We now have a Steering/Planning Committee in the Atlantic region, called the Atlantic Urban Forest Collective and the members are: Crispin Wood – Halifax NS Regional Municipality, Andrew Williams – Truro NS, Chelsea Baird – Amherst NS, Keanen Jewett and Mike Glynn...

Climate Change in Action Looking back, the summer of 2021 was a season of extremes here in the Pacific Region. The heat dome experienced in British Columbia in late June saw record-breaking temperatures across the province, with some communities experiencing as high...

At Tree Canada we do more than plant trees. A tree alone does not build a community simply by its presence; however, a community can be built around a tree when people are mobilized and engaged in various ways, and on multiple...

To commemorate my last day before starting my maternity leave, I wanted to follow up on my article from May 2018, Over the Years We Grow: National Scale Progress in Engagement and Research at Tree Canada. Over the past year, we have accomplished several...

By Lanny Englund – Pacific Region Representative, CUFN Steering Committee It has been an exciting six months in the world of Urban Forestry here in British Columbia.  The first ever International Urban Forest Congress (IUFC) took place in Vancouver from September 30...

The big news in the Pacific Region is the International Urban Forest Congress. If you haven’t heard about the Congress happening in Vancouver from September 30 – October 3 you should check it out. This is an opportunity not to be missed! The Congress...