The Canadian Urban Forest Research Group is a network of academic researchers who are interested in
We are a community of urban forest researchers and professionals with the aim of advancing urban forest research and relaying this research to urban forest professionals and interested citizens in order to help develop healthy and vibrant urban forests across Canada. Aside from providing a location to host CUFRG research and initiatives, we are also aiming to provide access to high-quality educati
05/25/2018
Come help celebrate Dalhousie University's 200th Anniversary the best way we know how, planting 200 trees!
200 Trees Planting Party Help us create a living legacy. Led by urban forest researcher Peter Duinker, the Faculty of Management is partnering with Facilities Management, the Office of Sustainability and the Halifax Regional Municipality, to plant 200 trees across the Studley and Sexton campuses for Dal's 200th anniversary....
04/25/2016
What Are Trees Worth to Cities? Meet the scientist putting a dollar value on America's urban forests.
07/31/2014
The Health Benefits of Trees They prevent $7 billion in health costs every year by filtering air pollution—not to mention their psychological effects. New research says the closer you can live to trees, the better off you are.
04/29/2014
"Think ahead! A century of urban forestry gone awry"
03/11/2014
Weather Network article on the Halifax UFMP featuring Peter Duinker and John Charles
Insider Insights: Articles - An urban forest in Halifax - The Weather Network Tree planters have their sights set on spring in Halifax.
03/04/2014
Don't hate the polar vortex - its helping to kill invasive species
Stop hating the polar vortex: It’s killing some of the nastiest invasive insects around The hemlock woolly adelgid hails from Osaka, Japan. When it moved to the US in the 1950s, it settled right in, facing no natural predators and feeding off the buffet of hemlock forests lining the eastern coast. Similarly, the gypsy moth, a European emigre, now gobbles up the leaves of millions of ac...
02/14/2014
The Halifax Urban Forest Master Plan makes the news - solid article.
Halifax's urban forest plan moves forward While the benefits of street trees are obvious---shade from the hot sun, or a perch for chattering starlings---the most dramatic benefits are not so obvious....
02/06/2014
01/15/2014
More about the commencement of the HRM UFMP's active pruning program
Halifax’s Urban Forest Master Plan Five urban forest neighbourhoods have been selected to take part in a pilot program to significantly increase the number of street trees in HRM. Each neighbourhood will have about 300 trees planted each year for the next five years. Click on the following areas to see where new trees will be plante...
01/15/2014
Today marks the first day of HRM's pro-active street tree pruning program. Trees along University Avenue, between Robie and South Park Street, were the first to receive treatments that will improve tree health and form. As seen in the photo below, skilled arborists can ensure that tree limbs avoid contact with power and communications lines.
To learn more about the proactive pruning program visit: http://www.halifax.ca/RealPropertyPlanning/UFMP/
12/12/2013
Urban Forest Master Plan takes root at Dalhousie How Dalhousie prof Peter Duinker is helping Halifax improve its urban forest and ensure a sustainable future for the city's biodiversity.
11/01/2013
Urban forest materializing in Detroit
A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit The city's emergency manager has approved a deal to turn scores of blighted properties into a lush green space with maple and oak trees.