Into the Planet with Cave Diver Jill Heinerth
May 26, 2020 09:00
(GMT -7:00) Pacific Time
Event URL: https://tigmeet.webex.com/mw3300/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=tigmeet&service=6&rnd=0.574036927270701&main_url=https%3
Hosted by: Connected North
As one of the most celebrated cave divers in the world, Jill Heinerth has seen the planet in a way almost no one has. In a workday, she might swim below your homes, golf courses and restaurants, through conduits in volcanoes or cracks in the world's largest iceberg. Her highly specialized skill set allows her to wear many hats: she's an explorer, a scientist's eyes and hands underwater--discovering new species and examining our finite freshwater reserves--and a filmmaker documenting the wonders of underwater life for film and television. Jill Heinerth is a Canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer and filmmaker. More people have walked on the moon than have been to some of the places Jill Heinerth has explored right here on Earth. She has made TV series for the CBC, the National Geographic channel and the BBC, consulted on movies for directors including James Cameron, and produced documentaries, including We Are Waterand Ben's Vortex. Jill's accolades include induction into The Explorers Club and the inaugural class of the Women Divers Hall of Fame. She is also the inaugural Explorer-in-Residence for The Royal Canadian Geographic Society, and the recipient of Canada's prestigious Polar Medal and the diving world's highest award from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences.
