News and events
A look back at the Peatland Science Symposium ‒ PERG and Can-Peat (2024)
A few highlights from the joint PERG Symposium and Can-Peat annual meeting
The Peatland Science Symposium ‒ PERG and Can-Peat was held on…
Quebec City's RE3 Conference wins the award Événement de l'année 2023 (Event of the Year 2023)!
Presented on January 18, 2024 to Line Rochefort.
A look back at the Quebec RE3 Conference, June 11 to 15, 2023
Under the theme “From Reclaiming to Restoring and Rewilding”
In-Tech Reclamation Award 2022 awarded to PERG!
This is one of three prestigious awards presented by the Canadian Land Reclamation Association / Association Canadienne de Réhabilitation des Sites…
PERG research in 2022
In 2022, students and postdoctoral fellows of the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) have conducted extensive field, greenhouse and laboratory…
Can-Peat: Peatlands as nature-based climate solutions
New research project examines role of peatlands in climate change mitigation.
Line Rochefort, winner of the 2022 Pierre-Dansereau Award
Presented by the Association des biologistes du Québec (ABQ)
International research internships
From October 2021 to January 2022, PhD student Talal Asif (U. Laval) conducted a research internship with Professor Chris Freeman (his… |