Episode 5 -Jennifer Gordon - Ecologist and Urban Forester: Cities and the Future of Biodiversity

About Jennifer Gordon:

From her very first summer job in a children's garden on Toronto Island, Jennifer has pursued her passion for working in and with the natural world. After graduating from a B.Sc. in environmental science and an ecosystem restoration graduate program at Niagara College, she spent four years as a gardener of the forest (ie. Natural Resource Worker with the City of Toronto's forestry division). She hopes one day to see some of the saplings she planted become grandparents of our urban parks. Last September 2018, Jennifer moved on to new adventures as a grad student in the Civil and Mineral engineering department at U of T. It was a good move. Her research focuses on understanding how the microbiology in mine tailing ponds can accentuates or prevent pollution. While she sometimes misses the forest, the ensuing year has been packed full of learning, discovery, and even teaching at an engineering survey camp.