Canadian Forest Owners Awards Peter deMarsh Bursary to MFC Alum, Jackie Hamilton

Press Release from the CFO regarding MFC Alum, Jackie Hamilton:

Canadian Forest Owners (CFO) is proud to continue supporting private land forestry research by offering the 3rd Peter deMarsh Memorial Bursary to Jackie Hamilton, who is in the final stage of her PhD candidacy in the Natural Resource Sciences Department at McGill University. Her doctoral thesis focuses on the relationships between trees and people in southern Quebec’s Mont Saint-Hilaire Biosphere Region. Hamilton is a student member of the Ontario Woodlot Association and an alumnus of the Master of Forest Conservation program at the University of Toronto.

“Jackie’s research aims to help us further our collective knowledge about the benefits of rural trees and the contributions people make,” states CEO Andrew de Vries, CFO. “Her goal to highlight the significant contribution of tree managers in producing valuable private and public benefits will have an impact on CFO woodlot owners and will hopefully provide a clearer story of the state of working landscapes across Canada.”

Hamilton’s doctorate research is part of a large research network focused on monitoring, modeling, and managing Canadian ecosystem services for sustainable and resilient working landscapes, NSERC ResNet.

“It is our family’s hope that this award will give Jackie the financial boost needed at the end of years of schooling to help her complete this much needed thesis on Canada’s working forests,” comments Peter’s son Luke deMarsh.

CFO’s $15,000 bursary was created to honour the memory of Peter deMarsh, who worked all his life to convince tens of millions of forest owners around the world to act collectively within local, regional, national and international organizations to better defend their interests.

Congratulations, Jackie!

ABOUT THE PETER DEMARSH MEMORIAL BURSARY SCHOLARSHIP
Research Bursary A $15,000 bursary is awarded each year to a Canadian or international graduate student in the final stage of his/her doctoral or master’s-level research at a Canadian university. The research project must focus on the role of woodlot owners or woodlot owners’ associations in helping to solve social, economic or environmental problems.

ABOUT CANADIAN FOREST OWNERS
Canadian Forest Owners (CFO) is the voice of 450,000 private forest landowners across Canada representing landowners, both large and small, who are working together to create good national policies that ensure the future of our forests. CFO members practice sustainable forest management contributing to a low carbon economy and play a key role in climate change solutions for the well-being of future generations.
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