About

In the Fall of 2020, I joined the Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab as a Lab Manager and Research Associate. I first started with the lab during the final year of my undergraduate degree at the University of Victoria. I was brought on as a volunteer for stable isotope preparation as part of the long-term bear project that the lab supports each year in collaboration with a group of Coastal First Nations. I have been incredibly grateful to co-lead a node of this project alongside the Wuikinuxv Nation.

Prior to working with the ACS Lab, I completed my BSc in Geography and worked as a research associate with the Pacific Forestry Centre (Natural Resources Canada – Canadian Forest Service), where I co-led a research team that explored how variation in land type affects assemblages of temperate yellowjacket communities. Although my previous research has focused largely on invertebrates, moving forward, I hope to gain a greater understanding of how anthropogenic influence across landscapes impacts the behaviour, health, and movement of megafauna, as well as how Indigenous Knowledge and western science can work together to create projects and management protocols that seek to safeguard and strengthen coastal ecosystems. Recently, I have dived *no pun intended* into the world of aquatic ecology, specifically with an interest in salmon phenology and ecosystem health.

In my free time I enjoy many outdoor activities such as trail running, biking, and skiing, and I am always on the look out for cool birds, bugs, plants, and fungi!

Contact:

work: acs.labmanager@gmail.com

personal: jlmaclea@gmail.com

Twitter: @JessMacLean__

Publications:

Maclean, J., van Akker, L., Van Hezeqijk, B. 2020. The structure of temperate yellowjacket communities is affected by land development and loss of forest cover. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 23(3): p 269-275.