Flowering trees or trees that start to show their leaves are some of the first and most striking signs of spring. They are a sign that nature is starting to ‘wake up’ and action is happening! Travel across the country with us...

From the Mississippi River Valley up through Ontario and Quebec, and from Atlantic Canada west to the border of Saskatchewan, municipalities, private landowners, farmers and even hospital groundskeeping staff are fighting a powerful plant invader: buckthorn. Buckthorn came to North America innocently...

I am very humbled to introduce myself as the new Quebec Representative, CUFN Steering Committee with Tree Canada. A trained biologist, I am motivated by this position in many aspects. Like all of you who are reading these lines, trees have always...

2020 was a challenging year for all. With the safety of staff as a main priority, along with budget challenges due to the impacts of the pandemic, meant that many of the annual urban forestry programs had to be placed on hold,...

Allison is an ISA Certified Arborist Municipal Specialist® and Registered Professional Forester in Training with over a decade of experience working in private consulting, municipal government, and the non-profit sector. She holds a Master of Forest Conservation from the University of Toronto’s...

Most if not all municipalities across the Atlantic region had a slow start with annual urban forest projects due to COVID restrictions this year. We are all adapting to the “new normal” along with a very dry summer on the East Coast...