October 9, 2008: Action-Based Education

In June 2007, the Ontario provincial government pledged to accept all 32 recommendations made by a special working group on environmental education. New SPF contributor Bryan Grimwood discussed the implementation of the Bondar report on environmental education with Grant Linney, past president of the Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario.

Then, Digory McGinn and . . . → Read More: October 9, 2008: Action-Based Education

September 25, 2008: The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

Usually when you show up for class, the professor doesn’t give you a bag and ask you to start picking up garbage. But earlier this week, that’s exactly what happened to second-year students taking a Nature and Environment course at Carleton. Their professor, Patricia Ballamingie, arranged for the group to take part in the . . . → Read More: September 25, 2008: The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup