Browse Items (127 total)

Moran, Ambrose, Land Ethics and Development of Ontario Lakes, Trent University, 1995

Tags: Environment Studies, lakes, land development, land stewardship, sustainability

Garrah, Kate, Marketing a Lake Plan to a Cottage Community and Watershed Residents, Trent University, 2007

This project aims to understand what motivates people to act on their values.This will provide direction for the implementation of the lake plan in…

Tags: community, cottages, Environment Studies, lake planning, lakes, marketing, Social and Health Studies

Godkin, Karen; Kilgour, Megan; Mankowski, Jessica; Peters, Natalie; Zwir, Kathryn, Micro-Hydro Generation - Policy and Legal Issues, Trent University, 2004

An environmental impact assessment of the proposal to use an existing dam in the village of Haliburton to develop a micro-hyrdro project.

Tags: electricity, energy, Environment Studies, hydropower, micro-hydro

Nicholls, Emony, Minden Hills Riverwalk Park: Planting Plan, Trent University, 2008

This report contains information to help decision makers as the shoreline of the Gull River in Minden is developed. The focus is to reduce water use,…

Tags: Environment Studies, habitats, parks, shorelines, tourism, wildlife

Proctor, Cameron, Model waste diversion program creation kit for rural municipalities, U-Links, 2003

This paper takes a look at the elements of rural recycling programs with a view to providing positive alternatives to wasteful practices.

Tags: Environment Studies, recycling, rural communities, waste, waste management

Hamilton, Andrew, Modernity, Metaphor, and Maples: the Landscape Created by the Wood Chemical Plant in Donald, Trent University, 1992

Tags: Cultural Studies, Donald Chemical Plant, Economic Studies, environment, Environment Studies, industry, local history

Sharkey, Charlotte, Monitoring the Effects of Acid Pulse During Spring Thaw on the Water Systems of Haliburton Forest, Trent University, 2001

Tags: aquatic habitat, Environment Studies, environmental impacts, lakes, pollution, snowmobiling

Cook, Sabrina; Lazure, Jonathan; Martucci, Andrea; Walters, Ben, Natural Heritage Information of the Haliburton Highlands, Trent University, 2006

Identify key natural areas on the landscape that have important biological, ecological, aesthetic, recreational, or other functions or values that may…

Tags: conservation, Cultural Studies, Environment Studies, forests, land trusts, natural heritage, water, wildlife

Wolfe, Ben, Notes Toward and Environmental History of Haliburton: The Pine Logging Period, 1852-1884, Trent University, 1990

Tags: Cultural Studies, Economic Studies, Environment Studies, environmental impacts, history, logging

Lashbrook, Ross, Phosphates and Automatic Dishwashing Detergents, Trent University, 2001

Tags: brands, environment, Environment Studies, lakes, regulations, septic systems, water

Andree, Peter, Planning for Sustainability in the Haliburton Bioregions: Towards Incorporating Local Interests in Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development into Ontario Land-Use Legislation Reforms, Trent University, 1992

Presents the prelimary proposals of the Commission on Development Planning and Reform in Ontario regarding cottage country issues and the feedback…

Tags: cottages, Economic Studies, Environment Studies, land use, legislation, sustainability

Moran, Ambrose, Planning Reform in Ontario from Green to Gray, Trent University, 1996

Tags: Environment Studies, land use, politics

Gilbert, Emma; Taylor, Lindsay; Tominaga, Koji, Protection of public acces to trails, Trent University, 2005

Paper discusses how to inventory a portage trail and maintain it; the ecological effects of motorized vehicles on portage routes; recommendations on…

Tags: canoeing, Environment Studies, environmental impacts, outdoors, private land, public access, recreation, trails

Dillon, Adam; Kloosterman, Amy, Potential for Haliburton County: A Research Paper on Establishing a Successful Mountain Bicycling Community and Trail System, Trent University, 2005

Presents the benefits of establishing mountain bicycling trails in Haliburton County, and develops a plan of action regarding its promotion.

