Episode one of Sea Change features University of Victoria Emeritus Professor of Environmental Studies and  Ethnobotanist Nancy J. Turner, who mixes botany and ecology with anthropology, geography and linguistics in her work.

Nancy has worked with First Nations elders and cultural specialists in northwestern North America for over 50 years, collaborating with Indigenous communities to help document, retain and promote their traditional knowledge of plants and habitats, including Indigenous foods, materials and medicines, as well as language and vocabulary relating to plants and environments. 

Her interests also include the roles of plants and animals in narratives, ceremonies, language and belief systems.