Environmental Studies
Geography
Art & Culture
Tourism]]>
Research findings show that there are many communities that have incorporated art on trails and that it remains a more recent phenomenon for larger project scales. There also proves to be limited available resources and information surrounding the success and challenges that these communities have faced while initiating the projects. As illustrated within this paper, Haliburton County has extensive trails systems, a substantial art community, a good start to the networking needed to make such a venture possible and a successful example of the incorporation of art on trails in their very own community.]]> Host contact: Blake, Jim]]> Department: Geography]]> Environmental Vulnerability in Harcourt
Park: Tributary Identification, Refinement,
Culvert Inventory, and Risk Modelling]]> Biology
Ecology ]]>
Amphipods were found to be the most dominate species at each site, representing over 50% of the benthic community. Results from functional feeding group analyses revealed that all sampling sites are collector-dominated, representing almost 80% of the benthic community, and were composed primarily of Amphipods. Site 1 was found to have the highest species richness and abundance across the three sites. Sites 2 and 3 species richness and abundance are relatively similar and not far from that of site 1. Based on the results of the Hilsenhoff Biotic Index, water quality is "fair" as determined by macroinvertebrate species assemblages. Studies have found that recolonization of other macroinvertebrates was reduced when Amphipod numbers were high indicating predation or some form of competitive exclusion (Waters, 1964) which could potentially explain why there are such large numbers of Amphipods found across sites sampled on Gull Lake. It is important that factors (such as landscape-level factors such as land use/cover, surficial geology, and surface area or geographic factors such as latitude (Richards et al,. 1997)) are further looked into in order to develop the real reasons as to why Amphipods are in such high abundance within Gull Lake.
]]> Helga Sonnenberg]]>
Child & Youth Studies
Assessment & Evaluation]]>
]]> Host contact: Tripp, Judy]]> Department: International Development Studies]]> Restored Wetlands]]> Environmental Science]]> Detailed disccusion of the assessment procedures on the impact of Bancroft area uranium mining on water, sediment and biota; discussion of results; conclusions and recommendations.

]]> Joshua Wyard]]> Lymburner, Alison McMahon, Courtney Miller, Dexter Adkin, Hailey Brown, Jessica Livingstone, Kaleigh Mooney & Sophia Mulder]]> Frank Figuli, Woodlands and Waterways EcoWatch]]> Policy
Natural Resources
Physical Geography 
Environmental Studies]]>
Geography
Natural Resource Management
Environmental Studies]]> Host contact: Hoover, Karen]]> Department: Geography]]>
Included in the report are findings about the program itself, which were also positive. Past participants were appreciative of the non-discriminatory nature of the program, the organization’s professionalism, and many were touched by the generosity of cottage donors and the Cottage Dreams staff. The evaluators feel that Cottage Dreams plays an important role in the cancer healing and recovery process and has positively affected the lives of many cancer survivors and their supporters. Taking the comments of past participants into consideration, recommendations have been formulated for Cottage Dreams to consider for future program changes and direction.
]]> Host contact: O'Neill, Seana]]> Department: International Development Studies]]> In response to concerns of threats to biodiversity in the Land Between bioregion, an inventory of existing policy levers concerning biodiversity and habitat protection was conducted. Analysis of these documents helped identify areas with adequate coverage, as well as relative gaps in municipal planning.]]>