Student Poster

Call for Student Posters

The Latornell Conservation Symposium is now Ontario’s leading conservation symposium. Over 900 conservationists from government and other agencies meet to explore and trade professional experience at this three day event. The Latornell Symposium is the best place to build partnerships and to explore innovative and leading edge approaches to current conservation issues facing Ontario today.

The event is hosted by Conservation Ontario – the organization that represents Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities – in conjunction with the University of Guelph.

Our event will be featuring a Student Poster Display & Competition, designed to showcase new research being developed by enthusiastic students from environmental programs at universities and colleges in Ontario. Successful applicants will be invited to present their research in an exciting, dynamic environment on the evening of Wednesday, November 14^th, 2018.

In addition to presenting completed research, this event also encourages students who are part way through their research to showcase their work to interested professionals working within a diverse number of environmental and conservation fields. The Symposium offers a great forum for you to test out and further explore theories with these keen professionals.

The Symposium offers discounted student rates, free poster printing and lamination (36” X 48”) as well as limited number of bursaries to participating students. Space is limited, however.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is Friday, September 7^th, 2018. Successful projects will be notified by Friday, September 14^th, 2018. All posters must be submitted for printing via email to the addressee below no later than Monday, November 5^th, 2018.

Your abstract should be a maximum of 250 words and include a description of the goal of the project or research question under consideration, the study approach, the methodology, and the results or anticipated results of the study.

Upon selection, poster presenters are required to submit a PDF version of their poster for both printing purposes as well as for inclusion on the Latornell website (www.latornell.ca). As stated above, all posters should be designed for printing on a 36” X 48” (3 feet by 4 feet) poster, in your choice of either landscape or portrait orientation.

Finally, please note that interested students are eligible to apply for both the Poster Presentation and Student Moderator components of the Symposium if they choose to do so. Both components present a wonderful opportunity for student involvement!

For more information or to submit a poster abstract, please contact:
Sara Epp, M.A. (Geography)
Student Poster Committee Coordinator
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
Landscape Architecture Building
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1
Email: sepp@uoguelph.ca

Poster Template [PDF – 145 KB]

Poster Template [PowerPoint – 902 KB]

Past Student Poster Presentations

2018

First Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Andrew MacDonald	University of Waterloo	Incorporating Technology into Ontario Protected Areas to Foster Environmentally Informed Visitors

Second Place (Tie)

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Emma Drake	University of Guelph	Measuring Farmland Loss in the Great Lakes Region
Natalya Garrod	University of Guelph	Water Security Planning with the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Katherine Baird	University of Toronto	Floristic Quality Assessment for Natural Areas Management in Lake Simcoe Watershed
Jade Dawson	Laurentian University	Biological Recovery across Gradient of Catchment Reclamation Intensity in the Heavily Smelter-Damaged Lakes of Sudbury, Ontario
Laura Hopkins	University of Guelph	Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Wetland Restoration Scenarios in the Lynn River Watershed of Norfolk County
Meredith Kadjeski	Trent University	Seasonality and Landscape Factors Drive Organic Matter Export in Streams of Varying Land Use
Erinn Lee	University of Guelph	From Policy to Implementation: Expanding the Agricultural Phosphorus Management Toolkit
Tal Litmanovitch	University of Toronto	Stormwater Pond Sediments: Does Resuspension Affect Retention?
Taylor Livingston	University of Guelph	Source Water Protection in a Changing Climate
Samantha Mulholland	Wilfrid Laurier University	Examination of Interactions between Sida Hermaphrodita and Phragmites Australis: Seedling Growth and Mycorrhizal Colonization
Amanda Shamas	University of Waterloo	The Use of Plant Traits as a Restoration Monitoring Measure: A Practical Approach
Philip Teri	University of Guelph	Mapping Energy Futures: A Standardized, Community-Based Framework for Local Renewable Energy Planning
Ariola Visha	University of Toronto	Assessment of the Integrity of Fish Communities in the Great Lakes Area: A Bayesian Perspective
Cindy Yang	University of Toronto	An Integrative Framework Dynamically Linking Socioeconomic Values with Environmental Concerns

