Books

2010 Hey! Not Your Typical Book About the Environment. OwlKids.

2008 Watching Giants. University of California Press.

Research for this book supported through a Writer-in-Residence position with Conservation International Mexico

2007 Canadian Dinosaurs (2007 Updated Edition). Maple Tree Press.
 

2005. Strange New Species: Astonishing Discoveries of Life on Earth. Maple Tree Press.

An "Awesome" review from a young reader in YES Mag!

Awards: 2007 Red Cedar Book Award Nominee; 2007 Silver Birch Award Finalist; 2007 Rocky Mountain Book Award Finalist, Ontario Library Association (OLA) Best Bets, Top Ten Canadian Children’s Books 2005; Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Our Choice Starred Selection 2006; Canadian Science Writers’ Association Science and Society Award 2005, Finalist; ForeWord Book of the Year 2005 Award, Finalist; Cornerstones of Science Selection; USA Book News Best Books 2005, Finalist, Best Cryptozoology Children’s Book of 2005

2003. Canadian Dinosaurs. Maple Tree Press.

Awards: Science Books & Films, Best Books 2004, Junior High and & Young Adults; Canadian Science Writers’ Association Science and Society Award 2003, Finalist; 2005 Alberta Children’s Choice Rocky Mountain Book Award, Finalist; Cornerstones of Science Selection; Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Our Choice Starred Selection 2003

2000. Finding Out About Dinosaurs. Science Explorer Series. OWL Books.

Awards: 2002 British Columbia Library Association, Red Cedar Book Award, Finalist; Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Our Choice Selection 2001

1999. Saving Sea Otters: Stories of Survival. Monterey Bay Aquarium Press.

Awards: Independent Publisher Book Awards 2000, Finalist

1998. Finding Out About Whales. Science Explorer Series. OWL Books.

Awards: 2000 British Columbia Library Association, Red Cedar Book Award, Finalist; Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Our Choice Selection 1999

1993. Selected Contributions. The New Kids’ Question and Answer Book. Greey de Pencier Books.

1993. Bjossa’s Baby. In: S. Dalton (Ed), Discovery, 4. Nelson Canada.

1993. Windows on the Wild. In: J. Ingram (Ed), Explore! A Book of Science, 6. Addison-Wesley Publishers Limited.

1986. Nature’s Children: Bees. Grolier Limited.

1986. Nature’s Children: Elephants. Grolier Limited.

1985. Nature’s Children: Owls. Grolier Limited.

1985. Nature’s Children: Beavers. Grolier Limited.

Magazine/Newspaper Articles

2007 (May 30). Despair will not help the climate. The Independent.

2002 (August 31) Toxic Tide. New Scientist.

2002 (March). Mums the word. BBC Wildlife Magazine. British Broadcasting Corporation.

2001. (Sept-Dec) Putting Education and Communication Instruments to work for the Convention on Biological Diversity. CBD News. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

2000 (December). Otter Dedication. BBC Wildlife Magazine. British Broadcasting Corporation.

1997 (June) Bug Gunk. OWL, 22(5). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1997 (May). Deep Sea Creatures. OWL, 22(4). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1997 (January). The Wanderers. OWL, 22(1). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1996 (February). Steller Sleuthing. OWL, 21(2). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1995 (February). Whale of a Mystery. OWL, 20(2). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1995 (May). Meet a Real Hawaiian. OWL, 20(5). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1994 - 1988. Regular contributor to Seapen, published bimonthly by the Vancouver Aquarium.

1994 (April). Walruses. OWL, 19(4). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1993 (April). Forest Beneath the Foam. OWL, 18(4). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1992 (February). Belugas. OWL, 17(2). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1992 (May). The Great Blue Heron Diary. OWL, 17(5). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1992 (October). Gorillas: Growing up Ape. OWL, 17(8). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1990 (Summer). In Search of Turtle Island. OWL, 15(6). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1989 (November). Bjossa’s Baby. OWL, 14(9). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1988 (February). Chanda: The Mischievous One. OWL, 13(2). The Young Naturalist Foundation.

1988 (February). High Flying Ambassadors. Canadian, 1(10). Airstream Inflight Marketing Inc.

1988–1984. Regular contributor to Dinny’s Digest, published quarterly by the Calgary Zoological Society.

Reports

2008. The Deepest Ocean on Earth: A Scientific Case for Establishing the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument. Pew Global Ocean Legacy.

