Mary Legorburu is graduating with a Bachelor of Arts first-class Honours in Environmental Science and a minor in Gender & Women’s Studies from Dalhousie University. The thesis investigated the effects of forestry road crossings on stream habitat health in Napu’saqnuk (the St. Mary’s River watershed) in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia). Historical and current forestry activities (e.g. harvesting, log driving, and roads) are expected to be degrading watershed health in Napu’saqnuk. Particularly, culverts and bridges in Napu’saqnuk disrupt aquatic food webs, sediment transportation, and impact spawning and breeding habitats for the at-risk Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). The findings can inform forestry road management and support stream habitat conservation in Mi’kma’ki.
You can check out Mary’s full-length thesis on DalSpace.
We would like to wish them all the best in their future endeavors.
Citation:
Legorburu, M. (2025). Investigating the effects of forestry road crossings on stream habitat health and benthic macroinvertebrate communities in Napu’saqnuk (the St. Mary’s River watershed) in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia). [Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Honours Thesis, Dalhousie University]. Dal Space. https://hdl.handle.net/10222/85096
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