Tags: Cultural Studies, cycling, economy, Environment Studies, outdoors, recreation, tourism, trails

Yeaman, Sam, Pre-feasibility study for the proposed Emmerson Hydropower Development Project, Trent University, 2003

Tags: electricity, Environment Studies, environmental impacts, hydropower, industry, micro-hydro

Johnston, Jeremy, Predicting the effects of snowmobile produced poly aromatic hydrocarbons on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, Trent University, 2003

Tags: aquatic habitat, ecology, Environment Studies, Haliburton Forest, pollution, snowmobiling

Page, Jennifer, Preserving the History of Ontario Hydro in Minden, Trent University, 2005

Documents the history of Ontario Hydro in Minden between 1946 and 1995, and the stories of the people who brought it to the county.

Tags: electricity, energy, Environment Studies, hydro, industry, local history

Anslow, Martha, Private Stewardship in Haliburton County: an Overview of Options and Techniques, Trent University, 1992

Tags: conservation, Environment Studies, stewardship

Murray, Chris; Robus, Jennifer, Protecting the Dark Skies: Night Lighting for Kennisis Lake, Trent University, 2007

Tags: Dysart Township, Environment Studies, environmental impacts, Haliburton County, lakes, light pollution, pollution, stewardship

MacMillan, Kristy; Stathopoulos, Dimitri, Public Attitudes on Climate Change and GHG Emissions in Haliburton county, Trent University, 2007

This research project examines public attitudes on climate change and greenhouse gases in Haliburton County. Two students surveyed a variety of groups…

Tags: climate change, energy, Environment Studies, greenhouse gases, Social and Health Studies

Potts, Gary, Reading the Land, Trent University, 1998

Tags: Cultural Studies, Environment Studies

Cammaert, Meghan; Mason, Adrienne; Roberts, Patrick, Recommendation for a Land Trust Development in Haliburton County, Trent University, 2005

Report discusses government policy concerning the establishment of Land Trusts in Ontario, and applies it to specific heritage features in Haliburton…

Tags: conservation, Environment Studies, land trusts, land use, natural heritage, policy

Martyn, Steven, Regional Plant Use in Haliburton, Trent University, 1995

Tags: environment, Environment Studies, plants, resources

Wasserlauf, Natalie, Remembering the landscape: an exploration of trees, settlement, folklore and economy in the nineteenth century, Trent University, 2000

Described by the author as a mixture of environmental history, personal philosophy, resource economy and cultural studies, this paper is a report on…

Tags: Cultural Studies, Environment Studies, environmental history, log chute, logging, lumber industry

Moran, Ambrose, Shore Road Allowances in Haliburton: Evolution and Disposition, Trent University, 1996

Tags: Environment Studies, lakes, roads, settement, transportation

Stoddart, Sandra, Snowdon Park: Getting to Know Your Bioregion, Trent University, 1994

Tags: Cultural Studies, Environment Studies, history, parks, Snowdon Park

Henry, Julie, Snowmobile noise disturbance within Haliburton Forest, Trent University, 2003

Tags: Environment Studies, Haliburton Forest, noise pollution, snowmobiling, trails, wildlife

Besley, Skyler; Kosiw, Michael; Parks, Kennetha, Solutions to riverbank erosion: A summary of current shoreline stabilization techniques for the Gull River in Minden, Ontario, Trent University, 2008

Assesses shoreline issues such as erosion, and embankment issues along the Gull River, in relation to the Minden Riverwalk Master Plan. Investigates…

Tags: Environment Studies, erosion, rivers, shorelines

Greenley, Corey and Julie Corlett, Stanhope Township Waste Management Proposal, Trent University, n.d.

Tags: Economic Studies, Environment Studies, Social and Health Studies, waste management

Devan, Lisa, Sticking to our roots: A study of waterfront tree preservation initiatives for the Kennisis Lake Cottagers Association, Trent University, 2007

This project researched examples of governmental legislation and stewardship initiatives with regards to tree-cutting and preservation on privately…

Tags: conservation, education, Environment Studies, lakes, legislation, stewardship, trees