We apply an Indigenous, relational worldview to ecological restoration.

Indigenous Ecology Lab

Our research program works in service to Indigenous communities, co-generating work that seeks to heal and reclaim food systems for all relations.

Dr. Jennifer Grenz

Dr. Jennifer Grenz

principal investigator

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Research Interests

Ecology, ecological restoration, invasive species, invasion biology, microbial ecology, plant-soil interactions, seed ecophysiology, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous food security and food sovereignty, natural resource management policy and decision-making.

Funding Sources

BC Ministry of Forests – Range Branch
Lillooet Regional Invasive Species Society
Mitacs
National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Nature Trust British Columbia
Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)- John Evans Leaders Fund JELF
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
UBC Faculty of Forestry

National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada