A brighter world: Forestry professor Sean Thomas explains why fall colours are so vivid this year
The fiery red leaves of the giant sugar maple on the southeast edge of Spadina Circle have prompted many a passerby to stop and gawk over the last several weeks. Even amid other colourful specimens, the blazing scarlet display stands out, although it’s hardly an outlier in the autumn splendour department either on campus or […]
First Peoples Leadership Advisory Group, Decanal Advisor Douglas Cardinal join the Daniels Faculty
After a months-long process of consultation and collaboration, the Daniels Faculty is excited to announce the members of its First Peoples Leadership Advisory Group, created in partnership with Indigenous stakeholders both within and outside the University to diversify the range of Indigenous knowledge at the Faculty and to increase the availability of the Advisors to […]
Are We Doing Tree Planting Right? TVO broadcast featuring Prof. Sean Thomas
The August 11th edition of TVO’s The Agenda featured the Daniel Faculty’s Prof. Sean Thomas. It’s fairly easy to plant a tree when purchasing products or donating to tree-planting programs. But when done poorly, tree-planting can hinder biodiversity and harm the planet. When does tree-planting becoming green-washing? What’s the relationship between land, species, and technology […]
Urban Forest Project Positions at UofT, Concordia, UQAM and Université de Montréal.
Prof. Danijela Puric-Mladenovic is part of a shared project between the University of Toronto, Concordia University, Université du Québec à Montréal, and Université de Montréal with an aim to train students and scientists across a variety of available urban forestry projects. Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 start-dates also available. For more details, please click on Urban […]
Recent or soon-to-be Daniels degree recipients share their memories, ambitions, and tips for current students
View full articles on the main Daniels Faculty website. The Graduates, Part 1: The Graduates, Part 1: Three recent or soon-to-be Daniels degree recipients share their memories, ambitions, and tips for current students The Graduates, Part 2 including recent MFC graduate, Alexandra Farkas: The Graduates, Part 2: Three recent or soon-to-be Daniels degree recipients share […]
Forestry’s Sandy Smith appointed to expert panel studying the use of gene-edited organisms in pest control
View full article on the main Daniels Faculty website: Forestry’s Sandy Smith appointed to expert panel studying the use of gene-edited organisms in pest control
Daniels Faculty alumnus Thomas McCay named among Canadian forestry’s top emerging leaders
Master of Forest Conservation alumnus Thomas McCay has been named one of 2021’s “Top 10 Under 40” by Canadian Forest Industries, distinguishing him as an emerging leader in his field. The annual list, now in its 10th year, identifies those who “exemplify the best of our sector, from outstanding log haulers to sawmillers, foresters and others,” […]
MFC students experience sustainable, traditional and innovative forestry management practices at Mattawa winter field camp
The four-day Mattawa winter field camp was attended by 22 MFC students who were joined by faculty members, alumni and two visiting Finnish students. (Photo by Tony Ung) On a chilly but bright February morning, Daniels Faculty students and instructors traveled to the Canadian Ecology Centre (CEC) in northeastern Ontario to resume what had been […]
