Environmental Impacts and Solutions.
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources.

These are the key themes of the Environmental and Resource Studies/Science program at Trent University. In order to address them, people require skills, knowledge of management options, and experience applying them. You will get that at Trent. Whether the issue is water pollution, climate change, revegetation of industrial sites, environmental law and policy, modeling health effects of toxins, the challenge of global forces, community-level natural resource stewardship, or renewable energy alternatives, the ERS Program and affiliated departments offer superb expertise and hands-on experience. We will prepare you for your environmental career.

Not sure what kind of environmental work is out there? View An Introduction to Environmental Careers (pdf) by the Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) Canada to find out more about environmental work in Canada.

The Environmental and Resource Studies (ERS) Program and Trent

When the Environmental and Resource Studies/Science (ERS) Program began at Trent in 1974 it was one of the first environmental programs at a Canadian university. It was initiated because Trent cared about the fact that complex environmental problems could not be solved effectively within conventional academic departments. The university as a whole supported the creation of ERS and has continued to showcase that support through investment in state-of-the-art analytical facilities, top expertise for teaching and research, the cultivation of sound working relationships with communities, the Ministry of Natural Resources and other governmental agencies, and through its stewardship of the magnificent natural assets of its beautiful1400 acre campus and nearby 260 acre ecological centre.

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Below: a panorama of Trent showing the Otonabee River, the footbridge over the river, and the west bank (including the Environmental Sciences Centre). Click on the image to see a larger version.