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Waterfowl Research Technician & Sage Grouse technician

The University of Waterloo’s Western Boreal Forest Waterfowl Nest Predator Project is seeking up to 5 highly motivated waterfowl research technicians to assist with nest searching and monitoring in the western boreal forest of Canada. The overall goal of this project is to understand how industrial development influences waterfowl nest success. The study area is located north of Slave Lake, Alberta.

Plants of Ontario course offering! this spring term 2017, learn plant families, how to identify vegetation using several field guides, understand plant communities, use the herbarium and press plants of your own and go on field trips weekly throughout Waterloo region! Pre-enrolment on now

Stop by the Ecology lab for more information!

Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) is the largest botanical garden in Canada and one of the largest in the world

Please note the Lab will be closed Tuesday November 1 & Thursday November 3 all morning (8:30am - noon).

Thanks for understanding!

We are happy to report that the V1 woodlot, as part of the UW urban forest project, has all the trees tagged, identified and measured! There are 1,200 trees tagged thanks to numerous staff and volunteers!

The Ecology Lab will again be offering the course Plants of Ontario (ENVS474) in Spring 2016. If you enjoy hands-on learning opportunities and being outside, this is the course for you! See Course: Plants of Ontario for more information or ask Bev or Anne in the Ecology Lab for details.