Reflections on landscape stewardship
In May 2013, Dr. Lael Parrott participated in a workshop held in Kingston, Ontario and hosted by the Frontenac County Landscape Stewardship Council. The workshop resulted in a report summarizing the group’s recommendations for how to achieve a resilient and sustainable landscape. The report is written for a general audience and can be downloaded here. […]
Saving the whales in the Saint Lawrence Estuary
Dr. Parrott is a member of the Saint Lawrence Estuary Working Group on Maritime Transport and Marine Mammal Protection. As a result of the group’s efforts, voluntary measures including speed reduction and an area of caution have been implemented to reduce whale-vessel collisions in the Saint Lawrence Estuary. The voluntary measures were communicated by the […]
Forest Complexity Modelling
This NSERC-funded CREATE Training program aims to train graduate and undergraduates in the science of modelling and managing forests as complex systems. The program involves collaborations between 10 Canadian universities and a number of non-academic collaborators. Students are expected to perform their research in collaboration with partners from industry or governmental ministries. Dr. Parrott […]
3MTSim
3MTSim is a dynamic model of boats and whales developed by our team. It is currently being used to explore alternate marine traffic management scenarios for the Saint Lawrence Estuary. This project, in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Parks Canada and the GREMM, has led to ongoing discussions about ways to mitigate […]
Okanagan Futures
What kind of future do we want for the Okanagan Valley? The Okanagan Futures project will explore alternate land use and development scenarios for the region to help us understand the impacts of our decisions on quality of life, agriculture, ecosystems and the economy.
Keywords
A Wordle view of the most commonly occurring words in our publications.