Brianna Lummerding
Career Profiles
Agronomic Innovation Manager
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Kira Hoffman (she/her)
Career Profiles
Postdoctoral Researcher/Fire Ecologist
Jennifer Baltzer (she/her)
Career Profiles
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Forests and Global Change
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Molly Neave (she/her)
Career Profiles
Horticulture Research Associate
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Let's Talk Food Resources
Backgrounders
Discover a set of resources curated to get you ready to discuss sustainable agriculture and food security.
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How would you replant a forest?
Hands-on Activities
Design a device that can plant seeds or trees to help grow a forest.
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Bryan Rolph
Sales Manager
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Introduction to Lakes & Ponds
Backgrounders
Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of lakes and ponds.
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Pollinators are Important!
STEM Explained
Insects and other animals that are pollinators of plants play an important role in ecosystems.
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The Dirt on Soil Conservation
STEM Explained
If I asked you to name a few things that all life on the planet couldn’t live without you could probably come up with some good answers, but I bet you’d never think to say dirt.
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Thomas Graham
Career Profiles
Research Scientist, Space Farming
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Pamela Livingston
Field Biologist
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What makes soil hard and compacted?
Hands-on Activities
Explore how walking on soil changes how water soaks into the ground and why that matters to gardeners and farmers.
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Understanding the Nitrogen Cycle
STEM Explained
What is the nitrogen cycle? How do human activities such as using fertilizer affect the nitrogen cycle? How can this cause greenhouse gases?
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How Do Introduced Species Affect Ecosystems and the Economy?
STEM Explained
When a species ends up outside of its natural zone, the consequences on other species, ecosystems and human industries can be severe. Climate change and human activities can introduce species into new zones.