{"id":1554,"date":"2022-09-06T20:51:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T20:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/?page_id=1554"},"modified":"2024-04-12T13:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T13:14:26","slug":"about-fabn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/about-fabn\/","title":{"rendered":"About FABN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1554\" class=\"elementor elementor-1554\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f193a0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f193a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4623e43\" data-id=\"4623e43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9006eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9006eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38df60e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38df60e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cc0fbb\" data-id=\"5cc0fbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b55196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b55196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tNominated by the community as a UNESCO Biosphere in 2002, the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Network has supported our communities for the past 20 years by supporting and sharing knowledge, funding and programs that provide practical solutions for sustainable living and well being for all living creatures, for this and future generations.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-430f9ad elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"430f9ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8d9299\" data-id=\"d8d9299\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f161da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f161da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Biosphere Region?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb1432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb1432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA biosphere Region is an international UNESCO designation, through the Man and the Biosphere Programme, that recognizes the efforts and involvement of communities to live and work in harmony with nature for positive economic, social, and environmental benefits.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb1c7e7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb1c7e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6196a19\" data-id=\"6196a19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5ef32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5ef32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Biosphere Regions integrate three main &#8220;functions&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Conservation of biodiversity and cultural diversity<\/li><li>Economic development that is socio-culturally and environmentally sustainable<\/li><li>Logistic support, underpinning development through research, monitoring, education and training<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>These three functions are pursued through the Biosphere Reserves&#8217; three main zones <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9f424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e9f424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: UNESCO\/MAB Secretariat.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c8e13c\" data-id=\"6c8e13c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a14fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a14fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/detail_map4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1556\" alt=\"what is a Biosphere\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/detail_map4.png 666w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/detail_map4-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bb1608 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bb1608\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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global ecological significance acknowledging the contributions of the communities who\u2019ve made this place what it is today. It spans 2700 square kilometres from from Gananoque to Brockville, and Sydenham to Westport and Rideau Lakes. It is not a protected area, as its name may suggest, but the result of extensive and continued efforts by leaders in our region. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d14f171 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d14f171\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-744e534\" data-id=\"744e534\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5ebcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0d5ebcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=r_2mU_da_q4&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/ghdfalh-e1664394539397.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:2026,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio);-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;-o-object-position:center center;object-position:center center}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ghdfalh-e1664394539397.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Play Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec079c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec079c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about the Frontenac Arch Biosphere in this TVO documentary series Striking Balance.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfab0d6\" data-id=\"cfab0d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f49289f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f49289f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Frontenac Arch Biosphere<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afaef34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afaef34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Frontenac Arch Biosphere Region is situated on the homelands of the Haudenosaunee and Algonquin Anishinaabeg. We are grateful and acknowledge the generations of Indigenous peoples who have taken care of this land, and who have ongoing and historic connection with this land. Today, the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Region is still home to many First Nations and Metis people, and we are grateful to have an opportunity to continue stewardship on this land.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1ed768 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1ed768\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de536c6\" data-id=\"de536c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4a6f7 fabnnetwork elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"be4a6f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\t\t<div id=\"fabnnetwork\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99251ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99251ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Network<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09863b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c09863b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Frontenac Arch Biosphere is administered by the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Network \u2013 a not-for-profit organization consisting of a small team of dedicated staff and a broader network of organizations and local communities working together to promote the sustainable development of the region by sharing information, knowledge and best practices.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97fe4f0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97fe4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe promote solutions to live and work in harmony with nature with a commitment towards environmental sustainability. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1ebba5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1ebba5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c6ee4f\" data-id=\"4c6ee4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0ceaa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0ceaa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Values<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36141f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36141f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Celebrate Life<br \/>We celebrate people and nature<\/p><p>2. Empower People<br \/>We enable participation<br \/><br \/>3. Model Solutions<br \/>We explore new ways everyday<br \/><br \/>4. Belong Together<br \/>We are part of something bigger\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f354b3\" data-id=\"1f354b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d66337f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d66337f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af77a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af77a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Frontenac Arch Biosphere Network contributes to strengthening sustainable community development, celebrating the interconnectedness of nature, livelihood, well-being and culture, for this and future generations.