SvN Leads the Creation of the Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan
SvN Leads the Creation of the Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan
SvN is proud to have led a highly innovative nature-inclusive planning methodology at Trent University.
The Trent Lands & Nature Areas Plan serves as a useful framework that guides a ratified plan of action for a healthy ecosystem. The Plan also enables the University, the City of Peterborough and the Michi Saagiig First Nations to act as overarching environmental stewards for designated lands remaining within various forms of public and private ownership. Delivering a planning model where the environment ultimately takes the lead is a milestone event, resulting in a planning paradigm that may, at first glance, seem obvious: build a scenario where humans comprise just another species of this planet. Nevertheless, agreeing upon this overarching framework was no easy task.
Through this plan, Trent University has realized a significant example of an important educational institution examining leading-edge conservation techniques to secure land that supports the appreciation of nature, biodiversity, and enhanced recreational opportunities. SvN collaborated with North-South Environmental to develop a comprehensive and user-friendly framework expressed through a highly graphic document supporting future planning and fundraising opportunities.
A tripartite group of interests comprising a University, a municipality and a First Nations group came together to the adoption of a unique nature-inclusive design process that prioritizes nature over everything else. The SvN-led plan instils Anishnaabeg principles, Indigenous spaces, and placemaking techniques defined in collaboration with the Michi Saagiig First Nations. A nature-inclusive planning methodology was not part of the original brief. However, its ultimate evolution led to a landscape-first approach that promotes opportunities for both students and the greater community for learning and discovery while enabling future innovation and research that will help fight our present-day climate crisis.
Delivering a planning model where the environment ultimately takes the lead is a milestone event, resulting in a planning paradigm that may, at first glance, seem obvious: build a scenario where humans comprise just another species of this planet. Nevertheless, agreeing upon this overarching framework was no easy task.
For more information on the plan, visit here.
The Trent Lands & Nature Areas Plan serves as a useful framework that guides a ratified plan of action for a healthy ecosystem. The Plan also enables the University, the City of Peterborough and the Michi Saagiig First Nations to act as overarching environmental stewards for designated lands remaining within various forms of public and private ownership. Delivering a planning model where the environment ultimately takes the lead is a milestone event, resulting in a planning paradigm that may, at first glance, seem obvious: build a scenario where humans comprise just another species of this planet. Nevertheless, agreeing upon this overarching framework was no easy task.
Through this plan, Trent University has realized a significant example of an important educational institution examining leading-edge conservation techniques to secure land that supports the appreciation of nature, biodiversity, and enhanced recreational opportunities. SvN collaborated with North-South Environmental to develop a comprehensive and user-friendly framework expressed through a highly graphic document supporting future planning and fundraising opportunities.
A tripartite group of interests comprising a University, a municipality and a First Nations group came together to the adoption of a unique nature-inclusive design process that prioritizes nature over everything else. The SvN-led plan instils Anishnaabeg principles, Indigenous spaces, and placemaking techniques defined in collaboration with the Michi Saagiig First Nations. A nature-inclusive planning methodology was not part of the original brief. However, its ultimate evolution led to a landscape-first approach that promotes opportunities for both students and the greater community for learning and discovery while enabling future innovation and research that will help fight our present-day climate crisis.
Delivering a planning model where the environment ultimately takes the lead is a milestone event, resulting in a planning paradigm that may, at first glance, seem obvious: build a scenario where humans comprise just another species of this planet. Nevertheless, agreeing upon this overarching framework was no easy task.
For more information on the plan, visit here.