Environment :
Niagara College offers environmental faculty and students the opportunity to work with local industry partners on real-world projects through course-based assignments and applied research initiatives.
An area of growing importance and new research opportunities, Niagara College’s environmental and related programs in GIS, horticulture, and greenhouse enjoy infrastructure second to none. The College has several ecological “living labs” in the grounds and environs of the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus, with lagoons, wetlands and trails adjacent to the protected biosphere of the Niagara Escarpment. Niagara Research focuses on ecosystem restoration, energy management, waste management, post-restoration planting and monitoring, site and habitat remediation, and watershed management using wetland bio-filter systems.
Infrastructure:
- Environmental, chemistry, computer and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) labs
- Ecological "living labs" and environmental monitoring facilities
- Wetlands and trails along the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO recognized biosphere
- State-of-the-art equipment and software
- Unique team of student research assistants and volunteers, the Niagara Environmental Corps (NEC)
- Campus Greenhouse Effluent Characterization and Treatment Options
- Niagara Environmental Corps (NEC)
Areas of Research Include :
- Ecosystem assessments and monitoring methods
- Energy management
- Post-restoration monitoring
- Site and habitat remediation (ecosystem restoration)
- Waste and hazardous waste management
- Watershed management using wetland bio-filter systems
- Composting
Recent Research Projects
- Niagara Escarpment Toe Restoration Project
The comparison between Root Propagation Method trees and conventional nursery stock of ten species that are native to the site area and are present in the surrounding Escarpment are used in this study.
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- Campus Greenhouse Effluent Characterization and Treatment Options
The major goals of this project are to characterize the volume and composition of wastewater generated by the greenhouse, as well as to review various strategies that would eliminate the release of chemicals to Six-Mile Creek.
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Niagara Environmental Corps (NEC)
The NEC is a student led organization created by Niagara College to increase environmental awareness, with the ultimate goal of empowering students to be pro-active in solving environmental issues and building healthy communities. Student run and student driven, the NEC has begun to make an impact on the lives of those involved, and the environment that they are part of. read more
