Samantha Chu is graduating with a Master’s of Environmental Studies from Dalhousie University. Her study explores how forest professionals in Canada currently engage in knowledge exchange, their preferred methods for acquiring knowledge, the barriers they experience, and the state of trust they have in research, including the factors that influence that trust. You can checkContinue reading “Congratulations on graduating, Samantha Chu!”
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Congratulations on graduating, Mary Legorburu!
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.Continue reading “Congratulations on graduating, Mary Legorburu!”
Congratulations on graduating, Ali MacKellar!
Ali MacKellar is graduating with a Master’s of Environmental Studies from Dalhousie University. This thesis explores the connections between colonial resource extraction and queerness to fill a knowledge gap regarding the impacts of extraction on queer communities. By retracing the establishment of extractive industries as instruments of settler state expansion, unmasking the persistent systemic racism,Continue reading “Congratulations on graduating, Ali MacKellar!”
Congratulations on graduating, Rosie Bleyer!
Rosie Bleyer is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in environmental science and a minor in Indigenous Studies from Dalhousie University. Using data collected in the field over the summer of 2023, in her Honours thesis Rosie has worked to identify and prioritize barriers to Atlantic salmon habitat connectivity in Napu’saqnuk (the St Mary’s River)Continue reading “Congratulations on graduating, Rosie Bleyer!”
Dal professors and researchers make key recommendations to reform environmental assessment in Nova Scotia
Several weeks ago, Nova Scotia’s Department of Environment and Climate Change offered Nova Scotians the opportunity to weigh in on their commitment to modernize the environmental assessment (EA) process as defined in the Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act. Some of Dalhousie’s leading experts in the area, including Dr. Alana Westwood, Ali MacKellar, BenContinue reading “Dal professors and researchers make key recommendations to reform environmental assessment in Nova Scotia “
Congratulations on graduating, Riley Scanlan!
Riley Scanlan is graduating from Dalhousie with a Master of Environmental Studies from the School for Resource and Environment Studies, in the Faculty of Science. Riley’s research focused on boreal forests in Unama’ki (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia), developing a novel, user-friendly approach to assess data quality and prioritizing areas for treeplanting to restore connectivity inContinue reading “Congratulations on graduating, Riley Scanlan!”
Battling Canadian wildfires in Nova Scotia: Preparing for the next bout
Photo from: Saltwire (2023) Starting on May 27, Nova Scotia experienced unprecedented wildfires starting in Tantallon, NS that spread over 230 square kilometers. Thousands of individuals residing in the affected areas were forced to evacuate from their homes. No human lives were reported lost, but the impacts were devastating. Experts say we are far fromContinue reading “Battling Canadian wildfires in Nova Scotia: Preparing for the next bout”
Nova Scotia is moving to a new forestry model — Dal researchers explore the consequences
Covering around 75 per cent of the province, Nova Scotia’s forests both define its landscape and support a key industry – an industry that is looking to the future with the help of Dal researchers. A Dal-led research team was recently awarded $1.6 million to explore the future of forestry in Nova Scotia. The studyContinue reading “Nova Scotia is moving to a new forestry model — Dal researchers explore the consequences”
PRESERVE WHAT’S LEFT: RILEY SCANLAN WEIGHS IN ON NOVA SCOTIA’S ECOLOGICAL FORESTRY STATUS
“The few areas of remaining old forest are wonders to explore. However, I fear the combined effects of industrial forestry, climate change and invasive species will quickly eradicate what is left.” Riley, Westwood Lab member and Master of Environmental Studies candidate at Dalhousie University, submitted a short response to Lindsay Lee’s June 6 opinion pieceContinue reading “PRESERVE WHAT’S LEFT: RILEY SCANLAN WEIGHS IN ON NOVA SCOTIA’S ECOLOGICAL FORESTRY STATUS”
DALHOUSIE’S FOREST ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT GRADUATE CLASS SUBMITS COMMENT ON NOVA SCOTIA’S REVISED OLD FOREST POLICY
Last month, the draft of the revised Old-Growth Forest Policy in Nova Scotia was publicly released with a call-out for public consultation. The draft can be found here. Dr. Alana Westwood and graduate students from her Ecology & Management course submitted their feedback on the proposed policy update. Their key recommendations for updating the policyContinue reading “DALHOUSIE’S FOREST ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT GRADUATE CLASS SUBMITS COMMENT ON NOVA SCOTIA’S REVISED OLD FOREST POLICY”
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