Seniors For Climate Action NOW! Guelph

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Mission to Marsh film screening. &nbsp;Wetlands get a bum rap - considered mucky and mosquito infested. But peatlands, fens, swamps, bogs, and marshes are &nbsp;unsung heroes of our planet: reservoirs of vast volumes of carbon and immense biodiversity. &nbsp;This film tugs at the heart, informs and inspires.&nbsp; Relevance to Ontario? &nbsp;&quot;Roughly 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont., lies the one of the most carbon-rich peatlands on the planet...known as the Hudson Bay Lowlands &mdash; or the &quot;breathing lands&quot; to nearby First Nations.&quot; The area has become synonymous with a proposed mining development known as the Ring of Fire.&quot; (Wildlife Conservation Society of Canada)Both the Provincial and Federal governments have their sights on mining in this globally significant wetland complex, the 2nd largest peatland in the world. Discussion to follow the film. Panelists include:Jeremy Shute is a professional planner with Shared Value Solutions, as well as a mediator, facilitator and cartographer. &nbsp;He has studied and published books about the underground rivers/creeks in the Guelph area. &nbsp; Dr. Susan Glasauer&nbsp;is an Associate Professor in the School of Environmental Science at U of G. Her research area is wetlands, biogeochemistry, metals, microbiology and soil chemistry. Her current work involves bioremediation of wetlands and the changing capacity of wetlands to store carbon in response to the climate crisis.&nbsp; Elizabeth Snell&#39;s work involving southern Ontario wetlands included mapping extent and loss, participating in developing the Ontario Wetland Evaluation, assessing lake level effects on Great Lakes wetlands, and rating wetland vulnerability to climate change. &nbsp;Liz is a member of SCAN! Guelph.&nbsp;

Mission to Marsh film screening.  Wetlands get a bum rap - considered mucky and mosquito infested. But peatlands, fens, swamps, bogs, and marshes are  unsung heroes of our planet: reservoirs of vast volumes of carbon and immense biodiversity.  This film tugs at the heart, informs and inspires.  Relevance to Ontario?  "Roughly 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont., lies the one of the most carbon-rich peatlands on the planet...known as the Hudson Bay Lowlands — or the "breathing lands" to nearby First Nations." The area has become synonymous with a proposed mining development known as the Ring of Fire." (Wildlife Conservation Society of Canada)Both the Provincial and Federal governments have their sights on mining in this globally significant wetland complex, the 2nd largest peatland in the world. Discussion to follow the film. Panelists include:Jeremy Shute is a professional planner with Shared Value Solutions, as well as a mediator, facilitator and cartographer.  He has studied and published books about the underground rivers/creeks in the Guelph area.   Dr. Susan Glasauer is an Associate Professor in the School of Environmental Science at U of G. Her research area is wetlands, biogeochemistry, metals, microbiology and soil chemistry. Her current work involves bioremediation of wetlands and the changing capacity of wetlands to store carbon in response to the climate crisis.  Elizabeth Snell's work involving southern Ontario wetlands included mapping extent and loss, participating in developing the Ontario Wetland Evaluation, assessing lake level effects on Great Lakes wetlands, and rating wetland vulnerability to climate change.  Liz is a member of SCAN! Guelph.

Seniors For Climate Action NOW! Guelph

Mission to Marsh

41 Quebec St

General Admission

$10

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