{"id":48896,"date":"2025-01-15T09:15:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/seven-simple-steps-to-restore-a-rare-habitat-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:20:35","slug":"highs-and-lows-of-working-on-a-remote-volcanic-islet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/highs-and-lows-of-working-on-a-remote-volcanic-islet\/","title":{"rendered":"Highs and lows of working on a remote volcanic islet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-50am3vn-d62f95d386a8b947a9f4251f17ee9b96 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div 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el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Highs and lows of working on a remote volcanic islet<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ft9dsz-07aabb44f685f952c912f9895cdf0478\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-07aabb44f685f952c912f9895cdf0478{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-07aabb44f685f952c912f9895cdf0478 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-ft9dsz-07aabb44f685f952c912f9895cdf0478 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >janvier 15, 2025<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-name\" >Rosie Heffernan<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/scientific-community\/canadas-new-noah\/\" >Le prochain No\u00e9 du Canada<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/canadas-new-noahs\/\" >Les prochains No\u00e9 du Canada<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/rosie-heffernan\/\" >Rosie Heffernan<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-2levihv-7d594f448fd56703f833a30acbeb6b83 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-48896'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lwozfkxw-e701412e37556bffd1dbdbce072a6da4\">\n.flex_column.av-lwozfkxw-e701412e37556bffd1dbdbce072a6da4{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lwozfkxw-e701412e37556bffd1dbdbce072a6da4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwozeuwx-ff0b33494a0457f34010075781828eec'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Since 1988, the Canada\u2019s New Noah program has provided young conservation biologists in Canada the opportunity of a lifetime. Each year, WPC selects a dedicated biologist from applicants across Canada to undertake a 3-month course at the Durrell Conservation Academy in the U.K. followed by a 6-month internship on the islands of Mauritius and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. This is an opportunity unlike any other for young Canadians to learn firsthand how the world\u2019s most successful conservation recovery programs are managed and to bring this knowledge and experience back to improve Canada\u2019s conservation capacity. Rosie Heffernan is WPC\u2019s 33<sup>rd <\/sup>Canada\u2019s New Noah and reports on her experiences and how she will apply them on return to Canada. The Canada\u2019s New Noah Program is generously supported by the Alan &#038; Patricia Koval Foundation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-n73l2z-a8d48a66fe4a7e686ad3d94549b09482 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwhvy05h-05268649aaceb0b16a3f3b4201fa2d05'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Note: This piece was written in September 2024, reflecting the conditions and events at that time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The news that I was flying across the world to embark on month-long island restoration excursions in the middle of the Indian Ocean, with no running water or reliable cell service, was met with a wide range of responses. There were varying degrees of confusion as to why, exactly, I was choosing to undertake such a lifestyle. Many valid points were brought up, such as: \u201cHow will you go to the bathroom?\u201d, \u201cHow will you shower?\u201d and \u201cWhy are you doing this again?\u201d In this blog post, I will answer these questions and more as I attempt to explain why pooping in barrels and wearing the same clothes for days at a time is worth the challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7hdwe0k-d05e2da22d8b03c82364e47e0d010209 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7916cd0-155dcd16de0ddc20fc65aac5a180c2a6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-7916cd0-155dcd16de0ddc20fc65aac5a180c2a6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-7916cd0-155dcd16de0ddc20fc65aac5a180c2a6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-7916cd0-155dcd16de0ddc20fc65aac5a180c2a6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48900 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48900 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240319_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIsland_RedTailedTropicBird_Seabirds.jpg' alt='' title='20240319_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIsland_RedTailedTropicBird_Seabirds'  height=\"1280\" width=\"960\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3jzv8zk-19d06b467b0ff81c316c94cc37f593a8'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rosie holds a <\/span>red-tailed tropicbird chick<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. (Photo: R. Heffernan).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-6ibj02c-044c7c4262309724118719f546904b1c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lzlif0nr-0702cc2e755a6c1a0dc19315d0494c85\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lzlif0nr-0702cc2e755a6c1a0dc19315d0494c85 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lzlif0nr-0702cc2e755a6c1a0dc19315d0494c85 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lzlif0nr-0702cc2e755a6c1a0dc19315d0494c85 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48901 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48901 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240916_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIsland_RadiatedTortoise-2.jpeg' alt='' title='20240916_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIsland_RadiatedTortoise 2'  height=\"1210\" width=\"907\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m5y0ad4k-3b5399ac0086e10e25e7a43774f04adb'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rosie holds a <\/span>radiated tortoise<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. (Photo: R. Heffernan).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-j5ne10-f6498761e392f7de8bf28444c501901e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwktbop1-e976aaaed826c3d81310153ab21e231d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>Low: Poo pit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on how you look at it, the Round Island bathroom is either an open-concept garden oasis, or a barrel in the woods. Once full, the barrel is sealed and swapped out for an empty one, a task which, though far from pleasant, is not terrible. Swap out enough barrels, though, and your fate is sealed more tightly than a poo barrel. Undoubtedly the most cruel and unusual task on Round Island is the job called poo pit, which, as the name suggests involves digging a giant pit and burying the contents of the barrels. The humble sacrifices of hygiene and dignity allow this glorious system to operate in perpetuity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>High: Habitat restoration<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining biosecurity is the number one priority on Round Island, and believe it or not, poo pit plays an incredibly important role in preventing the spread of invasive alien species. For 48 hours before a trip, along with meticulously checking all packed food and clothing for wayward seeds and insects, we are not allowed to eat certain fruits whose seeds can survive the digestive tract and potentially become invasive species on the island (papaya, tomatoes, and guava, to name a few).