Sophia Fraser:
Sophia Fraser recently completed a Master of Science in Biology at Carleton University, where her research examined how disturbance and environmental stressors influence animal physiology and ecology. Her interest in birds has taken her beyond the classroom, including four weeks with the spring bird banding program at Long Point, coordinated by Birds Canada. She hopes to return this fall to assist with monitoring fall migration.
Sophia enjoys exploring ecosystems through both research and fieldwork and is rarely far from her binoculars. She is continually seeking new perspectives on the natural world, with a particular appreciation for the interconnected relationships between people, wildlife, and healthy ecosystems. In a world where everything seems to move fast, she focuses on staying grounded and tending to the relationships between humans and the environment to grow in understanding, generosity and gratitude for its services and existence.
Cole Chadrou:
Growing up camping with my family and exploring local forests and wildlife trails sparked my interest in the natural world and led me to the Environmental Technician program at St. Lawrence College, Cornwall. Along the way, I was selected by Waterlution as one of a small group of youth leaders to develop an innovative aquaponics project, collaborating with participants in British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. This fall, I will return to British Columbia to work with Ocean Wise on securing grant funding and supporting education about sustainable seafood and self-sustaining food systems.
Working with Butternut Creek Nature Reserve Foundation has given me valuable hands-on experience in ecological restoration, biodiversity monitoring, and environmental stewardship. My goal is to build a career restoring ecosystems, inspiring others, and leaving the world in a better place than I found it.
Carina Charbonneau: (Bio coming soon)
Board of Directors
Jeanie Warnock
Managing Director
Jeanie Warnock, PhD., is a former lecturer at the University of Ottawa whose academic work focused on Renaissance drama, ecofeminism, and trauma theory. Her ecological perspective is deeply influenced by two medieval poets: William Langland, whose Piers Plowman offers a 14th-century critique of a nascent capitalist order becoming estranged from nature; and Julian of Norwich, the mystic whose describes her vision of the world: “[I was shown] a little thing the quantity of a hazelnut… and it was answered generally thus: ‘It is all that is made.’… ‘It lasteth and ever shall, because God loveth it.'” These voices continue to shape Jeanie’s commitment to integrating environmental care with cultural memory and spiritual insight.
John Ogilvie
[Bio coming soon]
Dr. Fred Schueler
Board Member & Peasant Scholar
Fred Schueler, PhD, is a herpetologist, field naturalist, and “peasant scholar” whose work has contributed to Canadian biodiversity conservation for more than four decades. With deep roots in eastern Ontario, Fred has coordinated national amphibian monitoring programs, conducted field surveys on species at risk, and championed citizen science initiatives. His collaborative approach to natural history and field ecology is foundational to Butternut Creek’s research and outreach programs.
Barbara Zmijewski
[Bio coming soon]
Sydney D’Angelo
[Bio coming soon]