2017

First Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Rachel Walton	University of Guelph	A Unified 2-Year Peak Flow Prediction Equation Incorporating Novel Applications of Hydrologic Variables

Second Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Meaghan Mechler	University of Waterloo	Impacts of Biochar on Soil Health, Crop Yields, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Third Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Sarah Minnes	Memorial University of Newfoundland	Enhancing Source Water Protection in Rural Regions: Exploring the Role of Governance and Capacity Building

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
David Browne	University of Guelph	Evaluating the Presence of Neonicotinoids in Ontario Groundwater Resources
Ryan Carlow	University of Waterloo	Phosphorus; How Low Can You Go? The Use of Geotextiles as a Filter for Overland Flow in Agricultural Croplands in Southern Ontario
Eddie Chan	University of Waterloo	The Reintroduction of Malagousia Grapes on Greek Farms
Diamir de Scally	University of Waterloo	Integrating Local Knowledge in Adaptation to Climate Hazards
Alison Feist	Brock University	Dissecting Collaborative Environmental Processes: Examining Qualities, Interactive Effects, and Influences on Outcomes
Jordan Graham	University of Guelph	Influence of Herbaceous Biomass Crops on Soil Organic Carbon Contents in Ontario Soils
Kirsten Grant	University of Waterloo	Phosphorus Movement in Frozen and Unfrozen Soils under No-Till Agricultural Management with Different Fertilizer Applications Strategies
Melisa Kopan	University of Guelph	Estimating Soil Water Budget Uncertainty When Using Discrete Soil Moisture Measurements
Aislin Livingstone	University of Guelph	A Drop in the Bucket: Building a Better Understanding of Investments Made in Community-Based Water Monitoring
Michael March	University of Guelph	Assessing Soil Organic Carbon Levels at the Sub-Field Scale in Southwestern Ontario Using a UAV Mounted Multispectral Sensor
Paulina Marczak	Queen’s University	Improving Predictions of Aboveground Forest Carbon Accumulation Rates in Southeastern Ontario Forest
Sarah Rixon	University of Guelph	Agricultural Nutrient and Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions

2016

First Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Daina Anderson	University of Waterloo	Deciphering the quacks: Exploring the differences in avian community composition in restored and natural wetlands

Second Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Stephanie Worron	University of Guelph	Rural water and wastewater system management: A look to the north

Third Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Rachael Marshall	University of Guelph	First Nations’ source water protection: A traditional and technical knowledge collaboration

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Iftekjarul Alam	Ryerson University	Building a geospatial database for assessing effects of multiple stressors on Ontario inland lakes
Colin Ash	Ryerson University	Geostatistical modeling of landscape drivers of in-stream chloride concentrations across a gradient of urbanization
Scott Cafarella	University of Guelph	Exploring urban open space system planning in Ontario: Challenges in managing Ontario’s urban green infrastructure
Scott Gardner	University of Guelph	A conceptual framework for modeling nitrate contamination and transport in southern Ontario
Elen Lemaitre-Curri	Carleton University	Payments for Ecosystem Services: taking social networks, distributive impacts, and trust into account
Joshua MacDougall	University of Guelph	Evaluating retrievals of soil moisture from C-Band SAR to changes in vegetation across two growing seasons
Dan Marshall	Wilfrid Laurier University	Quantifying relationships between phosphorus availability and mycorrhizal associations in inundated conditions
Pamela Martin	University of Toronto	Management applications of vegetation composition as monitoring criteria
Kevin McNaughton	Georgian College	Effects of sodium chloride on iron water main
Ryan Osman	University of Guelph	A water budget study for agricultural production
Dorian Pomezanski	University of Guelph	Amphibian tunnel usage patterns in a Guelph suburb
Nicole Radulovic	Georgian College	Abundance & distribution of visible and microplastic debris on high and low traffic beaches of Lake Simcoe
Shoaib Saleem	University of Guelph	Nitrate occurrence in groundwater in southern Ontario: A review
Heather Schibli	University of Guelph	Bioregional design for multiple aggregate extraction site rehabilitation in the Oak Ridges Moraine, Ontario
Kirti Sehgal	University of Toronto	Slow the flow: How green is our grey?
Tim Skuse	University of Toronto	A new agent for the biological control of invasive knotweeds: The psyllid aphalara itadori

