Urban Forest

The Meadoway- A Blueprint for Naturalizing Infrastructure Corridors October 17, 2023, 10-11 a.m. Register Via Zoom Join us on October 17th for a session about The Meadoway – a vibrant 16 km stretch of urban greenspace and meadowlands in a naturalized hydro corridor in Scarborough, Ontario. This project, led by the Toronto […]

2023 Urban Forest Knowledge Exchange Webinar

September 18, 2023 in Urban Forest by OUFC

Equity and the Urban Forest in the City of Toronto September 20th, 2023, 10 a.m.-11.am.Register Via Zoom Celebrate National Forest Week with the OUFC. Join us on September 20th for a session about Tree Equity and the Urban Forest in the City of Toronto. Teresa Bosco and Connie Pinto from […]

2023 Urban Forest Knowledge Exchange Webinar

September 18, 2023 in Community Event / Urban Forest by OUFC

Janice Lam — A Mentee’s Perspective “I am reflecting on my mentorship experience with Jennifer Gagné through the Ontario Urban Forest Council (OUFC) mentorship program. I joined the program during the pandemic; I was not entirely sure where my career was headed, having been on multiple contract positions for the better […]

Reflection on the Ontario Urban Forest Council’s Mentorship Program

December 15, 2021 in Urban Forest by OUFC

Author: Tera Shewchenko, Invasive Species Centre In the summer of 2021, several sightings of invasive jumping worms were reported in Ontario, predominantly in home gardens. Jumping worms, species of pheretimoid earthworms belonging to several genera including Amynthas, Metaphire, and Pheretima, are native to East-Central Asia and had previously invaded the […]

Invasive Jumping Worms in Ontario – Early Detection is Key ...

December 15, 2021 in Urban Forest by OUFC

Author: Michael Rosen, R.P.F., Cert. Arb., Adjunct Professor, UBC Michael is the former President of Tree Canada and can be reached at mikerosen95@outlook.com October 28, 2021, will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Erik Jorgensen, one of Canada’s greatest innovators, the man who coined and popularized the term […]

In Celebration of Erik Jorgensen – the Inventor of Urban ...

October 27, 2021 in Urban Forest by OUFC