Ontario Urban Forest Council
The State of the Arborist Industry in Ontario
Ontario’s arborist industry is growing and evolving as the conversation around the health of our planet and how to preserve it continues. What is an Arborist? An arborist is an individual with the technical knowledge and experience required to optimize health and…
In Celebration of Erik Jorgensen – the Inventor of Urban Forestry
October 28, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Erik Jorgensen, one of Canada’s greatest innovators, the man who coined and popularized the term “urban forestry.” Jorgensen assumed a leadership role in forestry by expounding the benefits of maintaining and…
Canadian Urban Forest Network – Ontario Update March 2020
Some of the past events and future programs are: The province is still continuing its efforts to reduce costs across a number of sectors, including many “green” projects that were cancelled or funding reduced. It is hoped that in the near future,…
Canadian Urban Forest Network – Ontario Update
By Peter Wynnyczuk – Ontario Representative Some of the past events and future programs are: Being in a province highlighting the extent of the government deficit, there have been impacts in several provincial ministries going through both organizational and financial adjustments. As…
CUFN Updates Ontario Region 2019
Peter Wynnyczuk – Ontario Representative, CUFN Steering Committee, and Executive Director, Ontario Urban Forest Council My how things have changed in the past couple of years within Ontario’s urban forest realm. The previous provincial government had embraced the carbon pricing programs of…
Ontario’s Urban Forestry Update: A Year in Review
Peter Wynnyczuk – Ontario Representative, CUFN Steering Committee, and Executive Director, Ontario Urban Forest Council May 17, 2018 In October, the Ontario Urban Forest Council (OUFC) held its conference in Ajax with a diverse group of participants to discuss varied topics related…
Research in Urban Forestry: Expanding Directions and Sharing Knowledge
Our Tree Canada team was sitting around our table in the boardroom discussing a recent event when I offered a casual reference to an uncommon book that I had read the previous week regarding a labour issue. At this point, Monette Gauvreau,…