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the event that the latter rule is forgotten, the poo pit system ensures that the germination of any invasive seedling is contained to a very remote region of the island. Here in \u201cPoo Valley,\u201d invasive species can very easily be detected and removed before spreading. One walk through a restored plant community on Round is all that is needed to buy into the importance of the poo pit in maintaining the integrity of the island\u2019s various restored habitats.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-615rms4-8be9c3b26055ec78676ccac9adaf30a0 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5vlpzis-533fd7c85724f7e58ed2af4e305fbacf\">\n.avia-image-container.av-5vlpzis-533fd7c85724f7e58ed2af4e305fbacf img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-5vlpzis-533fd7c85724f7e58ed2af4e305fbacf .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-5vlpzis-533fd7c85724f7e58ed2af4e305fbacf av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-18  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48902 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48902 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240916_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIslandRestoration_EndemicPlantCommunity-2.jpeg' alt='' title='20240916_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIslandRestoration_EndemicPlantCommunity 2'  height=\"1512\" width=\"2016\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m5y0cuf1-b3b4e96ff81b8d338de132937974c16f'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A restored community of endemic grasses, shrubs, and palms dominates this jaw-dropping view about \u00be the way to the summit. (Photo: R. Heffernan).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-34c3w9s-96bfc60416c9d0b17985ac018ddf3918 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-2pkhy80-8647afe283513e69d0281e9de578804b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>Low: Wet wipe showers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No amount of back country camping could have prepared me for living without running water for up to several months at a time. While hydration needs are met by filtering rainwater, other uses of fresh water (i.e. washing) are restricted to just half a litre per day during the present dry season. Wet wipes can only be used to cheat showers so many days in a row, and eventually you have to choose between having clean hair, body parts, clothes, or bedding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine saving up your washing allowance all week to wash your hair on the weekend \u2013 only to have a seabird regurgitate their dinner on your field pants during the last survey of the week. Now you have to choose between smelling like squid guts or having the dirtiest hair known to humankind the following week. (My solution? Chop off 5\u201d of hair to reduce washing needs, and use the shampoo water to clean my field pants!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>High: Reptile-dominated fauna community<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gently snoring giant tortoises and multi-coloured ornate day geckos, glorious Gunther\u2019s geckos<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and scurrying Telfair\u2019s and Bojer\u2019s skinks are just a few of the variety of stunning reptile species that greet me every morning. Round Island is one of the world\u2019s last islands to not have been invaded by carnivorous mammals, and living there provides a unique opportunity to observe a thriving reptile community that can be found nowhere else in the world.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conserving resources to reduce our impact on the island as much as possible is part of what makes these spectacular interactions possible. The value of this trade-off is reaffirmed when we conduct nighttime surveys and get to see the reptile community really come alive. It is an indescribable feeling to be a guest in such a special ecosystem and this privilege is well-worth any hardship.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1irwpa8-2eebe2b27861815e121665d16ffe039f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m5y8b7jg-e7f28f39e783d83031cd07ce69343cf7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m5y8b7jg-e7f28f39e783d83031cd07ce69343cf7 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m5y8b7jg-e7f28f39e783d83031cd07ce69343cf7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m5y8b7jg-e7f28f39e783d83031cd07ce69343cf7 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-23  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48909 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48909 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240916_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIsland_TelfairsSkinkAldabraTortoise.jpeg' alt='' title='20240916_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIsland_Telfair&#039;sSkinkAldabraTortoise'  height=\"1210\" width=\"907\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m5y8bhqi-ca7c6cc61243bfbcc2efb1accef9e4d7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telfair\u2019s skink enjoying a sunny snooze atop a large \u201cboulder.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Photo: R. Heffernan).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-12zg0w0-1b7e80747066033926ae4a097678b309 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ul8e80-772b130afec4598652e2536d3e0cac23'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>Low: Backpacking cement up a volcano<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most backbreaking jobs has been transporting mixing cement for a special building project on the island. Hiking up a 45\u00b0 sloped volcano with 20kg on my back in the unrelenting sun is undoubtably one of the most physically challenging tasks I have ever undertaken. Staggering back to the field station after emptying my carry frame at the construction site, I imagine I felt similar to Frodo as he made his way back to the Shire, contemplating the meaning of life, after delivering the One Ring to the Fires of Doom in Mordor.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-25labgg-61881a73b84f34946ca637f617131cf5 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m5y026qe-d7c8c5cb1ecb9f700f1d885459ed781e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m5y026qe-d7c8c5cb1ecb9f700f1d885459ed781e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m5y026qe-d7c8c5cb1ecb9f700f1d885459ed781e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m5y026qe-d7c8c5cb1ecb9f700f1d885459ed781e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-28  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48903 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48903 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240916_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIsland_HurricanePalmProject_CarryingCement.jpg' alt='' title='20240916_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIsland_HurricanePalmProject_CarryingCement'  height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m5y01szm-a7f116558d09eca89a69d127da6611ec'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee making their gruelling journey across Middle-earth. (Photo: R. Heffernan).