Location: Smith House, 1260 Remembrance Rd, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1A2
Date: October 26, 2024
Level: For all levels
Time: From 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (Discussion period afterward)
Duration: 1 hour
Fees: $10 (plus taxes)
For this first meeting in our series of scholarly conferences, we are honored to welcome Jacques Brisson (PhD in Ecology, University of California / Davis), professor of plant ecology at the University of Montreal since 2002.
His research focuses on invasive plants, ecosystem restoration, and the purifying role of plants in wetlands. He has authored over a hundred scientific articles and is frequently invited as a speaker at Canadian and international universities, as well as a keynote speaker at international conferences. He is also very active in his community. For example, he is the founder of the Quebec Society of Phytotechnology, an organization promoting the use of phytotechnologies to solve environmental problems since 2008. Furthermore, from 2010 to 2015, he served as a member (and vice-president starting in 2012) of the Montreal Heritage Council, an advisory body to the City of Montreal on matters related to natural, architectural, and historical heritage. A highly motivated educator, he received the Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Montreal in 2012. He is also deeply involved in public education and raising awareness about environmental causes. He is a prolific author of articles in popular science magazines, and his expertise in environmental matters is regularly sought for interviews in newspapers, on the radio, or on television.
His lecture, entitled: "Les plantes envahissantes: combattre ou tolérer ?" will explore the destructive impact of invasive plant species through two emblematic cases: the Norway maple, which alters the biodiversity of urban forests such as Mount Royal, and the common reed, which suffocates wetlands. We will see that, at times, it is crucial to make every effort to control them, but in some cases, it is better to tolerate their presence. Can they even sometimes provide valuable ecological services?
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