The Macoun Marsh

The ASLA Environmental Youth Board was honoured in February 2009 during The Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards at Queen's Park, Toronto. Both The Honourable David C. Only (Lieutenant Governor of Ontario), and The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander (Chairman, Ontario Heritage Trust) were present for the event.   The Board was honoured for their Macoun Marsh work and the promotion of the Second International Youth Symposium for Biodiversity.

The Macoun Marsh is located on the grounds of Beechwood, soon to be Canada's National Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario.  It is a small wetland filled with many different species of life; 1262 have been documented so far.

IN 2006 WE TRAVELED TO SWEDEN FOR THE VOLVO/ UN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPETITION- WE CAME IN NUMBER 2!  NOT BAD FOR A WORLD COMPETITION WITH 43 COUNTRIES AND ABOUT 300 PROJECTS!  IN 2007 WE TRAVELED TO COSTA RICA TO EXPLORE SOME TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS.  IN 2008 WE PRESENTED AT THE UNITED NATION'S TUNZA EVENT IN NORWAY.  WE ALSO WON FIRST PRIZE IN TOYOTA CANADA'S CHAMPIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. IN 2009 WE HOSTED THE WORLD IN THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SYMPOSIUM FOR BIODIVERSITY- JULY 4-9, 2009.

We have compiled 7 years of observations that include important climate records. 

The Macoun Marsh project aims to:

• Research, enhance and protect the ecology found here.
• Record the biodiversity through every season.
• Record the warming effects of an ever changing climate.
• To educate the community about the value of urban wetlands with news articles, presentations and a website.

Help us share our project with the world by purchasing a photo.  The first series of pictures are frogs, moths butterflies and birds from spring 07'.

Please check out Severn Suzuki's video from Rio a few years back.  It certainly speaks to the aura of our project...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAedbD2pIwY