Acknowledgements

There are many people and organizations to thank for their assistance with the production of this manual.

A special thank you to our team of experts who graciously assisted with the factual accuracy of this manual. They are: Dr. Robert McCala, Professor of Geography, Saint Mary's University; Dr. Deborah Stiles, Assistant Professor, Humanities, Department of Business and Social Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Dr. Gordon Brewster, Associate Professor (Soil Science), Department of Environmental Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College; Dr. Martin Willison, Professor of biology and environmental studies, Dalhousie University; Professor Ray Côté, Director of the Eco-Efficiency Centre and Professor of Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University; Murdock Forsythe, retired teacher, Barrington Municipal High School; and Georgia Ross, teacher, Forest Ridge Academy.

Thanks to those who allowed us to interview them: Emre Uzun, Marie Hopkins, Greg Kirouac, Danielle Kuffner, Charles Alleyne, Amberley McDonell, and Toby Jones.

A huge thank you to Meredith Hutchings, NS Department of Education, Skills and Learning Branch, Adult Education Division, for her guidance and input; Cathy d'Entremont for her wonderful editing; Open for Business for many services too numerous to mention; the Canadian Nature Federation for giving us permission to use their Plant Watch Program information; the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism and Culture for their very kind and generous donation of the Nova Scotia touring maps.

Finally, a big thank you to the learners who submitted stories and the learner/instructor teams who tested our material.

To anyone we may have overlooked, and to those who did not wish to be acknowledged, we extend our appreciation and gratitude.