Mass Timber Institute Newsletter – February 2024 edition
Click HERE for the February 2024 edition of the Mass Timber Institute newsletter.
Architect John Hemsworth Lecture On His Best Design Practices in Mass Timber – Thursday, Feb 8th
Noted architect and UBC Adjunct Professor, John Hemsworth, will be presenting a lecture on his best design practices in mass timber from 2:00PM – 3:00PM in DA 200, Daniels Building, 1 Spadina Crescent on Tuesday, February 8th. hemsworth architecture hemswortharchitecture.com/bios All are welcome to join!
Upcoming Lecture on February 26: Using Trees As They Are by Zachary Mollica
Join Zachary Mollica, Emerging Architect Fellow at the Daniels Faculty, at 6:00PM Monday February 26, 2024 in the Main Hall, Daniels Building, 1 Spadina Crescent for this lecture on the promise of rediversifying the ways we build with wood. By using more than just a few species, as is currently the practice, builders and […]
In Memoriam: Bob Carman
Forestry is deeply saddened to announce the passing of noted alumnus, Robert “Bob” Carman on January 7th. Like his father before him, Bob graduated from the Faculty of Forestry in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry. After graduation, he began his public service career as a Forester with the Department of Lands and […]
Forestry undergraduate students present tree inventory project results to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
A group of undergraduate students enrolled in the fall session of FOR305H1: Biology of Trees and Forests chose the main grounds of Queen’s Park of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to conduct their Neighbourhood Tree Inventory project. For this assignment, students could choose a street or park in their neighbourhood. With the assistance of […]
Web link for Dr. Mike Wotton Lecture: UofT Where You Are: Flames in the Forest – Fire Management and Science
Join U of T alumni and friends for a free online presentation by Dr. Mike Wotton on the important role that fire plays in Canadian and other landscapes The event has now passed but can be viewed via this YouTube Link. EVENT DETAILS Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:00PM – 8:00PM EDT Click HERE to register. […]
Mass Timber Institute Newsletter – January 2024 edition
Click HERE for the January 2024 edition of the Mass Timber Institute newsletter.
CBC Article: Cutting the heck’ out of Canada’s boreal forest has put caribou at risk
According to a recent study, logging practices in Ontario and Quebec have resulted in the loss of more than 14 million hectares of forest between 1976 and 2020, an area roughly twice the size of New Brunswick. The depletion of the boreal forest habitat has put 19 of the remaining 21 caribou herds in Ontario […]
