Canada History Week 2020: Environmental History Learning Tool

EDUCATION, CONSERVATION & PRESERVATION

MARCELLE GAUVREAU introduced a hands-on educational approach to natural science decades before environmental studies was included in school curricula. Her work ignited the scientific curiosity of thousands of children and instilled in them a love of nature.

Montreal Biosphere (Adwo/91509079/Dreamstime).

Marcelle Gauvreau at the Jardin Botanique, Montreal, 1941. Photo courtesy of Jardin botanique de Montréal Archives - H -1941-0007-a.

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