Halton Hills Lecture Series - The Golden Spike: Crawford Lake from Archaeology to Anthropocene

At over 10,000 years old, the lake has unique properties that allow it to preserve a fascinating record of natural and human induced environmental change in its sediment. Conservation, science, and Indigenous knowledge have come together to tell a compelling story of the land and our impact upon it over the past 1000 years. From the discovery of corn pollen that led to reconstruction of a 15th century longhouse village to the designation of the lake as the host of the Golden Spike for the proposed Anthropocene Epoch, this presentation will explore all the secrets of Crawford Lake!

About the Presenter:
Brenna Bartley is the Education & Outreach Manager for Conservation Halton. She has 27 years of experience in the field of outdoor education and is privileged to lead a team of passionate educators helping build ecological literacy across the Halton watershed. Brenna and her team seek to light people up with wonder at the natural world. In her spare time, she enjoys going on long walks with a good camera and recently completed a Master’s degree in Climate Change at the University of Waterloo.