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,...

Pre-amble: Tornadoes, wildfires and flooding – extreme weather events exaggerated by climate change – have recently touched and continue to touch countless communities across our country with devastating effects. Having personally experienced the aftermath of the tornadoes last fall and the effects...