2015

First Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Jessica Correa	Trent University	Millennial attitudes and perceptions toward car ownership and car sharing

Second Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Ellen Hachborn	University of Guelph	Measuring Ontario’s groundwater from space

Third Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Linden Fairbairn	University of Waterloo	Can grassland birds and haying practices better co-exist in Ontario?

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Sabrina Beauchamp	University of Guelph	The trends and framing techniques used by Canadian newspapers which inform the perceptions of the North American population about climate change impacts on health
Emma Bowley	University of Toronto	Forest regeneration in Rouge National Urban Park (RNUP): What the future may hold?
Pavneet Brar	University of Toronto	Comparison of pre-and post-construction characteristics of engineered bioretention media
Melanie Chabot	University of Guelph	Measuring agricultural surface roughness with terrestrial LiDAR
Christen Dschankilic	University of Toronto	Natural heritage system planning: is there more to learn?
Gregory Giberson	Ryerson University	Geospatial estimates of road salt usage across a gradient of urbanizing watersheds in Southern Ontario
Carolina Klabunde	University of Guelph	Application of biosolids on agricultural fields: An investigation of pharmaceutical and nitrate concentrations in groundwater
Jennifer Leslie	University of Guelph	A Case Study of the Gully Creek Watershed: Understanding Farmer Nutrient Application Decisions and Beneficial Management Practices
Meaghan Luis	University of Guelph	Algonquin Park: The challenges of policy implementation in a multi-use park
Christopher Mallon	University of Guelph	Studying the cost-effectiveness of non-point source pollution control through modeling agricultural nutrient management practice adoption
Cassandra Michel	Carleton University	Tracer based analysis of groundwater and surface water interactions in the Jock subwatershed, Ontario, Canada
Suzanne Perry	University of Toronto	Understanding the importance of including dead wood measurements in forest management plans: A case study of the Rouge National Urban Park
Marisa Ramey	Carleton University	Spatial interpolation and rainfall: assessing interpolation methods over the Rideau Valley Watershed
Sarah Robbins	Georgian College	Stormwater pond maintenance prioritization tool: Using GIS to prioritize municipal work
Nafisa Sarwath	University of Guelph	An institutional analysis of the Ontario’s Endangered Species Act
Matthew Williamson	University of Guelph	The influence of wet snow conditions on the ability of a radiometer to detect the soil freezethaw cycle
David Worden	University of Guelph	Reducing peaks in drinking water demand in the City of Guelph: Estimating the potential cost savings of delaying water system capacity expansions

2014

First Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Jack McKee	Western University	Gauge-radar precipitation merging methods for reliable flood forecasting

Second Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Tricia Stinnissen	Trent University	Roads, Reptiles and Amphibians on the Bruce Peninsula: Toward Prediction, Mitigation and Recovery

Third Place (Tie)

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Andrea Boyer	Western University	Effects of recurrent inclement weather on a songbird species
Merideth Purcell	Trent University	Phylogeographic Assessment of Subspecies Ranges of North American Moose

