FGSA Newsletter November 2020
Reminders Accountability Study Group continues every Thursday at 1pm. Check in with your peers, spend an hour working, and then check in at the end. No need to register, a link is sent out weekly. Logo Contest Deadline Extended until this Friday the 13th : help design the Institute of Forestry and Conservation’s new logo. […]
Using tree bark, U of T researcher develops new generation of sustainable products
The Institute of Forestry & Conservation’s cross-appointed Professor Ning Yan is feature in U of T News. U of T’s Ning Yan and her collaborators in the Low-Carbon Renewable Materials Centre are developing a new generation of products made from forestry biomass, including underutilized materials such as tree bark. (Photo: Tyler Irving) Canada’s forests […]
David Martell receives the Ember Award for Excellence in Wildland Fire Science
David Martell, a professor emeritus at the Daniels Faculty’s Institute of Forestry and Conservation, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Ember Award for Excellence in Wildland Fire Science, a prize given by the International Association of Wildland Fire to scientists who have demonstrated sustained excellence in wildland fire research. In its pubic […]
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 […]