2008. Tropical Ecology Assessment & Monitoring Network: An early warning system for biodiversity. TEAM (Conservation International).

2006. Conversing about Conservation Phase IV. Monterey Bay Aquarium.

2005. Conversing about Conservation Phase III. Monterey Bay Aquarium.

2004. Facilitating Student-Community Contextualization: Reflections on the Anzar High School Farmer’s Market Fair. Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence. University of California, Santa Cruz.

2003. Conversing about Conservation Phase II: An Evaluation of Guide Training at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Monterey Bay Aquarium.

2003. Transferable trends in service learning. Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence. University of California, Santa Cruz.

2003. Contextualizing school, family and community through service learning: A case study of Anzar High School. Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence. University of California, Santa Cruz.

2002. Conversing about Conservation Phase I: An Evaluation of Guide Training at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Monterey Bay Aquarium.

2002. The Equator Initiative as a Learning Exchange Network: Considerations and Recommendations. Biodiversity Convention Office, Environment Canada.

2002. Mainstreaming Biodiversity: The Role of Communication, Education and Public Awareness. Global Biodiversity Forum 16. World Conservation Union.

2002. Learning through Real Life Experiences: Case Studies of Biodiversity Initiatives in Eastern Ontario. Environment Canada. Public Works and Government Services Canada.

2001. Conveying the Importance of Communication and Education Instruments to the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). A report submitted on behalf of the CBD-UNESCO Consultative Working Group of Experts on Biological Diversity Education and Public Awareness. Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Montreal, Canada.

1999. The Pacific Estuary Conservation Program (2nd Edition). The Nature Trust of British Columbia.

1998. Learning About Biodiversity: A First Look at the Theory and Practice of Biodiversity Education, Awareness and Training in Canada. Environment Canada. Public Works and Government Services Canada.

1995. The Pacific Estuary Conservation Program. The Nature Trust of British Columbia.

Academic Publications

Kelsey, E. (2006) Conversations about conservation: conversation-based learning theory and the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s volunteer guide program. American Education Research Association Annual Proceedings. San Francisco, CA.

Kool, R. and Kelsey, E. (2005). Dealing with despair. The psychological implications of environmental issues.Third World Environmental Education Congress Proceedings. Turin, Italy.

Kelsey, E. (2003). Constructing the Public: implications of the discourse of international environmental agreements on conceptions of education and public participation. Environmental Education Research. 9(4).

Kelsey, E. (2003). Integrating Multiple Knowledge Systems into Environmental Decision-making: Two Case Studies of Participatory Biodiversity Initiatives in Canada and their Implications for Conceptions of Education and Public Involvement. Environmental Values. 12(3) (August 2003). The White Horse Press.

Kelsey, E (2003), Conversations about Conservation: An Evaluation of Guide/Guest Interactions and Guide Training at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The Informal Learning Review. No. 62 (Sept-Oct).

Kelsey, E. (2002). Innovation Is Not for Sissies. Keynote address. Interpretation Canada National Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia (October 24-26).

Kelsey, E. (2002). Implications of the Nation-State System on Public Involvement in Environmental Problem-Solving. In: Frank Biermann, Rainer Brohm, Klaus Dingwerth, (Eds) Proceedings of the 2001 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change: Global Environmental Change and the Nation State. PIK Report No. 80, Potsdam: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, December 2002.

Kelsey, E. (2001). Reconfiguring public involvement: Conceptions of "education" and "the public" in international environmental agreements. Doctoral Thesis, King’s College London, London, England.

Kelsey, E. (2001). Spontaneous Interpretation of Real Life Events: An Innovation in Conservation Education. Journal of the International Zoo Educators Association, 37.

Kelsey, E. (2000). Real-life events: a new approach to zoo interpretation. Interpretation Journal, 5(3), 8-10.

Kelsey, E. (2000). Common themes across a varied geography: a first look at theory and practices of biodiversity education in Canada. In W. A. Kent & S. Jackson (Eds.), Geography and Environmental Education: International Perspectives. (pp. 163-8). London: Institute of Education, University of London.

Dillon, J., Kelsey, E. & Duque-Aristizabal, A. M. (1999). Identity and Culture: theorising emergent environmentalism. Environmental Education Research. Vol 5 (3), 395-405.

