Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

The 12,000 Rain Gardens campaign promotes rain garden construction and green infrastructure development throughout the Puget Sound (Washington) to address significant problems on streams and marine shorelines caused by untreated, uncontrolled runoff. An effective blend of regionally coordinated but locally driven efforts, the campaign has played a major role in taking the rain garden concept from obscure to commonplace in terms of storm water management infrastructure. What can we do to engage our own citizens in such an initiative and promote green infrastructure on the North Shore? learn more →

The Certificate Program for Community Economic Development is thrilled to welcome the new program director, Wes Regan. Wes is a Geography and CED program alumnus. learn more →

The partnership will help secure funding for the Pender Ocean Discovery Station project. PODs will focus on researching local biodiversity, educating the public, and will positively impact the Pender Harbour and Sunshine Coast economy. learn more →

We are happy to announce the Faculty of Environment Undergraduate Student Op-Ed Writing Contest winners! Thank you to all of the students and judges who participated. learn more →

Geography's associate professor Kirsten Zickfeld has been selected as the lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. She recently co-authored a study that found warming from short-lived compounds could cause long-term consequences on the sea level even after the pollutants have been cleared. learn more →