In these difficult times of social distancing and Covid19, conservation organizations across Canada are looking at new ways to engage audiences and stay connected virtually. Birds Canada is one of those organizations thinking outside the box for program delivery. WorkCabin Creative was hired to film and produce a six-part online sketching tutorial workshop. WorkCabin worked
By Gregg McLachlan Conservation Filmmaker & WorkCabin Founder Covid-19 has changed everything not just for all of us, but also for conservation. As a conservation filmmaker for the past 10 years, I know this: We can’t stop advocating for conservation and telling the stories of conservation. Stories need to keep being told. Relationships must continue
Ten years ago, WorkCabin Creative launched and started working on environmental video projects with Canadian organizations. Since that time, WorkCabin founder and filmmaker Gregg McLachlan has hiked into the field with national and provincial organizations to capture the stories of conservation. Now is the time to reach out about your organization’s environmental video needs for
WorkCabin founder Gregg McLachlan and Emerging Leaders For Biodiversity held the fourth annual Environmental Career and Resume Workshop in March. We had another full house of university students and recently graduated environmental professionals. The popular workshop, held at the University of Toronto, gave attendees insights into how to craft a more effective and meaningful resumes
WorkCabin’s founder Gregg McLachlan is pleased to again be working with Emerging Leaders For Biodoversity to host its very popular environmental resume and careers workshop in Toronto. This annual event has attracted a full house each year and gives environmental students and recent environmental grads new perspectives on crafting more effective resumes and insights into
In January, WorkCabin founder, conservation filmmaker and pro photographer Gregg McLachlan trekked into a 900-acre old growth forest in southwestern Ontario on a winter photo assignment for the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The assignment involved hiking through fresh deep snow to reach the interior of the forest to capture scenes of winter landscapes. “Our old
It’s no secret that Instagram is a very powerful visual social media platform. But what is lesser known is its specific power for Ontario’s conservation authorities. Whether it is for telling stories about the work that conservation authorities do, or telling stories about nature and amazing destinations, Instagram represents the single most powerful platform today.
In March 2019, WorkCabin’s founder and conservation filmmaker Gregg McLachlan travelled to Kingston, Ontario to do a video shoot for the Maple Madness Festival, one of Ontario’s largest maple syrup festivals. This hugely popular festival is held every March by the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority and attracts locals and tourists. The video shoot lasted about
WorkCabin environmental filmmaker Gregg McLachlan has returned from four days of living off the grid, in a rustic cabin, at the tip of Long Point, Ontario to do filming and vlogging work for the Long Point Bird Observatory (LPBO). This work is part of a larger project for 2020. He spent a week following researchers
In October 2019, WorkCabin founder and conservation filmmaker Gregg McLachlan travelled to King Township, Ontario to work with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Park Bus. NCC, the country’s leading national land conservation organization, hired WorkCabin Creative to film a volunteer event in Happy Valley Forest. Park Bus, the city-to-parks transportation service, brought volunteers from