A.P.E. Fund Greenovations Retrofit Project Kingston/Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory, Ontario The Retrofit project is a free energy efficiency assistance program for university students to help reduce their utility bills. Retrofits include upgrading to efficient lightbulbs, changing taps to low flow aerators, and insulating drafty windows and doors to decrease energy consumption. Where Kingston/Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory, Ontario Areas of Impact Climate Change (Environment) Resources Our Resource section includes things like our Climate Change Curriculum Guide and our Biodiversity Guide. These can be helpful tools for any project! Discover Resources Explore Projects Climate Change (Environment) Climate Change (Environment) Community Gardens and Sustainability We want to use our Tower Gardens and outdoor garden boxes to grow nutritious food supplies and learn about healthy eating. This would also enable the students to learn how to grow their own food and take care of plants and plant life. During this process, we would also visit our local greenhouse. View project Climate Change (Environment) Drought Tolernat Watersmart Landscaping and Land/ Watershed Field Study with Indigenous Perspective With Battle River Watershed Education- Fish, Water & Climate Change ideas 1. Field studies; Understanding Riparian Work with City of Lacombe partners -education of our local wetlands 2. Indigenous Water Story/Elders 3.Drought Tolerant Plantings – Water Smart Native Planting View project Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Butterfly Gardens On Treaty 1 land, students will create Butterfly Gardens by planting and caring for indigenous plants, native prairie shrubs, grasses and wildflowers. Students will observe biodiversity, connect to the land, and experience how to harvest the indigenous plants and medicines in the fall. View project