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Claire Coombs	University of Guelph	Legume cover crops to reduce nitrogen losses in corn systems
Sarah Endicott	University of Waterloo	Predicting the Spread of European Buckthorn
Roger Holmes	Western University	Adoption of Agricultural BMP’s to Protect Receiving Stream Invertibrate Populations
Graeme MacDonald	University of Guelph	Developing In-situ Groundwater Nitrate Sampling Methods
Rachael Marshall	University of Guelph	Protection of First Nations’ water resources: A groundwater-focused study for decisionmaking and long-term planning relating to alternate drinking water sources
Stephanie Masina	University of Guelph	Environmental Health Risks in the Canadian North: Acute and Chronic Gastrointestinal Illness in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut
Shegufa Merchant	Trent University	Transforming plastics into green materials: Replacing crude oil with vegetable oil
Jennifer Mills	Georgian College	Impacts of Chloride Use in the City of Barrie on Stormwater Ponds
Nishant Mistry	University of Guelph	Trends of nitrate concentrations in groundwater for variable geological settings in agricultural watersheds
Damilare Ogungbemide	Trent University	The Efficacy of water-spraying as a fugitive dust control strategy
Sarah Plant	Flemming College	Exploring Ontario hay management options and their effectiveness at balancing the farming industry and the ecological needs of grassland birds
Ricardo Poulat	University of Toronto	Carbon offset markets towards conservation of semi-urban forests in southern Ontario
Neil Taylor	University of Waterloo	Ecohydrology of regenerating cutover peatlands

2013

First Place (Tie)

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Hannah Ormshaw	University of Toronto	Wetland Shrub Growth Response to Soil Moisture in the Context of Wetland Restoration
Geneva Starr	University of Guelph	Analysis of blue and green virtual water contents of crops in the Whiteman’s Creek watershed and integration into regional water management assessments

Third Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Jenn McCallum	Trent University	Exploring farmers’ motivations for wetland restoration in southern Ontario

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Laura Bell	University of Waterloo	Mutualism in the Minesing wetlands: the relationship between the Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) and the digger crayfish (Fallicambarus fodiens)
Noah Borges	University of Toronto	Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Invasive Species in the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area
Claudia Ciotir	Trent University	Contrasting patterns of phylogeography in disjunct populations of four plant species in Ontario highlight the relevance of genetic novelty to conservation assessments
Yuestas David	York University	Using Field Measured Parameters with the SWAT Hydrological Model to Quantify Runoff at the Sub-Watershed Level
Emily Drystek	University of Guelph	Phenotypic variation in natural metapopulations: the contribution of plasticity and genetic differentiation
Kriston Elton	University of Waterloo	Wildlife and Roadways: Examining the incorporation of wildlife management strategies into Ontario’s road infrastructure
Sarah Endicott	University of Waterloo	Predicting the Spread of European Buckthorn
Sara Epp	University of Guelph	Agricultural Resiliency at the Rural-Urban Interface
Diana Guerguieva	University of Toronto	Developing sustainable forest biomass supply chains for Aboriginal communities
James Johnstone	University of Guelph	Classification of Municipal Water Systems in Southern Ontario
Colin Khan	Queen’s University	Enhancing Resilience in Complex Social- Ecological Systems: Social analysis of an Urban Forestry Campaign
Kelsey Lang	University of Guelph	Integrating Food System Resiliency into Canadian Rural Regions
Julie Mallette	York University	Planning for environmental health and social well-being in the Credit River Watershed
Clay McMullen	Queen’s University	Changes in forest composition across the Frontenac Axis, Eastern Ontario, since 1796
Kelly Moores	University of Waterloo	Forest Health Based Scenario Building as an Accessible Tool for Climate Change Management in Bruce Peninsula National Parks
Erin Murphy-Mills	Queen’s University	Community-based water monitoring and management: Examining community-based water monitoring programs and activities in Nova Scotia and Southern Ontario
David Nisbet	University of Guelph	Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) on Ontario riparian stream invertebrate communities

2012

First Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Sara Dart	Queen’s University	Butternut (Juglans cinerea) Planting and Restoration

Second Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Chris Lemieux	University of Waterloo	Human health and well-being motivations and benefits associated with protected area experiences: an opportunity for transforming policy and management in Canada

Third Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Nathaniel Stanger	University of Toronto	Vegetation gap analysis for the Region of Peel

