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TRENTU.CA / Trent Lands Plan / Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan Update

Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan Update

The draft Implementation Plan, part IV of the Trent Lands & Nature Areas Plan identifies a Trent-specific approach through which the ideas and concepts of this Plan may be achieved to support the campus vision and principles. It also includes a monitoring and review process that allows for the Plan to evolve as the world around us changes, maintaining the University’s competitive and leadership role as our understanding, partnerships, and available technologies grow.

Feedback is being accepted online until Friday, March 5, 2021, and the Implementation Plan will be presented to the University's Board of Governors at their March meeting.

Read the draft Implementation Plan (.pdf)


In 2017, Trent University was challenged to update the Symons campus lands plan in a way that would enhance the learning environment, advance community needs and aspirations, build our financial sustainability, reflect our leadership in environmental and Indigenous studies, and strengthen our reputation. In response, we launched a collaborative process to bring together the Nature Areas Stewardship Plan (2002), the Endowment Lands Master Plan (2006), and the Trent Lands Plan (2013) into one integrated stewardship and land-use planning framework. 

The resulting plan will serve as a framework for the continued evolution of the campus over the next few decades, advancing education on the environment, preserving our valued Nature Areas, and providing targeted actions for a healthy ecosystem. It will enable us to respond to housing pressures on our campus and in the community, and create employment opportunities. It will enrich the campus environment and create a greater connection between town and gown, and it will create a revenue stream for the University to invest in advancing our mission, which has never been more critical. 

Read the Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan (TLNAP): 

  • Executive Summary
  • TLNAP Part 1: Background and Planning Context
    • TLNAP Part 1 with tracked changes
  • TLNAP Part 2a: Trent Lands Plan
    • TLNAP Part 2a with tracked changes
  • TLNAP Part 2b: Trent Lands Plan
    • TLNAP Part 2b with tracked changes 
  • TLNAP Part 3 - Nature Areas Stewardship Plan
    • TLNAP Part 3 with tracked changes

Background and Supporting Documents: 

  • Phase 3 Engagement Report
  • Phase 2 Engagement Report
  • Natural Heritage Report (Full)
  • Natural Heritage Report (No Appendices) 
  • Nature Areas & Assessment Parcel Summary Sheets (Natural Heritage Report Appendix A&B)
  • Natural Heritage Report Appendices C-F

Trent Lands Plan: Campus Vision & Framework

 

Draft Nature Areas Stewardship Plan 

 

Reports

February 2021
Trent Lands & Nature Areas Plan Executive Summary PDF
October 2020
Nature Heritage Report PDF
October 2020
Nature Heritage Report (No Appendices) PDF
October 2020
Nature Heritage Report - Nature Areas and Assessment Parcel Summary Sheets (Appendices A & B) PDF
October 2020
Nature Heritage Report - Appendices C-F PDF
January 2020
Draft Phase 1 Report PDF

Upcoming Meetings

There are no upcoming meetings at this time.

Past Meetings

January 4, 2021
Feedback Closes - Draft Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan
November 18, 2020
Virtual Town Hall
March 11, 2020
Creating Evergreen Brick Works
February 12, 2020
Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan Pop Up Station
February 4, 2020
Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan Campus/Community Engagement Session
February 4, 2020
Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan Pop Up Station
May 28, 2019
Bat Habitat Surveys
May 27, 2019
Vegetation Surveys
May 27, 2019
Calling Amphibians Surveys
April 6, 2019
Pop-Up Engagement Session - Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market
March 27, 2019
Our Relationship with Nature panel discussion
March 25, 2019
Pop-Up Engagement Session - Bata Library Atrium
March 25, 2019
Pop-Up Engagement Session - Gzowski College Foyer
March 21, 2019
Pop-Up Engagement Session - Wenjack Theatre Foyer
March 21, 2019
Pop-Up Engagement Session - Student Centre
March 14, 2019
Indigenous Sharing Meeting
March 6, 2019
Campus Input Session - Trent students, faculty and staff
March 5, 2019
Community Input Session - Trent and Peterborough communities

In the News

Date Title (Source)
Feb 17, 2021
Trent University Lands and Nature Areas Plan Revision Approved
Peterborough Examiner
Oct 17, 2020
Trent University: Creative collaboration for Peterborough’s collective future
Peterborough Examiner
Oct 14, 2020
Trent University draft plan for Symons Campus land is now available for public review
Global News
Apr 6, 2019
Weighing in on Trent Lands plan
Peterborough Examiner
Feb 27, 2019
Trent University seeking input on lands and nature plan update
Peterborough Examiner
Feb 27, 2019
Opinion: Input sought from visitors to Trent University nature areas
Peterborough Examiner
Sep 27, 2018
Trent Lands a key part of Peterborough’s future
Peterborough Examiner

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