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b05a5b2\" data-id=\"b05a5b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c2ae57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c2ae57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495a456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"495a456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo implement the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere programme to improve relationships between people and their environments.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28552bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28552bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-180cbea\" data-id=\"180cbea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b10cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b10cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Staff<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7db4a65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7db4a65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70fc215\" data-id=\"70fc215\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51126f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51126f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"893\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shannon-893x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9340\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shannon-893x1024.jpg 893w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shannon-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shannon-768x881.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shannon-1339x1536.jpg 1339w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shannon-1786x2048.jpg 1786w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2706c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2706c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Shannon Lem\n<\/strong><br>\nExecutive Director\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb30b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eb30b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShannon joined us after 12 years facilitating private land restoration and stewardship, and managing a Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) at the Credit Valley Conservation Authority. Shannon loves tending the veggie garden, planting native plants, fruit and nut trees, weaving baskets, hiking and paddling.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5b8b24\" data-id=\"f5b8b24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b709915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b709915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Leila.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9341\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Leila.jpg 960w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Leila-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Leila-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Leila-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e5200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44e5200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Leila Vaziri Zanjani\n<\/strong><br>\nConservation Specialist\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f32bcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f32bcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeila enjoys talking with people about Protected and Conserved Areas in the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Region, as well as across Canada. She feels responsible to engage the community in conservation efforts!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca19084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca19084\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91ba6d7\" data-id=\"91ba6d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecf027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ecf027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Christine-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9339\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Christine-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Christine-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Christine-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Christine.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220741b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"220741b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Christine Grossutti<\/strong><br>\n\nConservation Project Manager<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e9197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88e9197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Christine wrote her PhD thesis about the Biosphere regions in Canada. She enjoys helping out on her partner&#8217;s maple syrup farm in springtime and following her kid through the woods all year round.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7580b4\" data-id=\"c7580b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a883099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a883099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Victoria-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9349\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Victoria-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Victoria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Victoria-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Victoria-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Victoria-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2859bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2859bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Victoria Renner<\/strong><br>\n\nYouth Climate Action Summit Program Manager<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a8014e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a8014e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Victoria appreciates the small things in life&#8230; especially if they have 6 or more legs! Victoria loves hiking, camping and paddling in the Biosphere, and trying to identify what she sees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71fc7e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71fc7e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c48405d\" data-id=\"c48405d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72b92f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b72b92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DD-pic-e1712241594150-1024x780.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10033\" alt=\"A woman with long brown hair wearing a jean jacket standing in the middle of a gravel trail in a forest.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DD-pic-e1712241594150-1024x780.png 1024w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DD-pic-e1712241594150-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DD-pic-e1712241594150-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DD-pic-e1712241594150.png 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde2110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dde2110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Deborah D'Amico<\/strong><br>\n\nSenior Development Lead<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5b91b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5b91b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deborah has a life long connection to nature and the environment. Over the last two decades, she has worked in communications and fundraising. She has art and art history degrees from the University of Toronto and the University of St Andrews, Scotland.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89deb96\" data-id=\"89deb96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afd5a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2afd5a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_9853-scaled-e1712579911817-948x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10042\" alt=\"A woman in a hat, sunglasses, and sandals crouches down on a large rock to hug a large dog. They are outside in the woods.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_9853-scaled-e1712579911817-948x1024.jpeg 948w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_9853-scaled-e1712579911817-278x300.jpeg 278w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_9853-scaled-e1712579911817-768x829.