SAVE THE DATE: June 21st, 5 p.m.

Join us for the Massawippi Foundation`s first lecture of our 2026 series.
This year, we are pleased to host renowned biologist and biological anthropologist Dr. Colin Chapman for an authoritative lecture on conservation on June 21.

🗓️ Sunday, June 21st,  5:00 p.m. start, followed by an informal Q&A session.

LOCATION: STE.-CATHERINE-DE-HATLEY Community Centre, 85 Rue la Grande, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, QC J0B 1W0
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Dr. Chapman has spent decades working in tropical countries trying to save the incredible biodiversity found there. His talk will outline the fate of tropical forests, and he will tell us about his efforts to protect these amazingly diverse forests.  He will also offer insights into how conservation initiatives—like those of the Massawippi Foundation and Conservation Trust—can progress and discuss ways everyone can contribute to conservation.  It is often the many, many little steps that result in huge advances.

Please register in advance if possible. The lecture is free, but registration is welcome.

Sign up here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/conference-dr-colin-chapman-21-juin

BIO

Colin Chapman’s research focuses on how the environment influences primate abundance and social organization, and, given their plight, he has applied his research to conservation. He received his joint Ph.D. in Anthropology and Zoology at the University of Alberta, served as a faculty member in Biology at the University of Florida for 11 years, moved to McGill University where he held a Canada Research Chair, spent 2 years at George Washington University, and 1 year at the Wilson Center, and most recently moved to Vancouver Island University to allow him more time for conservation. He is a Killam Research Fellow, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a fellow at the Humboldt Foundation, a Wilson Fellow, holds an Office of an Academician at Northwest University, Xi’an, China, and is a Conservation Fellow with the Wildlife Conservation Society. He worked for the National Geographic Society for 9 years to help guide the research they funded. He has published 600+ articles. For the last 36+ years, Dr. Chapman worked in Kibale National Park, Uganda. He has not just been an academic but has devoted great effort to help the rural communities, establishing schools, clinics, and ecotourism projects. His work on the union of health and conservation led to a Humanitarian Award from the Velan Foundation.