Two Trent University students will be conducting research on Trent land this summer as part of an experiential learning project, to investigate if and how farmed land can be returned to a natural wetland state.
Shannon Farmer, third-year Environmental and Resource Science, and Edward Smith, second- year Environmental Science and Economics, became involved with the project through the Society of Ecological Restoration, Trent University Chapter (SERTU).
“Our project is merely one of thousands happening today which will help people adapt to changing world,” says Ms. Farmer, who will be collecting biological data on the wetland for her honours thesis. “We hope that by being open and sharing our story we can inspire others to be ecological stewards in their own lives.”
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