Three young environmental professionals are being given the chance to enhance their skills while working with a local conservation authority.
Thanks to the provincial government’s Skills Development Program, $172,000 has been given to the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority (SCRCA) to be used for three employment opportunities.
The funding will provide budding biologists with the opportunity to build important skills and further their expertise while working in local watersheds, which include the Sydenham River.
“The knowledge these young biologists will gain by working in local rivers such as the Sydenham can’t be emphasized enough,” said Erin Carroll, director of biology at the SCRCA, in a news release. “Our local fish, freshwater mussel, and reptile populations are so unique and diverse. I hope at the end of their placement with us, the participants will have enhanced their technical and scientific skills to further their career in the conservation field.”
SCRCA’s biology team annually monitors and assesses local water quality and reports on the population dynamics of at-risk and invasive species.