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Andrew Betts	University of Guelph	Identification of Salt Vulnerable Areas: A Critical Step in Road Salt Management
Robyn Coleman	University of Guelph	Predictions of Agroforestry Management and Climate Change Effects on Soil Oprganic Matter using the CENTURY and DAYCENT Models
Michelle DiLeo	University of Toronto	The influence of landscape on gene flow in the provincially threatened massasauga rattlesnake, Sistrurus c. catenatus
Teresa Dinh	University of Guelph	Fire History Reconstruction in High Park’s (Toronto, Canada) Black Oak (Quercus velutina) Savanna: a Dendrochronological Approach to Ecosystem Management
Mark Ferguson	University of Guelph	Advisory Committee Evaluation for Policy Revision: PNMAC Case Study
James Lane	University of Waterloo	Exploring the Impact of Wind Turbine Noise on Sleep Quality
Ivana Lung	University of Guelph	Examining water quality effects of land management practices in an agricultural watershed using a GIS based fully distributed hydrologic model
Gurvinder Mundi	University of Guelph	Vegetable Wash Water Reuse
Jessica Murray	University of Toronto	Sustainable Canadian bioenergy feedstock supply chains versus European Union policies
Lauren Overdyk	University of Guelph	An interdisciplinary approach to comprehensively evaluate entrainment at water usage industries
Michelle Palmer	Ontario Ministry of the Environment	An Algal Protocol and Diatom Index for Use in Ontario
Steven Parkes	University of Toronto	Vegetation Based Criteria and Indicators to Assess Forests on the Niagara Escarpment
Roger Phillips	University of Toronto	Stream power mapping of glacially conditioned catchments in southern Ontario
Swapan Roy	University of Guelph	Simulation of Soil Water with SHAW in Conventional and No-tillage Land Management Practices
Angela Saunders	University of Guelph	KTT project – Turgrass Outreach Project (TOP)
Elizabeth Jane Simmons	University of Guelph	Deriving Effluent Requirements Using a Watershed-Level Model
Bill Trenouth	University of Guelph	Capture, Treatment and Control of Highway Runoff Pollutants Using a Novel Field Installation
Lisa Van Waterschoot	University of Guelph	Effects of Climate Change on the Hydrodynamics and Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem of Covey Hill, Quebec

2011

First Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Amanda Shane	Queen’s University	Floating Wetlands for Improved Treatment in Stormwater Ponds

Second Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Erin Jaggard	Queen’s University	Piecing Together the Environmental Sustainability of Switchgrass for Energy in Southeastern Ontario

Third Place

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Bill Trenouth	University of Guelph	Monitoring and Modeling of Soil Loss from Southern Ontario Basins during Pre- Development and Development Activities

Name	Affiliation	Poster Presentation Title
Kelly Ali	Queen’s University	Investigating the Hydrostratigraphy of Finegrained Sediments between a Limestone Aquifer Experiencing Depressurization and an Overlying Peatland
Andrew Beaton	University of Guelph	Environmental Flow Assessment for Lovers Creek Subwatershed
Pritzi Castaneda	University of Waterloo	Paradoxes in Certification and Ecolabelling Programs: a Case Study of Green Globe in Barbados
Catherine Dieleman	McMaster University	Relative Importance of Land Use, Landform Features, Storm Events and Season on Water Quality of First-Order Streams in the Beaver Valley Watershed
Thomas Dyck	Wilfrid Laurier	University First Nations and Water: Building Adaptive Water Governance in Southern Ontario
Amanda Fracz	McMaster University	Effect of Beaver-Dam Impoundment on Water Chemistry of Coastal Marshes in Eastern Georgian Bay
Cheryl Goncalves	University of Toronto	Using Diatom Community Composition to Evaluate Water Quality in Southern Ontario Streams
Steve McKeown	University of Guelph	Monitoring Agricultural Land Management Practices Using Synthetic Aperture RADAR
Maxime Moisan	University of Guelph	Ultrasonic Treatment of Sludge before Anaerobic Digestion
Gurvinder Mundi	University of Guelph	Fruit and Vegetable Wash Water Treatment for Reuse
Sonja Teichert	University of Western Ontario	The Role of Community Based Monitoring in Freshwater Ecosystem Management by Ontario’s Conservation Authorities