Conference on Environmental Management
It's a showcase for student capstone presentations with latest news and trends along with industry networking.
Those students are in the bachelor of applied science: environmental management program.
- March 16, 18 & 25, 2021
- 1 - 3:15 pm
The focus of this year’s conference centers around our two majors: reclamation and remediation, and environmental monitoring and protection.
If you're an AIA member, the conference is approved for CCP hours.
If you're an AIA member, the conference is approved for CCP hours.
Host agencies and sponsors
We would like to express our gratitude to the host agencies that open their doors for students. Check the tile below for details.
As well, thank you to our sponsors who generously provide support to our students and make the conference possible.
Please join us for this year’s virtual conference.
Please join us for this year’s virtual conference.
2021 Schedule
March 16, 18 & 25 from 1 - 3:15 pm
2021 Schedule
- Each afternoon starts with an introduction with the first presentation scheduled for 1:15.
- Presentations are 30 minutes
- Students are in one of 2 streams: reclamation and remediation or monitoring and environmental protection
- Schedules show the topic/title of the capstone and the host agency.
March 16 - Vegetation Recovery and Land Water Interactions
- Developing weed mitigation for progressive reclamation using well-site criteria - Brooke McOuat - Golder
- Drilling waste disposal and natural attenuation on gas wellsites - Kira Ursulan - Piperino Land Services
- Alternative methods of stream bank protection - Dustin Gregor - Ducks Unlimited
- Reclamation and long term monitoring of Namepi Creek on crown land in Thorhild County - Bo Turko - Thorhild County
March 18 - Technology in the Environment
- Saturated rock fill (SRF): selenium and nitrate removal - Matthew Gerolami - Teck Resources
- Migration of chloride based salts - Spencer Young - Ram River Environmental
- Using consumer grade unmanned aerial vehicles to perform watercourse crossing surveys - Mathiew Huberdeau - Woodlands North
- Prioritizing road deactivation using field assessments - Tanya Dick - Teck Resources
March 25 - Water Quality Monitoring and Species Protection
- Aquatic monitoring program for nearby gas plant - Kayla Hellum - Summit
- An assessment of the abundance of traditional plants - Courtney Anderson - Métis Nation of Alberta
- Assessing riparian restoration success on moist mixed grassland prairie one year post dam removal - Sierra Unick - ECCC-Canadian Wildlife Service
- Protection through policy: How partnerships, agreements, and contributions benefit conservation - Rachelle Simard - Parks Canada
2021 Host Agencies
2021 Host Agencies
Student practicum hosts vary from private companies to national agencies. Some hosts have been long-time partners with Lakeland. Many have also hired Lakeland environmental sciences diploma and applied degree grads.
- Ducks Unlimited
- ECCC – Canadian Wildlife Service
- Golder
- Metis Nation of Alberta
- Parks Canada
- Piperino Land Services
- Ram River Environmental
- Summit
- Teck Resources
- Thorhild County
- Woodlands North
Sponsors
Sponsors
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Become a Host Agency
Host agency details
Become a Host Agency
Hiring a Lakeland College student for an eight-month practicum provides you with an employee who is field capable and ready to learn.
Our bachelor of applied science: environmental management students enter their practicums with a two-fold advantage: a comprehensive knowledge base combined with practical skills.
Our students have excelled for close to two decades with the following industries:
- Environmental consulting
- Government
- Military
- Engineering firms
- Energy companies
- Forestry operations
- Mining operations
- Agricultural services
- Non-profit NGO
- Research and education
Practicums normally run eight months (May 1 to Dec. 31) after students complete their academic studies (September to April). Students complete monthly reports while on practicum. They also complete a major final written report and presentation (capstone project) at the end of the practicum.
Lakeland College invites you to play an important role in student development as a host agency. Plus, you’ll have the option to hire the student once the practicum has been completed.
Contact Dr. Nicole Nadorozny, practicum coordinator, for more information: 780 853 8584 or nicole.nadorozny@lakelandcollege.ca
A Capstone is...
A Capstone is...
Capstone presentations are major technical reports prepared by students in their final year of Lakeland College’s bachelor of applied science: environmental management. The presentations are the final step in fulfilling the program’s graduation requirements.
Capstones incorporate academic knowledge and practical experience from 8-month work placements.
Capstones incorporate academic knowledge and practical experience from 8-month work placements.
Before 2019, Capstones were presented over a day or days usually between late January and early March. This included in presentations in Alumni Hall (see photo on the right).
In 2019, the Capstones were the basis for Lakeland's first Conference on Environmental Management.
Conference History
Watch a video about the first conference
Conference History
Capstone presentations have always been a part of how applied environmental management degree student finished their program.
In 2019, those presentations became part of a larger event - Conference on Environmental Management - with industry guest speakers and networking opportunities.
Lakeland's environmental sciences department created the conference
to both broaden student connections to industry as well as demonstrate
the opportunities of Lakeland's programs. In particular, the lauded
applied degree.
Read more about the first CEM conference in a recap of the 2019 event.
COVID-19 wasn't kind to the conference. Its 2020 date came just as large indoor gatherings were prohibited.