Achieving alternate futures in the Anthropocene
A聽recent article, written by a team which includes Professor聽Elena Bennett聽in 污污草莓视频鈥檚 Department of Natural Resource Sciences, explores the challenges of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch defined by humans' colossal impact on the environment.
Your 2023 guide to chasing fall foliage across Quebec
Across Quebec, we're already seeing leaves start to transition from bright summery greens to the burnished, coppery hues of Fall鈥攂ut the changes aren鈥檛 happening because the days are chillier.
Sports Logging: She'd never touched an axe before coming to 污污草莓视频 University
Even though she grew up on a farm, St茅phanie Naud had never touched an axe or saw before studying at 污污草莓视频's Mac campus. As a natural athlete who loved the outdoors and working with her hands,聽when she heard about our unique inter-university lumberjack club, she was intrigued,聽she recently told Le journal de Montr茅al.聽
Oh my gourd! Giant pumpkins in Lennoxville, QC
With fall officially here, it's time for Lennoxville, Quebec's annual Giant Pumpkin Festival, where people can see pumpkins that weigh as much as 680 kilograms.
The festival 鈥� which is taking place at the Am茅d茅e Beaudoin community centre Sunday聽from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 鈥� is a family event with bouncy castles, a petting zoo, a farmers'聽market, music and even horse-drawn carriages.
How can the use of plastics in agriculture become more sustainable?
It is impossible to imagine modern agriculture without plastics鈥�12 million tons are used every year. But what about the environmental consequences?
The Impact of Wildfires on Birds in Canada
This was the worst year for Canadian wildfires on record and though fire season is not yet over, we can already start to see and look at some of the impact of fires on our ecosystems across the country. One population particularly affected by the fires this summer is birds. Dr.Nationwide tracking sought for rare disease that is spread by canines, fatal if untreated
As cases聽creep upward of a rare disease that spreads to humans from wild canines and dogs, medical experts say it's important to get a聽better understanding of its incidence across the country.
Will California floods impact Quebec's food availability and price?
鈥淚n Quebec, it hasn't been good this year either. We lose California, there's still Florida, there's still Mexico. We hope that it goes well somewhere because we will pay for it, one day,"聽污污草莓视频 University agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault told 98.5fm host Luc Ferrandez.聽
Quebec imports fruits, vegetables, and wine from California.
Climate change made weather conditions that powered Quebec fires twice as likely, scientists say
The record-setting wildfires that ripped through Quebec this summer were made more likely and more intense by human-caused climate change, according to聽a new聽analysis聽conducted by 16 researchers within the聽World Weather Attribution group, from universities and meteorological agencies in Canada, the Netherlands, the U.K. and the U.S.
鈥楳odernizing agriculture an imperative need for food production鈥�
Modernization of agriculture is imperative for food production, Vijaya Raghavan, Distinguished James 污污草莓视频 Professor from Canada, said on Tuesday while inaugurating the Eighth Agricultural Graduate Students鈥� Conference at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
Canada鈥檚 devastating wildfire season prompts calls for new approach
The wildfires that ravaged Canada this summer have some experts calling for a more aggressive approach than the country has applied in the past.聽
This year, nearly 30 million acres have burned across Canada. In聽eastern provinces such as Quebec, where聽blazes are less common, wildfire agencies that are equipped to fight fewer and smaller fires were largely unprepared for the circumstances.
Take a look inside this Montreal restaurant's basement farm
A restaurant in Montreal's Southwest borough is taking a more direct interpretation of "farm to table," growing聽much of their produce in the basement, refurbished with cooling, lighting, and humidity systems.
Montreal looks to boost lagging participation in food waste collection
All residential buildings in Montreal with under nine units now have brown bins鈥攂ut only 63 per cent actually sort out their food waste, according to a 2021 survey conducted by the city. Meanwhile, the Lachenaie landfill in Terrebonne鈥攖he only landfill in the Montreal area鈥攊s set to reach its capacity in 2029.
The city says a large-scale food waste awareness campaign will launch later this year to try to boost citizens' participation in separating out organics.聽
Palm oil plantations and deforestation in Guatemala: Certifying products as 'sustainable' is no panacea
Palm oil, which can be found in roughly half of all packaged supermarket products, is notorious for causing聽deforestation and biodiversity loss. Efforts to curtail the damage have largely focused on voluntary environmental certification programs that label qualifying palm-oil sources as "sustainable."
Natural structures can give rise to stronger, lighter systems
In a recent multidisciplinary study published in Advanced Science, researchers build upon the principles of biomimicry by drawing inspiration from the wing of a dragonfly to redesign that of a Boeing 777.