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The 1998 Ice Storm – 20 years later
The 1998 ice storm was a defining moment in my life and the lives of many others in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. It challenged my sense of leadership like never before. It allowed me to marvel at the power of nature,…
Research in urban forestry: Identified needs in Canada
As part of my work with Tree Canada in directing the Canadian Urban Forest Strategy (CUFS), our current efforts under the Research Working Group (WG3) include developing partnerships with national organizations on a variety of projects to tackle urban forestry questions. Tree…
Atlantic Urban Forestry Collective: Highlighting urban forestry programs in Charlottetown, PEI
By Heather Fraser, Regional Representative Atlantic Region The City of Charlottetown, PEI, under Beth Hoar, Parkland Conservationist and ISA Certified Arborist, has had a busy few years after completing a street tree inventory in 2015 and using that inventory data as a…
Research in Urban Forestry: Collaborative Learning
Last May, I had the opportunity to visit Halifax, NS, for the Canadian Association of Geographers conference to present my doctoral work as well as discuss the Canadian Urban Forest Strategy and the activities of our a Research Working Group. Led by…
Positive Change: The Future Is Looking Bright for the Canadian Urban Forest Network
Our goals for the CUFN (Canadian Urban Forest Network) and CUFS (Canadian Urban Forestry Strategy) are to foster greater learning, both nationally and internationally, provide a space for people to come together and build a national urban forestry community. Thanks to the generous support…
Forests of the Future
By Megan de Graaf, MScF Through its Climate Change Resilient Forest Corridors Project, the Fundy Biosphere Reserve has identified climate change-resilient tree species and mapped out where those species are most likely to survive and thrive over the long term in southern…
Research in urban forestry: The social side of things
Urban forestry research has been generally classified in two categories: the biophysical and applied areas, and the social science side of things. The biophysical and applied aspects include threats and diseases such as Dutch elm disease, emerald ash borer, ecosystem services (benefits…
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,…
Canada’s Real Gold – Maple Syrup!
By Michael Rosen, President Tree Canada The Olympics comes every four years but Canada’s real gold comes annually from that nectar of the Gods, maple syrup. We are fortunate to have the one type of tree (maple) and the one type of…
Urban Cowboy Meets Calgary Floods
By Michael Rosen, President, Tree Canada The trip was arranged way in advance. I was invited in May by TELUS (Tree Canada Ultimate sponsor) to attend a special announcement in Calgary. I was obviously excited and honoured. Who was to know that…