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1njyz40-6d15537cbaaaafd06cb920ad26bd7d67 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m5y02znr-9e07bbe8354f1b607f9c57aaffec2a79'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>High: Hurricane palm project<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The site to which we are transporting cement is home to a very lonely tree called the Round Island hurricane palm \u2013 so lonely, in fact, that it is the last mature individual of this variant remaining in the wild. The cement will be used to build a platform to support a ladder tall enough to reach the top of the 30-foot-tall palm, so the flowers may be pollinated by hand. Hopefully, this intervention will help produce the very palm saplings that will one day grow to dominate the island once more. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-tf2wlc-109913d0b658974285b853c9995158dc av_one_full  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m5y04ze3-119387725a622ffaff0825f3a21bc964'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>Low: Failed changeovers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wrote this blog going into my seventh week on the island, having experienced a failed changeover two weeks prior. Changeover days are particularly harrowing: Starting at 5am, we transport dozens of supply barrels to Landing Rock, where we transform the hostile rock ledge into a boat docking site, and then brave the two-hour boat ride across the open Indian Ocean back to the mainland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, however, an unpredicted swell in the ocean prevents changeover from being completed safely, and the boat must return to the mainland, carrying with it the staff that was supposed to relieve us, and our hopes and dreams of clean clothes and flushing toilets. We are left to physically undo the morning\u2019s work, and mentally prepare for tomorrow\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>High: Getting to do it all again \u2013 food, friends, and fulfillment<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changeover days are exhausting even at their smoothest operation, and when they fail, it can be challenging to keep up the group morale. However<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it can\u2019t be denied that there is comfort in being with like-minded friends and knowing that what we are doing really matters. That night, we make an extra special meal together, perhaps a local rougaille or butter bean curry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we sit around the table eating, laughing, and planning our field work for our remaining time on the island, I can\u2019t help but feel an incredible sense of gratitude for the continued opportunity to be here, to fall asleep on an island that I am helping restore with my own two hands, for another night.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m5y0c4ug-a2f15fc4b1ad953a7696d19d4d1ada6c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-m5y0c4ug-a2f15fc4b1ad953a7696d19d4d1ada6c{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-m5y0c4ug-a2f15fc4b1ad953a7696d19d4d1ada6c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-1c28nfn-b43226128f209289cfc90758c79f8147 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-48896'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-rs2n4z-8fed8e8a96cdfebce06b2081ea3cf81e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-36  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhwhp6e-f304a75106673aca766fed47dd3dd4dd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Rosie Heffernan<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada&#8217;s New Noah<\/h5>\n<p>Rosie is WPC&#8217;s 33rd New Noah. She is building upon a wealth of conservation knowledge that she has gained working in conservation in Ontario and Costa Rica through this hands-on training program with some of the most endangered species in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhhwi5fx-2352150e618d28370ed3ed098c584cd0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhwi5fx-2352150e618d28370ed3ed098c584cd0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhwi5fx-2352150e618d28370ed3ed098c584cd0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhhwi5fx-2352150e618d28370ed3ed098c584cd0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-38  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img 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el_before_av_section  need-your-help-wrapper avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-48896'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-d49vcz-1cd2950ee3518cef8d8c2037e9b4aed9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-40  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-35l1x1f-672d479f8a69da86091d79b7ce4e4836'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nous avons besoin de votre aide<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Faites un don pour sauver les esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Articles r\u00e9cents sur le projet<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430\">\n#top .flex_column.av-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-46  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  blog-home'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-50049 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-50049 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bc-wetlands category-western-painted-turtle project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-freshwater-turtles specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: A tale of two turtles\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: A tale of two turtles\">A tale of two turtles<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bc-wetlands\/\" rel=\"tag\">Faune des milieux humides de la vall\u00e9e du Fraser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/fraser-valley-wetlands\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les zones humides de la vall\u00e9e Fraser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/freshwater-turtles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortues d'eau douce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\"  title=\"WPTvsRES_Thumbnail\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail.png\" class=\"wp-image-50058 avia-img-lazy-loading-50058 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail.png 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-180x180.png 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-07-02T09:04:49-05:00\" >juillet 2, 2025<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/jenna-kissel\/\" rel=\"author\">Jenna Kissel<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jenna Kissel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope 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status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bc-wetlands category-western-painted-turtle project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-freshwater-turtles specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award\">Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bc-wetlands\/\" rel=\"tag\">Faune des milieux humides de la vall\u00e9e du Fraser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/fraser-valley-wetlands\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les zones humides de la vall\u00e9e Fraser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/freshwater-turtles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortues d'eau douce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\"  title=\"20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7 copy\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-48098 avia-img-lazy-loading-48098 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-180x180.jpeg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Bien s\u00fbr, dites-moi ce que vous voulez traduire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 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