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International Women’s Day 2022: Meagan Hanna
Meagan Hanna, MA Living Collections Supervisor, Gardens and Arboriculture, Montreal Botanical Garden, City of Montreal Sessional Lecturer, University of British Columbia 1. What are your proudest accomplishments? I feel grateful to have been part of so many remarkable teams devoted to meaningful…
International Women’s Day 2022: Martha Copestake
Martha Copestake, MFC, BScFE Forester – Planning, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, City of Ottawa 1. What are your proudest accomplishments? I am most proud of the work that I’ve done to significantly raise the profile of urban trees in planning decision-making…
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…