Kelsey, E. (1998). Biodiversity Education, Awareness and Training in Canada. In Public Education and Awareness: How to put it into Practice. Global Biodiversity Forum Workshop. Switzerland: IUCN.

Kelsey, E. (1998). Conceptions of “Education” and “the Public” in International Environmental Agreements. In M. Meheut & G. Rebmann (Eds,) Theory, Methodology and Results of Research in Science Education. (pp. 102-5). Marley-le-Roi, France: ESERA.

Kelsey, E. (1996). Contemporary Approaches for Public Participation-Based Conservation and their Implications for the Canadian Museum of Nature. Biodiversity News, 5, 13-8.

Kelsey, E. & Nightengale, J. (1995). The Role of Partnerships in Implementing a New Marine Protected Area: A Case Study of Whytecliff Park. In: N. L. Shackell & J. H. Willison (Eds), Marine Protected Areas and Sustainable Fisheries. Science and Management of Protected Areas Association. Nova Scotia, Canada.

Kelsey, E. (1994). An Alternative Paradigm for Conservation Education: Innovations In The Public Presentation Of Killer Whales At The Vancouver Aquarium. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Kelsey, E. (1991). Conceptual change and killer whales: constructing ecological values for animals at the Vancouver Aquarium. International Journal of Science Education, 13(5), 551-9.

Kelsey, E. (1989). Parameters for Consideration in the Planning and Design of a New Exhibit—Arctic Canada. Visitor Studies: Theory, Research and Practice Volume 2. (pp.140-8). Jacksonville, AL: Center For Social Design.

Strategy Documents

Kelsey, E. (1998). The Role of Education in the Global Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Draft recommendations to the Fourth Conference of the Parties to the CBD. Switzerland: The World Conservation Union: Commission on Communication and Education.

Kelsey, E. (1997). A Communications and Outreach Strategy for the GPA: Integrating Communications into the Implementation Plan for the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities in the Gulf of Maine and the Bight of the Californias. Montreal, Canada: Commission for Environmental Cooperation.

Kelsey, E. (1996). A National Strategy for Public Programming. Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Museum of Nature.

Kelsey, E. (1996). Biodiversity and Systematics: A Strategy for an International Summer School. Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Museum of Nature.

Exhibits: Concept Development and Interpretive Writing

2000. Biodiversity Ranching. The Nature Trust of British Columbia.

1996. Arctic Wildlife. Canadian Museum of Nature.

1996. The Ex Files: True Tales of Extinction and Survival. Canadian Museum of Nature.

1996. MacMillan Exploratory. Canadian Museum of Nature.

1995. Nature’s Pharmacy. Canadian Museum of Nature.

1994. Marine Mammal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre. Vancouver Aquarium.

1994. Solving the Puzzle of the Disappearing Steller Sea Lions. Vancouver Aquarium.

1994. Habitat Success Stories: British Columbian tales of the wild that will help you sleep better at night. Vancouver Aquarium.

1993. Canada’s First Marine Protected Area. West Vancouver Parks and Recreation.

1993. The Amazon’s Flooded Forests—Where Fish and Forests Meet. Vancouver Aquarium.

1993. Indonesian Coral Reefs. Vancouver Aquarium.

1992. Stanley Park’s Shores. Vancouver Aquarium.

1992. Pacific Canada. Vancouver Aquarium.

1991. Tropical Coral Reefs. Vancouver Aquarium.

1991. Sharks of Micronesia. Vancouver Aquarium.

1990. Sea otters, harbour seals and tide pools of the Pacific Northwest. Vancouver Aquarium.

1990. Arctic Canada. Vancouver Aquarium.

1988. Giant Pandas. VancouverAquarium.

1987. Prehistoric Canada. Calgary Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Prehistoric Park.

1985. Primates. Calgary Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Prehistoric Park.

Brochures

1994. Our Mission is Conservation. Vancouver Aquarium.

1993. Is There a Wetland in Your Neighbourhood? Canadian Wildlife Service/Vancouver Aquarium.

1993. Must Sea Checklist. Vancouver Aquarium.

1988. The Magic of Pandas. Calgary Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Prehistoric Park.

1986. The Calgary Zoo’s Prehistoric Park. Calgary Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Prehistoric Park.

Teacher’s Guides

1988. Panda Magic Puppet Theatre Teacher’s Guide and Activity Book. Calgary Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Prehistoric Park.

1986. Time Trek. Calgary Zoo, Botanical Gardens and Prehistoric Park.

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