Past Projects

Applied Research at the Pembroke Campus has been involved in many projects over the years. Below is a list of past projects, sorted by date beginning at 2017. For a list of 2018 and 2019 projects, please refer to the Environmental Technician community projects further down on the list.

2017

  • Implementing the Love Your Lake Program in partnership with Watersheds Canada and the Muskrat Watershed Council
  • Testing the Potential of Flycore fir Aquatic Remediation
  • Controlled Tile Drainage Monitoring and Corn Biomass Study – Fall
  • Controlling Tile Drainage Monitoring and Corn Biomass Study – Summer
  • Developing a Study Group Module for Algonquin College
  • Muskrat Lake Watershed Winter Water Sampling and Data Management

2016

  • Prototype Animation for Energy Efficient Technology (NDA)
  • Controlled Tile Drainage Installation on 5 Agricultural Properties in the Muskrat Watershed
  • Light Aircraft Remote Sensing for Small Scale Environmental Applications
  • Early Childhood Education – Creative Classroom (collaboration with HECO dept.)
  • Interpretive Signage Development for Pembroke Waterfront in partnership with the Kiwanis Club
  • Web Development for the Muskrat Watershed Council

2015

  • BioCord Pilot Project
  • Muskrat Lake Profile – GIS Mapping of Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature
  • Testing Phosphorous Remediation Technology – Part 1 (NDA)
  • Green Works – Schoolyard Design
  • Construction of Cold Frames for Native Plant Propagation

2014

  • Web Design for Muskrat Watershed Student-led Initiatives
  • Developing a Recycling Program for Marianhill Long-term Care Facility
  • Marketing Strategy for the Petawawa Public Library
  • Social Enterprise Feasibility Study for Community Living

2013

  • Funding & Grant Databank for Renfrew County
  • Safe Shelter for Homeless Youth Project
  • Web Development for the Log Cabin Quilter’s Guild
  • Marketing Strategy for the Algonquin Way Cultural Centre
  • Nature & Wellness Interpretive Signage and Gazebo Construction for KI Industry
  • Nature & Wellness Trail Development for KI Industry
  • Deep River Urban Forest Inventory
  • Developing Native Plant Species Interpretive Materials for the Algonquin Way Cultural Centre
  • Social Enterprise Feasibility Study for the Algonquin Way Cultural Centre

Environmental Technician Diploma Program “Land & Water Stewardship Community Projects”

Students from the Environmental Technician Diploma Program participate in applied research projects in the final semester of their studies for the course ‘Land & Water Stewardship’. This long-standing partnership between the Environmental Technician Diploma Program and Applied Research at the Pembroke Campus has provided students with exceptional work-integrated learning opportunities. Please read the list of projects below, beginning with 2019:

Fall 2019

  • Edible Ecosystem Living Lab Project
  • Natural Edge Project – Water Quality Monitoring, Analysis, and Streambank Assessments
  • Rocher-Fendu Estate Environmental monitoring Equipment Install and Data Analysis
  • Rocher-Fendu Estate – Developing ‘How To’ Guides and Training Videos

Fall 2018

  • Natural Edge Project – Water Quality Monitoring, Analysis, and Streambank Assessments w/ CABIN Protocol – Two Sites
  • Natural Edge Project – Water Quality Monitoring, Analysis, and Streambank Assessments w/ CABIN Protocol – Two Sites
  • Rocher-Fendu Estate Weather Station Install and Climate/Weather Analysis
  • Rocher-Fendu Estate Soil Profile and Recommendations

Fall 2017

  • Bioremediation Mesocosm Study for Stoqua Creek
  • Shoreline Restoration Design and Implementation – 3 properties
  • Shoreline Restoration Design and Implementation – 2 properties
  • Jeanne Lajoie Outdoor Education & Re-Naturalization

Fall 2016

  • Research Design for Phase 2 BMPVD
  • Developing a Controlled Tile Drainage Model
  • Herbicide Study
  • Farmland Best Management Practices
  • Shoreline Restoration on Muskrat Lake

Fall 2015

  • Hydrological Measurements at 4 Sites on Muskrat Lake
  • Lake Dore Water Quality Analysis
  • Muskrat Lake Profile – Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature
  • Best Management Practice Implementation – Dobson Farms
  • Testing Phosphorous Remediation Technology – Part 2 (NDA)

Fall 2014

  • Bioswale Construction for Shaw Woods Outdoor Education Centre
  • Investigating a Wash-out at Biederman’s Creek
  • Bioblitz of Regenerated Shoreline on Muskrat Lake
  • Water Quality and Quantity Collection of Snake River Marsh
  • Muskrat Lake Sediment Sampling
  • Data Interpretation of Muskrat Watershed Sampling Results

Fall 2013

  • Air Quality Assessment for KI Industry
  • Interpretive Signage Development for the Shaw Woods Outdoor Education Centre
  • Outdoor Education Curriculum for the Shaw Woods Outdoor Education Centre
  • Analysis and Development of Mulch for Commercialization