It's a Fact The campus’s recycling and litter reduction program has seen a recovery rate of over 80% since its installment.

The campus’s recycling and litter reduction program has seen a recovery rate of over 80% since its installment. As a result of the campus composting program, which uses organic matter leftover from their cafeteria, 10,000 pounds of nutrient-rich compost is added to the campus community vegetable garden each year. The produce from this garden goes to local community support-shelters.

Wetland enhancement and regeneration projects in 2005 have restored hydrological systems and have provided over-wintering grounds for amphibians. This project brought together the college’s Environmental Landscape Students, local elementary school students and the Toronto Region Conservation Authority to maintain pockets of wetland areas and plant many native tree species.

The campus is also engaged in several scientific research projects. A Purple Loostrife reduction experiment is currently evaluating the effectiveness of the Galerucella Beetle as an agent of biological control. The Porous Pavement Project, in partnership with the Toronto Region Conservation Authority, is assessing the effectiveness of permeable pavement and bioretention swales for use in stormwater management systems. This project’s site is now available for educational observation and is powered by wind and solar energy.

King Campus at Seneca College is also involved in a number of projects to make conditions more hospitable for surrounding wildlife. The development of two wildlife corridors on campus gives animals a natural path across campus. There was also a successful campaign to encourage the nesting of Osprey. The past three years, this sensitive species has been visiting the campus to nest. In conjunction with the Ministry of Natural Resources, the campus has also become an advocate of the Trumpeter Swan Protection and Restoration Program and has now become a stop-off point for migrating swans.

The staff, faculty and students of Seneca College’s King Campus are dedicated to the restoration and protection of the natural environment. The positive environmental steps taken on the campus is an inspiration to their local community.