Professor leads wetland clean-up event as a teachable moment
Members of the University of Waterloo community led by Dr. Rebecca Rooney and the Waterloo Wetland Lab will engage in a wetland clean-up event and information session on Wednesday, November 9.
The clean-up event will take place at the wetland at the corner of Columbia and Fischer-Hallman, across the street from the Sobeys plaza. It is one of the first sites in Canada where biocontrol moths have been released to help control Common Reed, which was listed as Canada’s worst invasive plant in 2005. The highly visible site has collected a large amount of litter. Led by professor Rooney and the Waterloo Wetland Lab, the research team began studying the invasive Common Reed at this campus property in 2022.
Members of the media are welcome to hear from researchers, ask questions about the value of wetlands and the threats facing them, and discuss the proposed provincial changes to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System.
Following the presentation, all are invited to participate in the wetland clean-up event—tools, gloves, bags, and n95 respirators will be provided.
When: Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Where: Wetland at the corner of Columbia and Fischer-Hallman, across the street from the Sobeys.
Time: 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Rain date: Friday, November 11, 2022