Wetlands celebration highlights importance of local ecosystem

Thursday offered an opportunity to celebrate all things wetlands.Community members gathered at the Cooper Marsh Visitor Centre for the chance to celebrate and discuss Cornwall and SDG’s ecosystem; share a bite to eat; and, confront stark projections that show climate change is already altering the health of the upper St. Lawrence River.River Institute researcher Erin Smith explained the region’s average air temperature rose by 0.9 C between 1951 and 2020. Projections indicate a furt