Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary
3873 Swan Lake Victoria, B.C. Canada, V8X 3W1
Phone: (250) 479-0211 Fax: (250) 479-0132
E-mail: In order to reduce the amount of spam e-mail we are receiving, we have removed our contact e-mails from this page. If you wish to send us an e-mail, please use the following address: info@swanlake.bc.ca
Terry Morrison
Executive Director
Terry graduated from the University of Victoria with a B.Sc. in Biology in 1975. He started at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary in the fall of 1975, when work began on developing the Sanctuary's trail system and on habitat restoration projects. Terry has served as Executive Director since 1978, managing the Sanctuary's affairs, and reporting to the Board of Directors of the Nature Sanctuary Society.
Robyn Burton
Manager Administrative & Volunteer Services
Robyn started working at the Sanctuary in June of 2008. She is responsible for the management of the Sanctuary's office and administrative functions, in addition to establishment of an integrated volunteer services program that provides a large number of volunteer opportunities.
Scott Mair
Program Manager
Scott joined the Nature Sanctuary staff in June, 2009. Scott comes to Swan Lake with a long and diverse career in program development, delivery, and management, including parks, museums, nature centres, shools and science centres. Scott's innovative and creative approach to programming has garnered international awards. Most recently, Scott was Coordinator of Environmental Interpretation at the CRD Parks.
Renée Cenerini
Program Naturalist
Renée graduated from the University of Victoria in 2000 with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Environmental Studies. She has been with the Nature Sanctuary, both as a volunteer and staff, since 1999. Renée entered the Program Naturalist position in September, 2008. Her responsibilities include development and delivery of public and school programs, as well as taking over the beloved pre-school program “Birds and Butterflies”. As her name suggests, Renée is our resident Francophone, and she is able to add a language dimension to some of our children's programs.
Coral Forbes
Assistant Naturalist
In May, 2010, Coral joined the Naturalist team as Assistant Naturalist. Coral graduated from U.Vic. in 2003 with a B.Sc. in Biology. With a strong science background, Coral worked at the Provincial Museum and for the Federal government. Coral volunteered at Swan Lake for over 10 years, and loves working with children and fostering a love and respect for Nature. She has moved into this part-time position to assist with school and public programs, with a focus on the 4 to 6-year-old group. Coral will be in and around the nature house from Thursday to Saturday.
June Pretzer
Site Manager
June joined the Nature Sanctuary staff in April, 2008. June, a graduate of the Restoration of Natural Systems program at U.Vic., has a real passion for restoring and preserving the ecosystem within the Nature Sanctuary.
Zak Henderson
Site Assistant
Zak joined the site crew in April, 2010, assisting Site Manager June Pretzer. Zak is a graduate of the Restoration of Natural Systems program at U.Vic, and comes with a great deal of experience in habitat and facility maintenance. Zak is on site from Sunday through Thursday.
