Art as a tool for ecological restoration
The art gallery isn’t where you’d expect to find an ecologist, but that’s where our very own Dante Bresolin spent three months doing a residency. Using art workshops, a guided art hike & a solo exhibition, Dante got people thinking about their relationship with land. Check out our blog for more.
Pride in STEM
Pride honours the LGBTQ2I+ community, who has made great contributions to science and society as a whole.
A Leaf Becomes a Bird
How a leaf becomes a bird is an illustrative series by Dante Bresolin that highlights the importance of forested streams for supporting several species at risk in Ontario.
Why are EPT taxa so important?
When it comes to biomonitoring, there are three orders of insects that are especially useful – Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera, or EPT.
One of the most useful tools in Stream Ecology
In the Healthy Headwaters Lab, we study freshwater ecosystems with the goals of restoration and rehabilitation in mind. One of the most valuable and widely used methods to study streams is biomonitoring using benthic invertebrates.