Vernon C.
Brink - Vancouver
![Click image for full-size version](/web/20061229021834im_/http://www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/prgs/obc/1990/1990_VCBrink_sm.jpg) Vernon
C. "Bert" Brink was born in Calgary, and educated at the
universities of British Columbia and Wisconsin. His life is dedicated
to conserving and enjoying our natural environment.
Bert is one
of those unique individuals who combines a love of the natural world
with the training and expertise of a scientist. As a respected university
professor for 35 years, he taught hundreds about the need for sound
management of our renewable resources. With boundless energy, he
guided many graduate students in agronomy and range and vegetation
ecology. Many of these graduates now have responsible positions
in government, academia and industry where his values and philosophy
continue to influence their lives and the management of our natural
resources.
Bert is a tireless
worker in many agricultural, recreational and conservation-based
organizations, always seeking shared visions of wise use of our
living resources. He has consistently tried to be a positive critic
of government policy and to work with existing processes to accomplish
his ends.
As an ardent
naturalist, he still dedicates thousands of hours in volunteer services
to natural history organizations sharing his extensive experience
and knowledge of the province. Long before the phrase became popular,
he advocated for, and believed in, the interdependence of a sustainable
environment and a sustainable economy.
Dr. Brink has
devoted his life to making British Columbia and Canada a better
place in which to live, not only for ourselves, but for generations
to come.
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