Published February 2, 2010
by iris_author
IRIS Speaker Series: Urban Forest Studies in the GTA and UFORE launch
IRIS Speaker Series: Urban Forest Studies in the GTA + Keele Campus UFORE Report
Monday, February 8th, 2010
1:30pm to 3:00pm
Room N280, York Lanes, York University
Lionel Normand and Meaghan Eastwood
Urban forest studies in the GTA
Mr. Lionel Normand, Terrestrial Biologist (TRCA) and Ms. Meaghan Eastwood, Urban Forestry Technician (TRCA), will present on TRCA’s current urban forest study project providing an in depth look at its intentions, partnerships and collaborations, study methodology, findings, recommendations, stakeholder consultation and expected outcomes.
TRCA manages a number of urban forest studies within the GTA in partnership with municipalities and other Conservation Authorities.
Dr. Cecilia Tagliavia
Do you know the value of York’s urban forest?
Dr. Tagliavia, Ecology Consultant and IRIS Senior Fellow, has been examining the Keele campus’ urban forest canopies in both existing blocks of natural forests (woodlots) and in man-made urban forests (gardens, recreational areas, and parklands). By adapting the Urban Forest Effect model (UFORE) to the smaller campus scale, her team was able to estimate the role of York’s forest in carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas pollutants removal. The study highlights the importance of preserving the forest in “parks areas” (e.g. woodlots), which contain over six times the number of trees compared to the “building areas”. The IRIS report "The Value of Keele Campus Urban Forest", is now available for download.
Chaired by Dr. Dawn Bazely, IRIS Director and Faculty of Science & Engineering, York University
View the IRIS Speaker Series: Urban Forest Studies in the GTA poster
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