Environmental research revealed at open house

Scientists at the University of Calgary’s Canadian Rockies and Foothills Biogeoscience Institute who are studying environmental issues facing Canada, will show off their work at the institute’s annual open house on Saturday, July 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Researchers will be available to talk about their work on landscape management for mountain pine beetles and the influence of large-scale climatic patterns on mountain pine outbreaks; the effect of topography and forest cover on snow accumulation; melt and runoff from mountain regions; and the influence of beavers on the hydrology of a mountain riverine system.

For more information contact Judy Buchanan-Mappin at 403-220-5355 or by email at jmbuchan@ucalgary.ca.

When: Saturday, July 26
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Barrier Lake Field Station (Located 80 kilometres west of Calgary on Highway 40, 10 kilometres south of the Trans-Canada Highway. Turn off the Trans-Canada Highway onto Highway 40 and then watch for the signs just past the Barrier Dam day use area).