| OFAH FILE: 842 | For Immediate Release |
Youth in training to face off against invading species
Students from across Ontario converge for workshop June 23, 24, 2008
More than thirty college and university summer students will converge on Trent University in Peterborough on June 23rd, and 24th to learn all they can about alien threats to Ontario’s environment, and what they can do to prevent their spread. They are registered for a workshop hosted by the Invading Species Awareness Program, a partnership of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.), and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (O.M.N.R.).
The students are employed for the summer with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, the Ministry of Natural Resources, conservation authorities, and non-government organizations.
There will be students attending from 16 different natural resource offices from all over the province of Ontario. During the summer the students will form an