The Peace/Williston Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (PWFWCP)

Mari Wood, Senior Wildlife Biologist
Mari joined the PWFWCP as a full-time wildlife biologist in May 1991. Her educational background includes completion of a Bachelor of Science degree at Simon Fraser University, and a Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Technology diploma at BCIT. Before joining the PWFWCP, Mari worked on a variety of projects for the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, including studying white pelican foraging behaviour, transplanting mountain goats, and capturing and monitoring various wildlife species. Mari's work with the PWFWCP focuses primarily on large ungulates and large carnivores, though she has also worked on reservoir eagle and osprey populations, breeding songbirds, and amphibians. Wood is currently studying the effects of winter ticks on Stone's sheep populations, behaviour of grizzly bears before and after a landfill closure, and juvenile prey selection by wolves.

Fraser Corbould, Wildlife Biologist
Fraser holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Simon Fraser University and a diploma in Fish, Wildlife, and Recreation Technology from BCIT. Prior to joining the PWFWCP full-time in the summer of 1992, Fraser was involved with marten habitat assessment work, mule deer habitat enhancements, spotted owl research, and ungulate inventories and transplants. Since joining the PWFWCP, Fraser has worked primarily on wetland enhancements, waterfowl and furbearer inventories, vegetation assessments, and ungulate inventories and habitat enhancements. His current work is focused on the completion of a five-year study on fishers (a medium-sized carnivore related to martens) and habitat enhancements (e.g., prescribed burning).

Arne Langston, Fish Biologist
Arne graduated from the University of Victoria, majoring in marine biology and zoology. After working for the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans and a number of consulting companies for several years, he joined the PWFWCP in 1991. He has been involved in all of the fisheries projects from stocking lakes to improving fish spawning habitat.

Randy Zemlak, Fish Technician
Randy Zemlak is a fish technician who has been with the program since 1994. His interests focus mainly on research projects relating to biodiversity and conservation of fish species. Currently, Randy is striving to understand the molecular genetic make up of the populations of pygmy whitefish within the Williston Watershed. In addition, little is known about the native brassy minnow populations throughout the watershed and Randy has initiated some preliminary studies on this species biology, habitat use, and distribution.