BEN R. COLLISON

Hello and welcome! I am a research biologist and Interdisciplinary PhD student with a passion to solve pressing environmental issues through the production and co-production of scientific knowledge with tangible, real-world policy application. My current research focuses on the intersection of forest management and freshwater ecosystems. In particular, I study how riparian timber harvest affects the climate change vulnerability of freshwater habitats, and how forestry road networks impact habitat connectivity for freshwater resident and migratory fish.

I live and conduct my research in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq people. As a settler descendent, I recognize the Peace and Friendship treaties that exist on these lands and acknowledge the First Peoples who have stewarded these lands for generations.

All images on this website were taken by me unless specified, and may not be reproduced without written consent.