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Student Research Pilot Project 2007-2009 Carolinian Canada Coalition & University of Waterloo Faculty of Environment Work Term Summary Fall: September 1 – December 31, 2008 Employer 1: Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) Contact: Kate Monk, Stewardship and Conservation Lands Supervisor Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority RR 3 Exeter, ON N0M 1S5 519-235-2610 x 227 [email protected] Intern: Mark Funk, Stewardship Specialist University of Waterloo, Environmental and Resource Studies Project: Specific tasks include the development and implementation of programs to enhance environmental awareness and the uptake of stewardship projects; assist rural residents in the Lake Huron Watershed to assess their environmental impact and provide assistance in improving their environmental performance; the identification of species and potential threats to some species on ABCA owned lands (a priority project identified in the Update of Conservation Area Master Plans, 2006); and assist with the collection and analysis of biological and water quality information. Work Tasks: Species at Risk Inventory ABCA properties in Ausable River Valley ANSI and Aquatic Species at Risk inventory at Joany’s Woods (Thames Talbot Land Trust) Vegetation inventory; tree stand analysis Biological monitoring for aquatic species Creation of internal database; field data entry Assisted in writing ABCA’s Ecological Land Classification and terrestrial SAR Report for 2008 Ausable River Cut Conservation Area Restoration Project Researched species at risk possibly present at Ausable River Cut CA near Port Franks for management/ restoration purposes Helped write, and provided research for Ausable River Cut CA Restoration Proposal Bear Creek Buffer Establishment Pilot Project Community outreach/ information session Contacted landowners and scheduled site visits in project target area ABCA Tree Planting Project (site visits and preparation, planted trees) Forest Management (tree marking for forest thinning/releasing crop trees) Research: Terrestrial Species at Risk on Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority Lands