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_9853-scaled-e1712579911817-1423x1536.jpeg 1423w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_9853-scaled-e1712579911817-1897x2048.jpeg 1897w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_9853-scaled-e1712579911817.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad8e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ad8e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Kim Chamberlain<\/strong><br>\n\nNature Camp & Education Manager<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77715c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77715c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kim grew up on the shores of Georgian Bay, sparking her lifelong\u00a0passion for nature. She has a diploma in Outdoor Adventure\u00a0Education and has spent her career teaching and guiding in the backcountry\u00a0of Northern Ontario and British\u00a0Columbia. You can find her paddling, camping and hiking every chance\u00a0she gets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f79b1b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f79b1b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc85b91\" data-id=\"cc85b91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a69be13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a69be13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1037-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10017\" alt=\"A person wearing an orange hat and green scarf is scrunching up their face with joy as they hold a yellow rumped warbler with its wings spread.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1037-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1037-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1037-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1037-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1037-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a7438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9a7438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Becky Lamb<\/strong><br>\n\nCommunications &amp; Outreach Coordinator<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f480fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f480fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Becky is a nature nerd through and through that loves to create opportunities for people to get outside in their own neighbourhood. She\/they have worked in community and destination development for 12+ years, including roles with Evergreen Canada, Toronto Botanical Gardens, and Prince Edward County.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2abe4ee\" data-id=\"2abe4ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb8f8da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb8f8da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d56977\" data-id=\"9d56977\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e66a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56e66a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board Of Directors<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-618804b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"618804b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1a04f1\" data-id=\"c1a04f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440e399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"440e399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Helen-Anne-Hudson-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7283\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Helen-Anne-Hudson-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Helen-Anne-Hudson-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Helen-Anne-Hudson-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Helen-Anne-Hudson-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Helen-Anne-Hudson-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e31cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e31cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Helen Anne Hudson <\/strong>Co-Chair<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645d39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"645d39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nDr. Helen Anne Hudson grew up in the FAB region on her family farm and has a great appreciation for the natural beauty of the area.  Working in sustainability at Burnbrae Farms, she has a keen awareness of the importance of the natural environment and is proud to be a FABN board member. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-530c185\" data-id=\"530c185\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9ee3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a9ee3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Steve-McGovern-photo-1024x1008.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8447\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Steve-McGovern-photo-1024x1008.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Steve-McGovern-photo-300x295.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Steve-McGovern-photo-768x756.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Steve-McGovern-photo-1536x1512.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Steve-McGovern-photo.jpeg 1926w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3ba467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3ba467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Steve McGovern <\/strong> Co-Chair<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e3769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97e3769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSteve retired from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in 2014 after 30 years as a resource management professional with education and expertise in aquatic ecosystems, wildlife management and forest management. Steve has been a Director with the FABN Board since 2016 and volunteered as an Ambassador with the Brockville Aquatarium from its opening until 2021.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-35efacf\" data-id=\"35efacf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba252f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bba252f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Katherine-Macklem-768x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Katherine-Macklem-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Katherine-Macklem-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Katherine-Macklem-1153x1536.png 1153w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Katherine-Macklem.png 1413w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a8ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0a8ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Katherine Macklem <\/strong> Treasurer<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db5106 elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3db5106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katherine-macklem-441b5912\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Linked in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeff6e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeff6e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe FAB region has been Katherine&#8217;s go-to place for more than fifty years and she now proudly and delightfully resides here full time. Katherine loves getting out on the Biosphere&#8217;s waterways, hiking in its woods, and is known for going out of her way for its local produce, especially cheeses. She&#8217;s a retired communications professional and former journalist and, with her husband Bob, is a proud parent of three fine young adults and grandparent of two fantastic kids. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-135245a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"135245a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61e661d\" data-id=\"61e661d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006534e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"006534e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rick-Boychuk-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rick-Boychuk-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rick-Boychuk-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rick-Boychuk-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rick-Boychuk-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rick-Boychuk-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bae1c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bae1c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Rick Boychuk <\/strong> Director<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c82f8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c82f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nRick Boychuk worked at Montreal Gazette, where he was the paper\u2019s environment reporter, and was the editor-in-chief of Canadian Geographic for 14 years. Boychuk is also the author of two books, Honour Thy Mother and River of Grit, and is the recipient of a gold National Magazine Award for Investigative Journalism for his story on the beluga whales of the St. Lawrence River.