2025 MFC Capstone Presentation videos ready for viewing on YouTube
A select number of 2025 Master of Forest Conservation Capstone presentations are now able for viewing on YouTube: YouTube PlayList. Congratulations MFCs on your great work! A list of the individual presentations available: Daniel Lowe Characterising Forest Structure and its Impact on Airtanker Drop Penetration Using Airborne LiDAR YouTube Link Sydney Veres […]
Mass Timber Institute Newsletter – January 2026 edition
Click HERE for the January 2026 edition of the Mass Timber Institute newsletter. This issue features profiles on Forestry PhDs Fallah Nyumah, Fanxuan Sun and Norvin Zhang.
Rasoul Yousefpour receives Connaught Community Partnership Research Program award
Rasoul Yousefpour, an associate professor in John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, is among nine researchers from the University of Toronto have received Connaught Community Partnership Research Program awards for 2025-26. Given by the Connaught Fund, the awards support research carried out in collaboration with non-academic community partners and driven by their […]
Mass Timber Institute Newsletter – November 2025 edition
Click HERE for the November 2025 edition of the Mass Timber Institute newsletter. This issue features an interview with Prof. Rasoul Yousefpour regarding an economic impact assessment report on Ontario’s forest sector produced under his leadership with The Forest Economy and Decision Support Systems Lab at the University of Toronto in collaboration with the Ministry […]
2025 Master of Forest Conservation Capstone Presentations – December 9, 10 & 11
Join us once again (in-person or via Zoom) for the annual Master of Forest Conservation Capstone Presentations. Dates: Tuesday December 9th, Wednesday December 10th & Thursday December 11th Location: Room DA 200, Daniels Building, 1 Spadina Crescent, Toronto Zoom Links: Tuesday December 9th DAY 1 ZOOM LINK Passcode: Forestry Wednesday December 10th DAY 2 ZOOM […]
Silviculture: Building Resilient Forests for Nature, Industry and Society by Adjunct Professor Edward Wilson
For Forestry Adjunct Professor Ted Wilson, silviculture has been the guiding force of his career, a discipline that blends science, practice, and philosophy to create forests that are resilient, diverse, and beneficial for both people and the planet. He has dedicated much of his work to advancing professional learning and applied research, ensuring that foresters […]
Toronto’s trees are changing colour earlier than usual — here’s why – Prof. Laura Bolt interview with Now Toronto
Forestry’s newest faculty member, Associate Professor Laura Bolt, was interviewed for Now Toronto by Patricia Dolor: If you’ve been walking through Toronto’s parks or tree-lined streets lately, you may have noticed something surprising: flashes of red, yellow and orange already on display, peaking through the canopies of the city’s trees. According to experts, this shift […]
John Caspersen named new director of the Daniels Faculty’s Forestry programs
The Daniels Faculty is pleased to announce that Associate Professor John Caspersen has been appointed to a one-year term as director of Forestry programs. Caspersen joined the Forestry program in 2002 and teaches courses in forest ecology and forest management. He also supervises MFC and PhD students and has served as both undergraduate and graduate […]