Contributor: Sara Finley

Sara Finley holds an MSc. in Bioresource Engineering from McGill and a B.A. in International Development Studies from the University of Calgary. She has worked over the years in environmental research, green building, and water management. Sara has lived in the Mile End since moving to Montreal in 2003, and is a regular visitor to the Champs des Possibles when she finds herself missing the wild open spaces of her native Alberta.

when water falls on a natural landscape, it does many things

Water in its natural state works hard at keeping everyone and every it alive and well. It drives the most fundamental cycles of life, and is the backbone of biodiversity…