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c323083\" data-id=\"c323083\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6254a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e6254a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/aa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/aa.jpg 512w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/aa-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/aa-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a20bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a20bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Jim Delaney  <\/strong> Director<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c2a26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1c2a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJim has spent most of his career working for non-profits in economic development and the environment. Jim lived overseas for over 15 years, supporting initiatives that engaged communities, business and other stakeholders to develop sustainable place-based livelihoods in areas of high ecological importance. Since returning to Canada, Jim has led program design and evaluation for WUSC, an Ottawa-based global development organization.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d25e1ec\" data-id=\"d25e1ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6320880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6320880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Lindsey-Dickie_Headshot-975x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7286\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Lindsey-Dickie_Headshot-975x1024.jpg 975w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Lindsey-Dickie_Headshot-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Lindsey-Dickie_Headshot-768x806.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Lindsey-Dickie_Headshot.jpg 1143w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58292a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e58292a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Lindsey Dickie <\/strong> Director<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7fd45 elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ae7fd45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lindseydickie\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Linked in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1f03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c1f03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLindsey was raised in Kemptville, Ontario. She has spent the past 20 years honing her skills as a marketing and business strategist for both \nnot-for-profit organizations and commercial businesses in Toronto. Along with serving on the FABN board, Lindsey is on the board of the Canadian Biosphere Reserve Association and an advisor for All Earthlings. Lindsey has studied permaculture and sustainable building techniques in Europe, Latin America and Asia.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba683f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba683f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e92d8c7\" data-id=\"e92d8c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40c9ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c40c9ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2020-KatrinaFurlanetto-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7279\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2020-KatrinaFurlanetto-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2020-KatrinaFurlanetto-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2020-KatrinaFurlanetto-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2020-KatrinaFurlanetto-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2020-KatrinaFurlanetto-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783614a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"783614a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Katrina Furlanetto <\/strong>Director<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cccb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94cccb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Katrina Furlanetto is the Manager, Funding &#8211; Adaptation in Action which supports the development and implementation of the Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation program within the Green Municipal Fund at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">. As the past General Manager for Cataraqui Conservation, she has worked within the environmental sector for over 10 years specializing in aquatic health, field work, strategic leadership, and climate change adaptation, and brings experience of working with non-profit governance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70d0e5f\" data-id=\"70d0e5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43bd35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c43bd35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Deb-Lace-Kelly-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Deb-Lace-Kelly-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Deb-Lace-Kelly-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Deb-Lace-Kelly-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Deb-Lace-Kelly-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445c55e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"445c55e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Deb Lace-Kelly<\/strong> Director<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6c955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c6c955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeb has a career in media &#038; communications and has worked with Global Television News, and Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University). As a Communications Consultant Deb works with environmental and cultural organizations, Indigenous groups, sustainable travel companies and magazines. Deb earned the (GSTC) Global Sustainable Tourism Council\u2019s Professional Certificate in Sustainable Tourism, and holds a Masters of Art in Media Studies from York University.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-413b75b\" data-id=\"413b75b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e83b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9e83b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1019\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Photo-coming-soon-1019x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Photo-coming-soon-1019x1024.png 1019w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Photo-coming-soon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Photo-coming-soon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Photo-coming-soon-768x772.png 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Photo-coming-soon.png 1075w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d730a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05d730a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Adrienne O\u2019Neil  <\/strong>Director<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c90b804 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c90b804\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-467795f\" data-id=\"467795f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3044c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3044c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Allan-Whyte-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Allan-Whyte-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Allan-Whyte-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Allan-Whyte-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Allan-Whyte-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Allan-Whyte-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/frontenacarchbiosphere.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Allan-Whyte-1-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d726df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d726df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Alan Whyte   <\/strong>Director<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a51e549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a51e549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlan is a retired lawyer living in Kingston. He is passionate about the environment and regeneration, and very concerned about climate breakdown. He contributes his strategic thinking, long term planning and leadership skills as a Board member. Alan also serves as a Board member of DoorNumberOne.org and the Kingston Yacht Club.