Students and researchers have access to ecologically important land and a wider range of plants, animals, and insects for field studies, thanks to the generosity of a Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s family.
Larry McKeown, MA카지노 게임 컬렉션86, and his sister, Anna Kelly, Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션81, Ed카지노 게임 컬렉션81, donated an 18-hectare tract of the Bayview Bog that has been in their family for decades. The land, located along Taylor Kidd Boulevard about 20 minutes west of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s campus, was donated to honour their grandmother, Kathleen McKeown (nee Ralph). Ms. McKeown, who graduated in 1916, was a popular member of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community.
Biology professor Vicki Friesen is excited the university has access to the land because fieldwork and hands-on learning is an essential part of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s student experience.
카지노 게임 컬렉션When students get out in the field, the light in their eyes changes,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Professor Friesen. 카지노 게임 컬렉션It카지노 게임 컬렉션s awesome to see. They learn more by studying organisms and their interactions in nature, rather than pictures and words in a book. Once you see the plants and animals, they become more real and important.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Despite the name, the Bayview Bog is actually a type of wetland known as a fen. Only a small amount of water drains out, which makes it very wet and nutrient-poor, so the land is often home to rare plants, insects, and small animals. Fens require thousands of years to develop and cannot be easily restored once destroyed. Fens are also important to reduce the effects of climate change because wetlands absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide.
카지노 게임 컬렉션A fen is completely different from a forest or a river ecosystem,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Professor Friesen. 카지노 게임 컬렉션So Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s students now have better access to see and study a wider range of plants and animals out in the wild.카지노 게임 컬렉션
The McKeowns originally wanted to donate the property directly to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s to commemorate the 100th anniversary of their grandmother카지노 게임 컬렉션s graduation. But because it was ecologically sensitive land, it was placed under the stewardship of the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA). A partnership between Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and the CRCA allows students and researchers access to the land.
The Bayview Bog is one of several outdoor areas available to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s students and researchers. The most well-known is the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 Biological Station (QUBS) which opened in 1944 on the shores of Lake Opinicon, 50 kilometres north of Kingston. It has expanded to more than 3,400 hectares and is now one of the top scientific field stations in Canada.
