Master of Forest Conservation students head north for their annual Winter Field Tour
When the weather in the city is at its most frigid, master’s students in the Daniels Faculty’s forestry program head north, to parts of Ontario where the air is even colder. The Winter Field Tour is an annual tradition that has been happening for two decades. Master of Forest Conservation students go on a weekend-long […]
OUFC’s “Making Cities Resilient” Conference Testimonial by MFC Students
This past November the Ontario Urban Forest Council’s 2019 Annual Conference was jointly hosted by Tree Canada and the Canadian Urban Forest Networks at the Heintzman House in Thornhill, Ontario, bringing together an alliance of some of the best minds in Urban Forestry today. Three of Forestry’s MFC students attended the conference and recently had […]
Eastern Ontario Model Forest E-News
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Celebrating Forestry’s 112th Anniversary
The Faculty of Forestry is the oldest forestry school in Canada and was founded in 1907 by Bernhard Fernow (Dean 1907-19), the first Chief Forester of the United States Forest Service who is recognized as the father of scientific forest management in North America. Because of the rapidity of forest exploitation during the nineteenth century, […]
Professor Sandy Smith Awarded ISA’s Maple Leaf Award
The Ontario Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) is a scientific and educational organization whose primary mission is to disseminate information and knowledge in the care and preservation of trees. They are involved in many major projects throughout the province relating to best industry practices, arborist education and training, and public education and […]
How Toronto’s ravines have become critically ill — and how they can be saved
Click here to read the article from Toronto Star Other links related to Toronto’s Ravine: Ecological collapse of Toronto’s ravine system has begun, researcher says How much would an inventory of trees in Toronto’s ravine system cost? City will find out Forest ecologist Eric Davies on Toronto’s oldest trees Studies say Toronto’s ravines and […]
Wood at Work Conference 2018 | Toronto
Message from Hon. Vic Fedeli, Minister of Finance Click here to to see photos of Wood at Work Conference 2018 www.woodatwork.ca
MFC Student Laura Nguyen Wins Tree Canada’s Urban Forestry Student Award
The Faculty of Forestry congratulates MFC student Laura Nguyen on representing us well by winning the 2018 Tree Canada Urban Forestry Student Award. Tree Canada awards students “who have a strong interest in and dedication for urban forestry as demonstrated by their academic, volunteerism and extra-curricular activities.” Laura was presented with the award at the […]
