Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment

Community gathers near the Living Wall at the grand opening of the Waterloo Summit Centre for the EnvironmentLocated in Huntsville, Ontario, and nestled in the beautiful Muskoka region, the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment is a year-round research, teaching and community centre.  Part of the University of Waterloo, the university is establishing the Centre as a high-profile research centre for ecology, climate change, tourism, land-use planning, and local economic development.

With on-site residence style accommodations, it also serves as an idyllic setting for small conferences, academic and professional training courses, workshops, meetings and field exercises.

News

  1. May 11 2012Students Learning about Muskoka Ecosystems at Waterloo Summit Centre
  2. Apr 16 2012University of Waterloo specialist in social innovation, environmental justice to speak on aboriginal resource management at popular Campus Huntsville lecture series continues
  3. Mar 26 2012Education Huntsville builds on success of Campus Huntsville pilot project with next lecture focused on environmental monitoring
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Events

  1. May 23 2012Public lecture: Sustainable Forestry in the French-Severn Forest
  2. May 25 2012Public lecture: Watershed Council - Making Strategic Planning Work at a Community Level
  3. May 29 2012Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Networking (OBBN) training course
All upcoming events

Environment and Resource Studies Students in Huntsville

Waterloo Summit Centre for the EnvironmentStudents are learning about ecosystem assessment skills and practice in a University of Waterloo field course.  Read more.

What's Happening

Event PhotoWe have an exciting line up of Events and Lectures at the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment and they're not just for University of Waterloo students.

A place for meetings, events, and retreats

main classroom spaceThe Centre features beautiful meeting and lecture facilities to accommodate groups from five to 225 participants.

A variety of environments are available for interaction, contemplation, research and instruction. For information about our event and meeting facilities, research facilities, and accommodations.

Faculty of Environment

Find out about the Faculty of Environment.  Learn about its people, programs, activities and research.