The Windsor Essex Environment Committee is joining various local and regional experts to explore the significant issues surrounding species at risk road mortality within the Ojibway Prairie Complex and other areas in Windsor and Essex County in the latest Green Speaker Series. Discussion will include current measures taken to protect Species at Risk, as well as Eco Passage project examples and other options to decrease road mortality.
Panel experts include:
- Jonathan Choquette, Lead Biologist – Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery from Wildlife Preservation Canada (currently researching and implementing protection strategies in Windsor)
- Rick Levick, President of the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation home to Eco Passage projects
- Kari Gunson, Principal Road Ecologist at Eco-Kare International and author of the “Wildlife on Roads: A Handbook”
- Dinu Filip, President of ACO Systems and installer of Eco Passages.
What: Mitigating Species at Risk Road Mortality: Expert Panel Discussion
Where: Malden Park Visitor Centre, 4200 Malden Road Windsor
When: Wednesday, October 30, 7:00 p.m.
This event is free to attend! However, please register by calling 311 or visiting windsor.snapd.com. The Windsor Essex County Environment Committee’s “Green Speaker Series” is designed to promote environmental issue awareness and discussion in Windsor-Essex.