Extended Due Date: Help design a new logo for the Institute of Forestry and Conservation
The due date for this contest has now been extended until November 13, 2020. Earlier this fall, the Daniels Faculty’s forestry program adopted a brand-new name: the Institute of Forestry and Conservation. Now, the program needs a new logo to match. That’s why the Forestry Graduate Students’ Association is holding a logo design contest, […]
Daniels Faculty scientists find that certain Toronto tree species offer more UV protection than others
The shade of a tree is a welcome relief on a sunny day, but not all tree shade is the same. A recent study by three scientists at the Daniels Faculty’s Institute of Forestry and Conservation has found that certain tree species are better than others at blocking the sun’s invisible UV radiation, which […]
In Memoriam: Amalia Veneziano
It is with great sadness that the Institute of Forestry and Conservation has learned of the peaceful recent passing of Amalia Veneziano in late August. Amalia was a long-time administrative coordinator of the University of Toronto for almost forty years, spending the majority of her service with the Faculty of Forestry before retiring almost five […]
MFC Student, Natalie Heyblom, presented with the White Pine Award at Forests Ontario’s Annual Conference
Forests Ontario’s 6th Annual Conference took place in Alliston on February 14th, bringing together close to 400 landowners, forestry professionals, Indigenous leaders, educators and students. The largest of its kind in the province, the annual conference features presentations, local exhibitors, a silent auction for charity, and an awards ceremony which recognizes important contributors to forestry. […]
2019 Master of Forest Conservation Capstone Presentations
Each December our Master of Forest Conservation students complete their program with their Capstone Presentations which involves analysing information and preparing formal reports based on their summer internships and in consultation with individual faculty supervisors. The 2019 MFC Capstones took place December 9th, 10th and 11th. A lot of dedicated hard work and preparation goes […]
Meet Eugene Franklin Johnston- Class of 1949
Photo of Eugene Johnston, age 94-years young, taken at the Johnson Brothers Tree Farm I have a story I would like to share with you about a young professional forester, Eugene Franklin Johnston, known by many as “Pud,” who graduated from the Faculty of Forestry in 1949. This young man entered the forestry profession at […]
Forestry PhD student Joel Goodwin receives a C. David Naylor University Fellowship
Joel Goodwin, who is in the first year of his PhD studies in the Daniels Faculty’s forestry program, has received one of this year’s C. David Naylor University Fellowships. The prestigious award, valued at $30,000, is granted annually to as many as two high-achieving first-year doctoral students (or doctoral-stream master’s students) who graduated from a […]
Mass timber pitch wins hypothetical cheque at the Ontario Economic Summit
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s annual Ontario Economic Summit was held on November 14th at the Beanfield Centre where the University of Toronto presented the Next Big Idea Pitch Session to predict what’s next on the innovation horizon and how it will make Ontario more competitive. The event was moderated by the University of Toronto’s […]
