David is currently working with remote First Nation communities in Far North Ontario to develop adaptation plans in preparation for growing risks from changing climate. He is also leading efforts to motivate young people in those communities to be interested in science through the Lake Centre's Far North Ontario Youth in Science Opportunity Program. David is a member of an NSERC multi-partner strategic research network team (Canadian Network for Aquatic Ecosystem Services) with particular responsibility for science communication and developing relationships with Far North Ontario First Nations along with the Lake Centre's Co-ordinator of First Nation Relationship Building, Chantal Sarrazin-Selay.
