I (Fiona) co-ordinate the the capstone project class (ENVR401) for Bieler School of Environment majors at McGill. In this class, groups of 6-8 students (supervised by one of five professors) conduct a real-world research project for a client. Past 401 clients include McGill labs and organizations such as the Office of Sustainability, community organizations, non-profits, hospitals, municipal governments, transport authorities, small environmental businesses, and many more. If you are one of these groups and have a project idea, please get in touch. 

Here are a few projects I have supervised in recent years!

2023: 401 students created a Land Stewardship Priorities plan for the Creek 53 Land Trust in Hudson, QC










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2023: 401 students conducted the first systematic audit of campus lab waste for the Office of Sustainability, identifying opportunities for reuse and recycling and helping inform McGill's new waste management program 






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​2024: 401 students presented their Deer Management plan for the McGill Gault Nature Reserve to local stakeholders, including representatives from SEPAQ, the Quebec Ministère de l'Environnement, the city council of Mont Saint-Hilaire and the Wabanaki nation.


2024: 401 students spearheaded a number of waste reduction and recycling programs at the Jewish General Hospital, including replacing single use plastic bags with reusable clips, improved waste sorting, and a recycling and reduction program for inhalers. Did you know that one inhaler can have a climate impact equivalent to a 290 km car journey, and that proper recycling can reduce this impact?

Check our their work highlighted on the Cascades website!