Posts Tagged ‘trent’
PFN World Wetlands Day Walk at Trent
The Conservation Café
The Trent Group in Communicating Conservation Science invites everyone to a new monthly event in the city: The Conservation Café. The Conservation Café is an informal, evening get-together where you can mix, mingle, relax, and listen to a guest speaker on a timely conservation topic. The Café takes place the second Tuesday of each month,…
Read MoreRadio-Tagging URBAN Brook Trout | Trent University Master’s Research
Great video by Scott Blair on his Urban Brook Trout study. Partially funded by the Peterborough Field Naturalists! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLRQT5I9kjU This video showcases my Master’s research project being conducted at Trent University, specifically focusing on brook trout habitat use and movement in Peterborough’s very own Harper Park. Watch as we implant radio-tags into the brook trout…
Read MoreSave the Trent Wildlife Sanctuary from Arena Complex Development
Save the Trent Wildlife Sanctuary from Arena Complex Development – It is one of Peterborough’s most important areas for nature education. Sign the Petition! https://www.change.org/p/dbennett-peterborough-ca-save-the-… Together Trent University and the City of Peterborough – have proposed and approved – a Twin-pad Arena and Swimming Pool Complex which will cover 24 acres of Trent’s campus including…
Read MoreBioblitz Wave next week – May 22-May 24
Bioblitz Wave next week – May 22-May 24, in the mornings 6 am -10 am, and 7:30 till 11 pm in the evenings.
Read MoreSaving Nature at Trent & a Pop-Up Rally on Friday
Here are some ways that people can help to make a difference. We have a petition that asks for wetlands to be evaluated and for the Arena Site Plan Approval to be repealed: https://www.ipetitions.com/…/evaluate-wetland-threatened-by… We also have an Open Letter (started last year) that identifies the need for a Conservation Planning Approach and the protection…
Read MorePFN March Monthly Meeting at Camp Kawartha
We hope you were able to join us last night for our Monthly Presentation at Camp Kawartha. Debbie Jenkins gave us a little update on what is going on with the land on Trent Campus. She shared some some ways to help protect them which I will post separately. Rick Stankiewicz walked us through the…
Read MoreCelebrating Nature at Trent U February 12, 7pm Market Hall
Trent University’s campus is a unique network of natural areas that support an incredible amount of biodiversity, a natural laboratory for learning, and an extensive trail system. The natural areas and wildlife, however, are at risk because of Trent’s goal of accelerated development of Trent lands. Join us for an engaging discussion about the biodiversity…
Read MoreTrent Event: Can Chemistry Be Green? Nov 14
Trent’s Stairs Lecture in Chemistry welcomes Dr. Philip Jessop, Research chair of Green Chemistry, at Queen’s University, and technical director at GreenCentre Canada, to Peterborough on November 14 for a talk entitled Can Chemistry Be Green? The old way to prevent pollution was to capture pollutants before they left the factory or chemical plant, which…
Read MoreTrent Lecture October 3: The Global Energy Transition & Canada’sEnergy Paradox
It’s my pleasure to share with you the details of the upcoming Shepred Family Lecture on October 3, 7:30 p.m. at Market Hall. The global economy is undergoing the greatest transformation since the dawn of the industrial age as it shifts from an energy regime built on fossil fuels to one run by clean, renewable…
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