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Field work

Field Visits’ Wonders | Les merveilles des visites de terrains

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By | par Olivier Grégoire When visiting potential agricultural sites for the installation of RECON stations (RECON stands for Riparian Ecohydrological Connectivity Observation Network), we encountered a few little nature wonders! -------- Lors de nos visites de sites potentiels pour l'installation de stations du projet ROCER (l'acronyme ROCER signifie Réseau d'Observation de la Connectivité Écohydrologique… Continue reading Field Visits’ Wonders | Les merveilles des visites de terrains

Field work

Fieldwork in the Fall | Le travail de terrain à l’automne

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By | par Olivier Grégoire Left: Collecting data from our first operational station of the RECON project (Riparian Ecohydrological Connectivity Observation Network). Middle: Lake Hertel at the Gault Nature Reserve in the morning clouds. Right: Our groundwater wells transect emerging from the fall leaves. Photos by Olivier Grégoire Gauche: Collecte de données à notre première… Continue reading Fieldwork in the Fall | Le travail de terrain à l’automne

Field work

Collection of Tree Cores | Prélèvement de carottes d’arbres

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By | par Florence Dancose Extraction of a tree core with an increment borer Extraction d'une carotte d'arbre avec une tarière de Pressler Photo: Alex Tran On July 16th, during our first installation day for the Riparian Ecohydrological Connectivity Observation Network (RECON), our lab team had the chance to experiment with a new instrument! The… Continue reading Collection of Tree Cores | Prélèvement de carottes d’arbres

Field work, Outreach

Sampling Québec Rivers for Science Outreach Activities | Échantillonnage de plusieurs rivières québécoises pour des activités interactives de vulgarisation scientifique

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On May 13th, 2025, a team of ECOHYDROS students visited five rivers between Montréal and Trois-Rivières. The team collected water samples from the Assomption, Yamachiche, Nicolet, Saint-François, and Richelieu rivers in preparation for hosting interactive science-outreach activities.  

Outreach

24 hours of Science at the Gault Nature Reserve | 24 heures de science à la réserve naturelle de Gault 

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by | par Alina Kostyuk translation by | traduction par Florence Dancose Une version française de cet article suit la version anglaise. On May 3rd, 2025, our Ecohydrological Systems lab group participated in the “24 Hours of Science” event held at the Gault Nature Reserve. This was part of a province-wide celebration of science and… Continue reading 24 hours of Science at the Gault Nature Reserve | 24 heures de science à la réserve naturelle de Gault 

News

New and departing group members: May 2025 | Nouvelles additions au et départ du groupe : Mai 2025

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In anticipation of yet another busy summer in 2025, with not only lots of field installations to complete but also science outreach activities to plan and leas, we made a call for 2 to 4 undergraduate research assistants. As of this month, we are welcoming Liam Greig, Cléa Philips-Kennedy and Florence Dancose are joining the… Continue reading New and departing group members: May 2025 | Nouvelles additions au et départ du groupe : Mai 2025

Projects

Research project: What happens to a stream during rain? | Projet de recherche : Que se passe-t-il dans un cours d’eau après un événement de pluie ? 

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By | par Alina Kostyuk Une version française de cet article suit la version anglaise. My master’s research project is about what happens to a catchment when rain brings in new water, and how this new water travels through the system. A catchment is a geographic area where all water, both on the surface and… Continue reading Research project: What happens to a stream during rain? | Projet de recherche : Que se passe-t-il dans un cours d’eau après un événement de pluie ?