Goats and the city: U of T prof on prescribed grazing for urban forestry
If an invasive plant species takes root in a public park, will someone mitigate its risks? Enter Amory Ngan and his team, plus a herd of hungry goats. Ngan is the forestry manager for the City of Mississauga and an assistant professor, teaching stream, in the Institute of Forestry and Conservation in the University […]
Sandy M. Smith recognized by Entomological Society of Canada
Sandy M. Smith, a professor of forest health in the Institute of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, has received the Gold Medal from the Entomological Society of Canada. The award is the society’s most prestigious honour recognizing career-long achievement in the scientific study […]
In the news: Laura M. Bolt on new species discoveries and wildlife conservation
Assistant Professor Laura M. Bolt is a conservation biologist whose research interests include animal behavioural ecology, primatology, forest fragmentation, edge effects, and animal communication, among other topics. Commenting on the recent identification of the likweli, a previously undocumented monkey species in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bolt told told CBC News that the discovery highlights […]
In the news: Danijela Puric-Mladenovic explains premature leaf loss in trees
In a news item for CTV online (Sept. 8), Assistant Professor and forestry expert Danijela Puric-Mladenovic explains how heat and dry soil conditions can trigger stress responses in trees. When moisture loss through leaves exceeds the amount of water absorbed by the roots, trees may shed leaves to conserve resources. Premature yellowing and falling leaves […]
Mass Timber Institute Newsletter – September 2026 edition
Click HERE for the September 2026 edition of the Mass Timber Institute newsletter featuring Daniels Faculty Associate Professor, Alex Lukachko.
‘Sustainability is about well-being for all’: Prof Shashi Kant receives Paul W. Fox Award
Professor Shashi Kant is the 2026 recipient of the Paul W. Fox Award at UTM (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn). Sustainability is a buzzword usually linked to environmental responsibility, but for Shashi Kant it’s about human flourishing more broadly. Driven by that belief, he not only created the groundbreaking Master of Science in Sustainability Management program […]
In the news: Forestry professors comment on fires that blaze throughout Canada
Photo by Izzy E on Unsplash As forest fires ignited across the country from Northern Ontario to British Columbia, expert foresters at Daniels have expressed their concerns to multiple news outlets. Professor Emeritus David Martell spoke with KamloopsBCNow and said Canada cannot realistically manage the vast boreal forest, which spans hundreds of millions of hectares, […]
Study shows how biochar helps green roofs remove methane from the atmosphere
Researchers from the Institute of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design have shown that adding biochar — a charcoal-like material made from wood waste — to green roof growth media substantially increases the roof’s ability to remove methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the […]
