◊ Background
◊ Ecology
◊ Significant Identified Species
◊ Species at Risk
◊ Identified Eco-sites 
◊ Bio-indicators
◊ Surveying & Monitoring Tools
◊ Resources

This report will aid in fulfilling the following goals as stated by the HHLT:
◊ Understand the range of possibilities for surveying and monitoring natural areas and the extent of such experiences in Ontario
◊ Identify the information available and needed to design surveys and monitoring programs using permanent sample plots for Ontario natural areas
◊ Explore options for a long-term partnership between Trent]]> including cycling nutrients, pollinating plants, acting as a food source for other taxa, and many
more. However, regarding non-environmental applications, insects play important roles in
forensic entomology. Although well-studied in urban regions, there is a lack of biodiversity
information on blowfly species in rural habitats. Therefore, this study aimed to determine
blowfly species composition in Haliburton, Ontario. Four bottle traps were set up across three
different types of forests in Glebe Park between July 1st to September 2nd, 2022. In the family
Calliphoridae, we report 11 species: Lucilia illustris, Phormia regina, Calliphora livida, Lucilia
silvarum, Lucilia coeruleiviridis, Calliphora vicina, Lucilia sericata, Calliphora vomitoria,
Cynomya cadaverina, Calliphora terraenovae, and Protophormia terraenovae. We examined if
several environmental variables affected species abundance and composition. We found
accumulated degree days above 0°C, numeric date, total precipitation (14 days), and humidity
affect species abundance. However, none of the variables examined (forest type, elevation, and
distance from the water) seemed to affect species composition. Our results align with previous
research in which accumulated degree days affected Calliphoridae abundance. The results of this
study can help answer questions in forensic entomology, such as calculating post-mortem
intervals, stages of decomposition, and determining if a body has been moved from its original
location.]]> Natural Resources
Physical Geography ]]> Malcolm Morris]]> Fish Ecology
Wastwater Treatment]]>
Conclusions regarding a CTW to retain the five trout related pathogens common to Ontario is that they should be effectively removed or inactivated from the wastewater. However, the determination of this purifications is speculative and based on the assumptions that a similar microbial community would be present in the CTW servicing the HFH that exists in the CTWs servicing human domestic applications. Paramount, though, is the validation of this hypothesis with quantitative investigations. ]]> Host contact: Wooton, Brent]]> Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]> otherwise. It can manipulate the data more easily and with little training. It is also easier to compare
data against previous years which was used in this assessment of lake health. When assessing
Kashagawigamog Lake, a baseline was created with the lake data in order to analyze trends in lake
health and to compare water quality data between the different sites sampled. Benthic invertebrates
were sampled to determine lake health and water quality.]]> Frank Figuli, Woodlands and Waterways EcoWatch]]>
Focuses on methods of enumeration and preparation of list of electors; qualifications of electors; monination procedures; election campaign finances, accessibility to voting; preparation and contduct of elections; conditions and criteria for recounts; voter turnout and voter awareness of local government.]]> Flora and fauna observational data, organic content data, water chemistry, and water flow data were collected. All data was then inputted into the OWES scoring manual for Northern Ontario, and a score for the Grace Lake Wetland (GLW) was calculated. Our preliminary results found that the wetland could be deemed provincially significant, as it scored 247.52 points in the “Special Features” component, and a wetland can score a minimum of 200 points in this component to be considered a provincially significant wetland (PSW).
Our findings suggest that there is likely justification for a formal assessment of the GLW, and there may be more findings by a professional team than we were able to gather in this preliminary assessment. There are various opportunities for the expansion of our findings in future research, including conducting the assessment over multiple seasons and engaging members of the Grace Lake community to partake in various citizen science initiatives. If a
formal assessment designates the GLW as provincially significant, then it and any area within 120 meters of it will be protected from unsustainable development.]]> Environmental Studies
Gardening]]>
The percentage of all participants who felt a particular health services was adequate ranged from a high of 80.4% for emergency services such as emergency room, 911, and EMS (ranked #1) to a low of 19.3% for family physician (ranked #16). The percentage of all participants who indicated a particular health services as an important health service ranged from a high of 96.6 % for emergency services such as emergency room, 911, and EMS (ranked #1) to a low of 21.6 % for services for substance abuse (ranked #16). The three most important services for the future in Haliburton County were identified as emergency services, family physicians, and dental care services. While both emergency services and dental care services were ranked high in adequacy and importance, family physicians were ranked high in importance and low in adequacy. This suggests that the recruitment and retention of family physicians and/or nurse practitioners should be a high priority.]]> Host contact: Hardy, Janice]]> Department: Nursing]]> Geography
Recreation & Tourism]]> Environmental Science]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]>
Explanations of environmental history and the research methodology employed preface the depiction of the highway construction. Details include a description of the road camps during the depression years of 1931 to 1934, the building phase, the situation after the depression, the advent of tourism to the area with its subsequent effect on the environment, and the development resulting from the highway construction.]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> Leblond, Emily Lemon, Megan MacPherson, Emilia Violin, & Taylor Howe
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