resources, knowledge, and networks. This partnership creates opportunities for individuals to work creatively within a distributed leadership model.
Hummingbird Collective is co-designing a series of resources and curricula to convey the climate benefits of healthy, diverse, intact forests and the climate risks of unsustainable forestry practices through the lens of forest carbon accounting. The purpose is to inspire public advocacy, strengthen local stewardship initiatives, and inform political decision-making.
British Columbia’s forest ecosystems are globally important safeguards of carbon and biodiversity. However, decades of forest mismanagement have led to devastating impacts on both, and consequently, the wellbeing and resilience of BC communities.
Local communities transitioning from industrial dependencies to a more resilient stewardship economy are asking for better data and resources around forest carbon accounting. The Hummingbird Collective is working with local learning hubs to best communicate core principles that inform local decision-making in forest management.
The Team
Hannah Carpendale
Data-Driven Storyteller
Hannah Carpendale is a PhD student in the Imaginative Methods Lab at SFU’s School for Interactive Arts and Technology, exploring critical data literacies around biodiversity loss and climate change. Her work takes a creative storytelling-based approach to co-designing public resources for community engagement on forest and climate policy.
Emily Clark
Ecologist & Illustrator
Emily Clark is a PhD student in Forest & Conservation Science at UBC, researching the historical ecology of Garry oak ecosystems in the Salish Sea. She combines archival research, Indigenous knowledge, and field techniques to support traditional stewardship practices. Emily is a painter and illustrator focusing on ecological and botanical subjects.
Dr. Robin June Hood
Strategic Advisor
Robin is an educator, activist scholar, and changemaker with over 40 years of experience in Canada and internationally. She has facilitated community development in Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, and British Columbia and serves as a strategic advisor and coach, helping organizations catalyze and scale innovation for regeneration.
Sachia Kron
Project Manager, Production, Design
Sachia Kron specializes in visual communication, marketing and design. She was the founding member of three health and wellness tech startups. Sachia currently works with social profits with a focus on regenerative forest stewardship.
Dr. Allen Larocque
Scientific Advisor
Dr. Allen Larocque is an interdisciplinary forest ecologist and systems thinker. His research spans biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and the interconnection of terrestrial and marine systems. He is currently working on forest degradation research and regenerative forestry practices.
Liljana Martin
Web Designer, Artist & Writer
Liljana Mead Martin is an artist and researcher based in Vancouver and Salt Spring Island. She specializes in translating ecological research into writing and design to support environmental literacy and inspire action. She creates artworks, videos and essays which explore the future of our climate.
Dr. Briony Penn
Lead Advisor
Dr. Briony Penn is an environmental educator, journalist, author, and illustrator with over 30 years of experience working on biodiversity, climate, and forest carbon literacy. She collaborates with rural communities, First Nations, and policymakers, focusing on pathways to a regenerative economy including conservation and forest carbon financing.
Anneke Rosch
Illustrator, Animator & Storyteller
Anneke Rosch is an illustrator who uses comics and ink drawings to convey complex ideas with humour and precision. Her work focuses on simplifying forest-related data and communicating scientific concepts through concise visual storytelling.
Explore Our Work
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- Many illustrations in this gallery were created in collaboration with the First Nations Carbon Toolkit.
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