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b456f8a elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"b456f8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-294da16 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"294da16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4328599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4328599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you have a passion for nature conservancy and sustainable development? Inquire about Board positions with the Frontenac Arch Biosphere by emailing us at <a href=\"mailto:info@fabn.ca\">info@fabn.ca<\/a> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f8cc3a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f8cc3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b337590\" data-id=\"b337590\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790e81e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"790e81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Local Network<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c8f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9c8f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe collaborate with local federal and provincial parks, local Indigenous Nations and individuals, conservation authorities, land trusts, municipalities, community and environmental organizations to fulfill the mandates of the Man and the Biosphere programme.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fabb747 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fabb747\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5de3e30\" data-id=\"5de3e30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045bc51 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"045bc51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.a2acollaborative.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Algonquin to Adirondacks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/521807458000855\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Brockville Hiking Club\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cataraquiconservation.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/champlainvalleynhp.org\/heritage\/champlain-adirondack-biosphere-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Reserve\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonlakeassociation.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Charleston Lake Association\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofcharlestonlakepark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Friends of Charleston Lake Park<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffrontenac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Friends of Frontenac Park<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fabfoundation.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Frontenac Arch Biosphere Foundation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/community.hikeitbaby.com\/branches\/brockville-ontario\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hike it Baby - Brockville<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kingstonfieldnaturalists.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Kingston Field Naturalists<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-342a752\" data-id=\"342a752\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc204c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"afc204c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.landconservancykfla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Land Conservancy for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lgstewardship.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Leeds Grenville Stewardship Council<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.akwesasne.ca\/dihe\/environment\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Mohawk Council of Akwesasne - Environment Department (Tehotiienawakon)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.natureconservancy.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Nature Conservancy of Canada<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ontarionature.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ontario Nature<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontarioparks.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ontario Parks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariotrails.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ontario Trails Council <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plentycanada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Plenty Canada<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-88c0faf\" data-id=\"88c0faf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b4cd8 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"17b4cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qubs.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Queen's University Biological Station<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pc.gc.ca\/en\/lhn-nhs\/on\/rideau\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rideau Canal National Historic Site<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rvca.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rideau Valley Conservation Authority<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwlt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rideau Waterway Land Trust<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parks.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">St. Lawrence Parks Commission<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aquatarium.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Aquatarium<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pc.gc.ca\/en\/pn-np\/on\/1000\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Thousand Islands National Park<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tiwlt.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Thousand Islands Watershed Land Trust<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/transitionbrockville\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Transition Brockville<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queensu.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Queen's University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6057fd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6057fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a1d54e\" data-id=\"2a1d54e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82493c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82493c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Global Network<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2ae4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b2ae4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Frontenac Arch Biosphere is part of a broad global network of over 700 UNESCO sites in more than 130 countries. Within that global context, the Canadian Network of UNESCO Biosphere Regions, consists of 19 sites, situated within the traditional territories of over 50 Indigenous Nations.<\/p><p>Each UNESCO Biosphere Region contains inspiring, globally unique and biodiverse ecosystems, conserved by a locally-appropriate, inclusive approach to Sustainable Development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e03a7a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e03a7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49e5d0c\" data-id=\"49e5d0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3743d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3743d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The knowledge acquired from each endeavour across the network is shared among other UNESCO Biosphere Regions in Canada, and also among sites across the world network.<\/p><p>Altogether, Canadian Biospheres span over 235,000 km2 and conserve both the long-term health of the environment as well as the quality of life for 2.3 million Canadians.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e5085 elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b7e5085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biospherecanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit Biosphere Canada<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd65f9f\" data-id=\"bd65f9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f053096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f053096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-ed67692 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed67692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupports and enhances the work of Canada\u2019s Biospheres.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa66e5b\" data-id=\"aa66e5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e366e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2e366e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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