![]() ✓ Trained teams for Conservation Authorities (CA’s) – Toronto Region and Lake Simcoe ✓ Designed and implemented with seven agencies – Humber Youth Stewardship over the summers of 20. ✓ Designed biodiversity climate change experimental planting plot to measure success of 2157 trees ( 76 species) planted and measured annually by students. ✓ Developed website with forums for students and teachers. ✓ Designed and implemented Our Schoolyard – Planting for Change in six Ontario schools. The number attended around 2 dozen teachers and organization representatives. ✓ Held summer institutes to train and inform teachers on measurement techniques. ✓ Designed and implemented Our Schoolyard – Measuring Our Resources for teachers and students. ✓ Held a one-day conference “Changing Our Landscape- How Much is Too Much?” One-hundred people shared information and learned about measurement techniques. ✓ Designed and implemented “ Let’s Plant, Measure and Mulch” experimental planting ✓ Produced Solar UV in Our World posters, booklet, CD and posted on-line for teachers across the curriculum (contract to Environment Canada) ✓ Produced Climate Change in Context, on-line for everyone and CD for use by teachers to introduce Climate Change (contract to Meteorological Services Ontario) ✓ Developed website and online data input system To support the work, and to provide educational messages, we have: The tools and equipment for doing tree identification, measurement and labeling have been packaged into a BIOBAG that is available for purchase for individuals or groups participating in the work. In 2002, ACER materials were part of Environment Canada’s presentation on biodiversity at a world conference in Johannesburg that celebrated the tenth anniversary of Rio de Janeiro achievements. Since then, ACER has established many other community-based one hectare forest monitoring sites across Ontario that are maintained by scientists, communities and volunteers. In 1996 ACER received funding from Environment Canada Action 21 to establish sites and develop resources to undertake community-based, long-term monitoring of biodiversity in our forest ecosystems in a standardized, scientifically-sound manner, using national protocols to track changes in biodiversity. The tree data are entered into a standard format report (excel) and published on our website. Labels are attached to the trees for future reference. Within the one-hectare plots, all trees having a diameter breast height (DBH) of 4 cm or more are measured for size, height and health. Using internationally recognized Smithsonian protocols, we have established one-hectare monitoring plots with a variety of community partners at 18 sites in southern Ontario. ![]() ![]() ACER with a variety of partners, established many of these plots across Southern and Central Ontario. Canada adopted the Biodiversity convention and has now 80 plots using Smithsonian protocol. ACER and BiodiversityĪCER is a leader in long-term biodiversity monitoring in Ontario.Īs a result of the Rio de Janeiro international conference, a biodiversity convention was signed and the Smithsonian Institution was commissioned to develop protocol to inventory, then monitor, forests using one-hectare plots. ACER’s tree planting, measuring and monitoring initiatives have helped and continue to help make communities greener, safer and healthier. Over the last 35 years ACER has worked to educate schools and communities on the importance of biodiversity, and better understand and respond to the impacts of climate change, with a specific focus on trees and their crucial role in our environment. The Association for Canadian Educational Resources is a non-profit organization founded in 1987 with the goal to create Canadian educational materials and activities for students of all ages.
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