VIU Geography Department

VIU Geography Department The VIU Geography Department at VIU offers a BA Major and Minor, a BSc Major and Minor in Geoscience

GEOG 467: Field Studies in Geography — Day 6 📸This year’s field trip took us to downtown Duncan, BC, where students expl...
06/01/2026

GEOG 467: Field Studies in Geography — Day 6 📸

This year’s field trip took us to downtown Duncan, BC, where students explored the relationships between urban space, infrastructure, power, and colonialism through a photo essay assignment.

As we moved through the area, we examined how historical and ongoing colonial processes are reflected in the built environment, transportation networks, and patterns of development across unceded Quw'utsun territory.

Through photography and field observations, students documented how landscapes can reveal stories of displacement, resistance, and Indigenous resurgence — while reflecting on the role geography can play in understanding processes of decolonization.

GEOG 467: Field Studies — Day 5, 2026 🌊🦀We spent day 5 of the course at Piper’s Lagoon Park, exploring the fascinating e...
05/29/2026

GEOG 467: Field Studies — Day 5, 2026 🌊🦀

We spent day 5 of the course at Piper’s Lagoon Park, exploring the fascinating ecology of intertidal tide pools. Students applied concepts from island biogeography while documenting patterns in tide pool biodiversity and species distribution along the shoreline.

GEOG 467: Field Studies — Day 5, 2026 🌊🦀We spent day 5 of the course at Piper’s Lagoon Park, exploring the fascinating e...
05/27/2026

GEOG 467: Field Studies — Day 5, 2026 🌊🦀

We spent day 5 of the course at Piper’s Lagoon Park, exploring the fascinating ecology of intertidal tide pools. Students applied concepts from island biogeography while documenting patterns in tide pool biodiversity and species distribution along the shoreline. This year there was an incredible abundance of kelp crabs! 🦀😄

Memories of GEOG 467: Field Studies in Geography, day 4, 2026. 🌿We returned for a second year to our new spot along the ...
05/25/2026

Memories of GEOG 467: Field Studies in Geography, day 4, 2026. 🌿

We returned for a second year to our new spot along the Nanaimo River. This site has a great diversity of plant species and terrain, multiple land uses, and a history of flooding and flood mitigation; making it the perfect place to bring together everything our students have learned throughout the course.

Today’s focus: traversing and mapping the landscape. 🗺️

GEOG 467: Field Studies in Geography. Day 3 began at VIU. We focused on the vital topic of accessibility, engaging in th...
05/20/2026

GEOG 467: Field Studies in Geography. Day 3 began at VIU. We focused on the vital topic of accessibility, engaging in thought-provoking on-campus wayfinding exercises in the morning. In the afternoon, we headed downtown for the field assignment, allowing students to observe and analyze urban accessibility. The day was filled with meaningful insights and memorable experiences.

GEOG 467: Field Studies in Geography. Day 3 began at VIU. We focused on the vital topic of accessibility, engaging in th...
05/18/2026

GEOG 467: Field Studies in Geography. Day 3 began at VIU. We focused on the vital topic of accessibility, engaging in thought-provoking on-campus wayfinding exercises in the morning. In the afternoon, we headed downtown for the field assignment, allowing students to observe and analyze urban accessibility. The day was filled with meaningful insights and memorable experiences.

Day 2 of our GEOG 467: Field Studies in Geography course, when we toured the VIU Woodlot near Witchcraft Lake and practi...
05/15/2026

Day 2 of our GEOG 467: Field Studies in Geography course, when we toured the VIU Woodlot near Witchcraft Lake and practiced traversing skills and ecosystem mapping. 🏔🧭🌿🌲🌳It was a fantastic opportunity to hone their skills in the field. This new site was a bit steeper than we expected from the available topo maps. Each group did a good job of measuring exactly how steep! 🏔

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