Talks
Tours
Lessons
Activities And Experiments For Kids
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Talks
Small But Mite-y: The Role of Soil Invertebrates To Measure Ecosystem Recovery | Full Length Talk
Stephanie Chute Ibsen discusses soil invertebrates as an indicator of land reclamation success.
Energy Systems and Land Reclamation: An Environmental Imperative | Full Length Talk
Dr M Anne Naeth discusses how land reclamation is critical to sustainable energy generation worldwide.
Energy Systems and Land Reclamation: An Environmental Imperative | Full Length Talk French Version
Developing Future Energy Systems (SDG 7) | Full Length Talk
Dr M Anne Naeth presents a focused discussion on sustainable development goals relating to energy systems, transition to alternate energy sources and the crucial role of land reclamation in future energy generation.
Cleaning Up Heavy Metals Using A Carbon Based Material | Mini Talk
Yihan Zhao explains how nano-humus is used as an adsorbent to remove heavy metals in coal mine reclamation.
Life Cycle Analysis of Novel Materials and Their Making | Mini Talk
Maggie Cascadden discusses the role of Life Cycle Analysis in identifying inputs and outputs of novel product-making processes.
Does Taxing Oil And Gas Operators Save Caribou? | Mini Talk
Zhanji Zhang explores the impact of tax and tax-refund policies on the restoration of caribou habitat.
Can We Engage Stakeholders Without Sacrificing Science In Wetland Design? | Mini Talk
Kylie Heales presents research on stakeholder engagement strategies in wetland remediation efforts.
Anthroposol Discussion Panel
M Anne Naeth, Konstantin Dlusskiy, Leonard Leskiw, Chris Powter and Andy Etmanski discuss the challenges in classification and use of Anthroposols, and their importance in reclaiming disturbed land.
Tours
Natural Based Solutions To Treat Municipal Wastewater: Constructed Floating Wetlands | Field Tour
Explore how the Violet Grove lagoon treats sewage and other wastewater.
Cleaning Up Heavy Metals Using Carbon Based Materials | Lab Tour
Yihan Zhao welcomes viewers to a land reclamation laboratory during an experiment in removing heavy metal contaminants from soil.
Lessons
Let’s Explore Land Reclamation | Lesson
Explore the basics of land reclamation, meet a researcher who is working in a peatland and then head to the lab to explore one way to clean up contaminants.
Let’s Explore Plants | Lesson
Learn about the importance of plants, how to test how well the seeds grow and learn about growing without soil.
Activities And Experiments For Kids
Land Reclamation: Become An Earth Doctor | Game
Explore the challenges of land reclamation with this innovative game.
The Journey Of A Seed | Interactive experiment
Discover germination and many of the factors that influence it, and calculate the rate at which it is happening
How Does A Peatland Breathe? | Interactive experiment
Introduction to a peatland field site where human-influenced greenhouse gas emissions are studied. Then learn to make your own terrarium, a self-contained ecosystem in a jar.
Can Plants Grow Without Soil? | Interactive experiment
Explore the greenhouse effect, aquaponics and how they are all related. Use ice cubes to explore how the greenhouse effect impacts the world and build your own hydroponics system
Tree Rings: Understanding The History Of A Tree (Grade 3 and Under Version) | Activity
Explore tree rings and how they can tell us stories of the past. Then create a tree ring of your own life in this easy to do craft.
Tree Rings: Understanding The History Of A Tree (Grade 4 and Up Version) | Activity
Explore tree rings and how they can tell us stories of the past. Then create a tree ring of your own life in this easy to do craft.
Exploring Violet Grove Lagoon
What Does A Constructed Floating Wetland Do? | Exploring Violet Grove Lagoon
Violet Grove Lagoon is a sewage treatment lagoon. In 2019, a constructed wetland treatment was built to assess effectiveness of the vegetation to improve water treatment.
How Does The Sewage Treatment Lagoon Work? | Exploring Violet Grove Lagoon
Explore how the wetland treats sewage and other wastewater.
What Happens When You Flush The Toilet? | Exploring Violet Grove Lagoon
Explore what happens when we flush the toilet.
Does The Sewage Lagoon Work In The Winter? | Exploring Violet Grove Lagoon
Explore if the sewage lagoon still cleans water in the winter.
What Plants Do I Choose? | Exploring Violet Grove Lagoon
How we determine what plants to grow on our constructed wetland.
Do Animals Live In The Sewage Lagoon? | Exploring Violet Grove Lagoon
Will an animal live in a sewage lagoon?
Is The Green Stuff Floating On The Water Poop? | Exploring Violet Grove Lagoon
Is that green stuff floating on the lagoon poop?
Does The Sewage Lagoon Smell? | Exploring Violet Grove Lagoon
Doesn't a sewage lagoon smell bad?