Location
Environmental & Life Sciences
Trent University is located on a 580 hectare campus on the northern boundary of the City of Peterborough on the Otonabee River and the Trent Severn Waterway, Ontario, Canada. It is close to numerous lakes, streams, forests and marshes, which constitute an ideal field laboratory and an important natural resource. It is also within easy reach of the cities of Toronto and Ottawa. The program has use of the facilities at the James McLean Oliver Ecological Centre on Pigeon Lake, the Water Quality Centre, the Natural Resources DNA Profiling & Forensic Centre (NRDPFC), the Canadian Environmental Modelling Centre, and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, which provide a unique learning environment for students of this program.
Address:
Environmental & Life Sciences
Environmental Science Building, Room A211
Trent University
1600 West Bank Drive
Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8
Canada
Directions
From Toronto:
1. take highway 401 east to the highway 115/35 exit
2. follow highway 115 north and exit at Peterborough - The Parkway
3. follow The Parkway until it ends at Clonsilla Avenue, then turn right (east)
4. continue on Clonsilla Avenue to Water Street (Clonsilla becomes Charlotte St. at this point) and turn left (north)
5. continue on Water Street past the intersection with Parkhill Road, past Riverview Park and Zoo, and watch for the Trent University sign at Nassau Mills Road ; turn right onto Nassau Mills Road
6. continue on Nassau Mills Road over the Otonabee River, over the Trent Canal, under the footbridge over the Otonabee River, turning right onto the first road after the footbridge
7. turn and park in the visitors parking lot, the first parking lot to the left
8. walk through the staff parking lot to the Environmental Science Centre, the building closest to the Otonabee river (the building is signed at the entrance)
9. the Environmental & Life Sciences Program Office is located on the second floor, Environmental Science Centre, room ESC A201 (right by the central circle)
From Ottawa:
1. follow highway 7 west to Television Road, and turn right (north)
2. follow Television Road to Parkhill Road, and turn left (west)
3. follow Parkhill Road to Water Street, and turn right (north)
4. continue on Water Street past Riverview Park and Zoo, and watch for the Trent University sign at Nassau Mills Road; turn right onto Nassau Mills Road
5. continue on Nassau Mills Road over the Otonabee River, over the Trent Canal, under the footbridge over the Otonabee River, turning right onto the first road after the footbridge
6. turn and park in the visitors parking lot, the first left
7. walk through the staff parking lot to the Environmental Science Centre, the building closest to the Otonabee river (the building is signed at the entrance)
8. the Environmental & Life Sciences Program Office is located on the second floor, Environmental Science Centre, room ESC A201 (right by the central circle)