Alex Meeker is an aquatic restoration project coordinator at Conservation Halton where she works to make watersheds healthier. She has been in the environmental field for just over 5 years now and has worked for a consulting firm, not-for-profit, and now a conservation authority.

She did her undergrad at St Francis Xavier University and her masters at the University of Guelph. She also has a post-graduate certificate in ecosystem restoration from Niagara College.

This week's challenge is to take care of the environment in your own backyard - literally. We want you to leave the leaves. Leaves provide important habitat for overwintering insects and butterflies. Learn why it is important to put the rake down in the link below.

A big thank you to Alex for sharing her time and experience with us.

Conservation Halton Volunteer Corps: https://conservationhalton.ca/community-education-and-involvement
Conservation Halton Restoration Projects: https://conservationhalton.ca/ecological-restoration
Trout Unlimited Canada: https://tucanada.org/
Brown Girl Outdoor World: https://browngirloutdoorworld.com/
Melanin Basecamp: https://www.melaninbasecamp.com/
David Suzuki: https://davidsuzuki.org/queen-of-green/how-to-leave-the-leaves
Emerging Leaders for Biodiversity: http://www.el4biodiversity.ca/

I recorded this episode on the Williams Treaty, signed in 1923 by 7 Anishnaabe First Nations. The closest community to me is the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. This region is the traditional territory of the Anishnaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples, which they shared peacefully under the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today, it is still home to many First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples.

Music by Scott Holmes
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmesd  

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