From: Nicole Ashley Aube for the GEOG 3315 "show what you know by what you do" assignment.

Just in case you're interested...

Environmental stewardship in Nova Scotia:
A review of community-based monitoring
by

Cathy Conrad, PhD
Associate Professor Geography Department Saint Mary's University

Friday, November 28 at 4:00 pm
Room 1014, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Bldg
6100 University Avenue

This presentation will draw upon experiences from the Community-Based Environmental Monitoring Network, housed within the Department of Geography at Saint Mary's University. Over 50 organized environmental stewardship organizations across Nova Scotia are actively engaged in environmental monitoring and stewardship. It has been well documented that the integration of meaningful public participation into environmental management is not only important but also critical for sustainable development and perhaps even one of the most significant developments in resource management since the beginning of the environmental movement. Based on experiences with watershed organizations in the Nova Scotia over the past four years, common benefits, challenges and recommendations for successful citizen science were compiled.

Let's hope that the barge that sunk off Yarmouth this past weekend does not lead to an environmental disaster. The coming days will tell more in terms of whether more diesel and oil are leaking into the ocean. Read about what the state of knowledge as of Nov. 24 is at the CBC online. Perhaps of even more interest, read the comments that people are leaving related to this story!

So I think it is fair to say that everyone had an amazing trip to Washington. I want to thank Emma Hicks for randomly posting about the Sant Ocean Hall. I guess what she might not have known at the time is that I like to take good ideas and literally run with them. You only live once, right? This was my first time in Washington and I was thoroughly impressed. One of the best experiences (well, a close second to Obama anyway), was experiencing this with a group of amazing people. I am starting to compile many of your photos and plan to prepare a proper video (accompanied by a proper soundtrack) but in the meantime, I put together a montage of some of my photos. The music gets redundant and it ends abruptly: stay tuned for something far better that will be a part of a reunion "Pictures and Pitchers" event in January. Thank you all for being great students, and for being so engaged in the learning experiences that this trip provided for us all. -Cathy

Here's a financial motivation to do a good job on your research papers!

The Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) invites university students to send submissions to the annual NSIS Student Science Writing Awards Competition. Prizes are awarded in three categories:

Undergraduate Science: $250
Graduate Science: $500
Science Writing: $250

Notification of intent required by: Nov. 28, 2008.
Article submission deadline: Feb. 20, 2009.

For more information:
NSIS Student Science Writing Awards

Google has launched its marine protected areas application. Read about it here. Take a look at Google Earth and start scanning the world's seas for impacted and protected areas.