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International Women’s Day 2022: Heather Fraser
Heather Fraser Natural Resources Program Coordinator, Engineering and Environmental Department, City of Moncton Atlantic Representative, Canadian Urban Forest Network (CUFN) 1. What are your proudest accomplishments? The City of Moncton sugar bush operation. While cutting a road for a selection harvest operation,…
International Women’s Day 2022: Jessika Corkum-Gorrill
Jessika Corkum-Gorrill Forest and Environmental Officer, City of Charlottetown 1. What are your proudest accomplishments? Getting people outside and planting trees for their first time is a very rewarding experience. I’m proud of the experiences in nature that I’ve been able to…
Let’s Celebrate International Women’s Day
This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.” At Tree Canada, this theme is particularly important. We know that the trees we plant today will contribute to a sustainable future and benefit generations to…
Five Ways to Live Greener this Year
Although January is behind us, it’s never too late to set goals to live with intention for the year ahead. At Tree Canada, we work on growing better places to live. We encourage you to join us and to make green living…
Prairies Region Urban Forestry Update – February 2022
I was very excited when the recent opportunity arose to represent the Prairie Region of Tree Canada’s Canadian Urban Forest Network (CUFN), an organization whose vision, mission, and core values align closely with my own. My educational background is in Environmental Studies,…
Lived Experience, Essential Narratives, Part 2: A Tree Model for Integrating Social Dimensions into Urban Forestry
As published in City Trees magazine, November/December issue. Modified excerpt from the author’s PhD dissertation, Learning from Limbwalkers: Arborists’ Stories in Southern Ontario’s Urban Forests (Bardekjian, 2015). Human connections and experiences with trees have inspired creative interpretations and visual representations of our…
A Farewell Message
To the lovely Tree Canada community, It is with mixed feelings that I announce my departure from Tree Canada. While I have truly enjoyed my time here and have great respect for the Board, the staff, and you – our lovely Tree…
Gratitude for a Greener Canada
As the holiday season approaches, we’d like to take a moment to thank each and every donor and sponsor for supporting our organization and our efforts to plant trees across the country. While we are proud to say we helped increase the…
Five Ways to Gift Green This Year
As the holidays approach and another year comes to a close, many of us will be celebrating with family and friends. If you are participating in the exchange of gifts, we encourage you to consider gifting with a green perspective this holiday…
Planting Story: Reforestation Project in Preeceville, Saskatchewan
In June 2021, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation planted 39,915 White Spruce seedlings near Preeceville, Saskatchewan, through Tree Canada’s National Greening Program. We are excited to showcase this reforestation project through photos, to show you, our readers, what a planting project looks like…